Origin Ventures
Origin Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL, USA investing in Marketplace, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$4.0M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.
Seed, Series A
$500K – $4.0M
$500M
10+ companies
8 partners
Investment Thesis
Focused on early-stage B2B SaaS and marketplace startups in underrepresented hubs including the Midwest.
How Origin Ventures invests
Origin Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL, USA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Marketplace, SaaS. It does not invest in Education, Gaming.
Origin Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$4.0M per investment, backed by approximately $500M in assets under management.
Origin Ventures has backed 10 companies in our records, including SupplyHive, CityZaar, Opticore.
Meet the Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (10)
Other
SupplyHive
CityZaar
Opticore
Torus
Veho
Clearjet
Voze
Tovala
Fountain
Swarmbotics
- •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $4.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Scott Stern, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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