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Torchlight Ventures

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Torchlight Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $200K–$600K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

Check size
$200K–$600K
Portfolio
1 company on record
Partners
12 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, SaaS
HQ
Chicago, IL
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-02-25

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$200K – $600K

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

12 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Supports ambitious founders building scalable SaaS products to streamline workflows for SMBs and mid-market companies.

How Torchlight Ventures invests

Torchlight Ventures is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, SaaS. It does not invest in Gaming.

Torchlight Ventures typically writes checks of $200K–$600K per investment.

Torchlight Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including SimplifyHR.

Partners & Team

DC

Danielle Chu

Partner

Workflow SaaS
B2B Platforms
GM

Gianluca Montalti

Managing Partner

Investment strategy
Asset management strategy
JS

Jonathan Stein

Managing Partner

Acquisitions
Investments (debt/equity)
TK

Tamir Kazaz

Managing Partner

Investment strategy
Risk management
Capital formation
FD

Felipe Dorregaray

Managing Partner

Operations
Management of operations
Strategic oversight
AK

Abbey Kosakowski

Partner

Deal structuring
Credit deals
Legal/structuring
DH

Dan Heflin

Managing Partner

Investment strategy
Co-CIO
Founding the firm
DG

Daniel Greenholtz

Managing Partner

Asset management
Credit origination
Portfolio credit
WC

William Clarkson

Managing Partner

Special servicing
Workout services
SC

Samuel Chang

Managing Partner

Portfolio management
Structured credit / real estate debt portfolios
VB

Vadim Blikshteyn

Managing Partner

Finance
Accounting
Operational oversight
CM

Claire McIntyre

Managing Partner

Investor relations
Fundraising
Institutional relationships

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Does Not Invest In

Gaming

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

SI

SimplifyHR

SaaS
How to pitch Torchlight Ventures
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $200K – $600K check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Danielle Chu, Partner.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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