53 Stations — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm
53 Stations is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois investing in Enterprise, AI / ML, Developer Tools. The firm has 10 portfolio companies in our records.
- Portfolio
- 10 companies on record
- Partners
- 3 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Enterprise, AI / ML, Developer Tools, SaaS, Consumer, Fintech, Climate / Energy, Other
- HQ
- Chicago, Illinois
- Check size
- Not in our records
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-10-18
Pre-Seed, Seed
10+ companies
3 partners
Investment Thesis
Chicago-based early-stage fund backing technical B2B founders in enterprise software, AI, and data-heavy systems outside the coastal mainstream.
How 53 Stations invests
53 Stations is a vc firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Enterprise, AI / ML, Developer Tools, SaaS, Consumer.
53 Stations has backed 10 companies in our records, including Altana, Black Buffalo, Collective.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (10)
Other
Altana
Uses AI to map and analyze global trade, supply chains, and compliance risks.
Black Buffalo
Develops smokeless tobacco and nicotine alternatives.
Collective
Provides tax, bookkeeping, and back-office services for freelancers and independent contractors.
Flux.AI
Offers browser-based software intended to simplify hardware and electronic-design work.
Whisper Aero
Develops quieter, more efficient electric propulsion systems for aircraft and air-movement applications.
wealth.com
Provides an AI-enabled, end-to-end estate-planning platform for financial institutions and advisors.
GoodShip
Provides freight-orchestration and procurement software for shippers and logistics teams.
Kaya AI
Uses AI to manage procurement, delivery tracking, and supply-chain workflows for construction and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
Labviva
Provides an AI-powered procurement and supply-chain platform for life-sciences laboratories.
ConCntric
Provides AI-powered preconstruction-management software that unifies project data, workflows, costs, and risk.
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Enterprise, AI / ML, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kelly Goldstein, Head of Platform.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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