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EdgeState Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

EdgeState Ventures is a Seed, Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, SaaS, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $250K–$1.5M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$1.5M
Portfolio
4 companies on record
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Seed, Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS, Developer Tools
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-05-27

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.5M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early-stage VC focusing on edge computing, cloud orchestration, and next-gen data infrastructure layers.

How EdgeState Ventures invests

EdgeState Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS, Developer Tools.

EdgeState Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$1.5M per investment.

EdgeState Ventures has backed 4 companies in our records, including VectorGrid, ServerFabric, 120Water.

Partners & Team

LM

Lucas Mitchell

GP

Cloud
Enterprise Software

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

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VectorGrid

Edge Computing
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ServerFabric

Cloud Management
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120Water

HardTech·Seed+

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HardTech·Seed+

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How to pitch EdgeState Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lucas Mitchell, GP.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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