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Lightbank FinTech Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Lightbank FinTech Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Fintech, Other, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.5M checks and has 130 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $2.5M

AUM

$700M

Portfolio

130+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Lightbank FinTech Ventures focuses on enterprise financial tools, institutional solutions, and early-stage fintech disruptors.

How Lightbank FinTech Ventures invests

Lightbank FinTech Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Fintech, Other, AI / ML, Enterprise, SaaS.

Lightbank FinTech Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$2.5M per investment, backed by approximately $700M in assets under management.

Lightbank FinTech Ventures has backed 130 companies in our records, including MindBridge AI, Tally, 1up.

Meet the Team

BP

Bill Pescatello

General Partner

EO

Eric Ong

Partner

MS

Matt Sacks

Managing Partner

GS

George Summerville

Director of Services

LR

Lauren Reyn

Talent Acquisition Partner

AG

Anna Georgieva

Senior Accountant

EL

Eric Lefkofsky

Co-Founder

Early Fintech
Enterprise Solutions

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other
AI / ML
Enterprise
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (130)

Other

MI

MindBridge AI

Fintech/AI
TA

Tally

Financial Services
1U

1up

86

86 Repairs

A.

A.M. Money

AC

Aclaimant

AL

Allegro Energy

AL

AllFly

AN

Andel

AR

Aropha

How to pitch Lightbank FinTech Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.5M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Bill Pescatello, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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