Bluestein Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($250K–$3.0M Checks)
Bluestein Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Consumer, Other, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $250K–$3.0M
- Portfolio
- 2 companies on record
- Partners
- 2 listed
- AUM
- $45M
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Consumer, Other, Marketplace
- HQ
- Chicago, IL
Last verified: 2026-05-26
Pre-Seed, Seed
$250K – $3.0M
$45M
2+ companies
2 partners
Investment Thesis
Invests in companies shaping the future of commerce and retail through technology and consumer insights.
How Bluestein Ventures invests
Bluestein Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Consumer, Other, Marketplace.
Bluestein Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $45M in assets under management.
Bluestein Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Persado, Dirty Lemon.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (2)
Other
Persado
Dirty Lemon
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Consumer, Other, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Ashley Hartman, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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