Real, verified funding sources for startups founders in Illinois: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
No funds headquartered in Illinois matched "Startups" by name — the funds below are shown nationwide instead.
General partners: Anthony Wang, Christine Tsai, Timothy Chae
General partners: Oscar Bao Ramos, William Bao Bean
General partners: Tim Chae
TechNexus Venture Collaborative
Polsky Center (UChicago)
Northwestern Jumpstart Pre-Accelerator
TechRise (P33 / Verizon / 1871)
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Startups falls under the broader "Technology" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Illinois) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
U.S. National Science Foundation
U.S. National Science Foundation
U.S. National Science Foundation
Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command
NASA Headquarters
Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor
We don't have any funds headquartered in Illinois whose name references startups. Below are startups-related funds from across the country instead — many invest outside their home state.
6 accelerator programs open to Illinois-based startups founders are in our database, including programs based in Illinois and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in Illinois are in our database, ranked by member count with startups-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
52 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Technology category, which is where startups falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Illinois), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.