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Urban Growth Partners

VC
Chicago, ILWebsite

Urban Growth Partners is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Chicago, IL investing in Real Estate, Climate / Energy, Other. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$3.5M checks and has 17 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $3.5M

Portfolio

17+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specializing in urban-oriented PropTech and real estate innovations.

How Urban Growth Partners invests

Urban Growth Partners is a vc firm based in Chicago, IL. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Real Estate, Climate / Energy, Other, Fintech.

Urban Growth Partners typically writes checks of $1.0M–$3.5M per investment.

Urban Growth Partners has backed 17 companies in our records, including CitySmart Solutions, City Growth Partners, ODA New York.

Meet the Team

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Alex Thompson

Partner

Urban Development
PropTech
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Moddie Turay

Founder and Principal Partner

Development
Real Estate and Finance
Investment Opportunities

He sources acquisitions, identifies investment opportunities, and oversees design and growth strategy. He has over 17 years in the public and private sector most recently serving as the Executive Vice President of Real Estate and Finance at the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, overseeing all commercial, industrial and retail development for the City of Detroit. He has served in development roles at Western Development Corp in Washington, DC. and the U.S. General Services Administration in the Public Buildings Service department. He resides with his family in the City of Detroit.

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Morris Adjmi

Architect

Architecture
City-Shaping Projects

He is known for his city-shaping projects. Pictured: Adjmi’s Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

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Architect

Architectural Design

Believes that ‘Each site has its own fabric: its own environment, uniqueness, personality and spirit.’

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Mitli Mitlak

Artist

Refugee Experience
Landscape
Social Structure

The artists of Mitli Mitlak (Like you, Like Me) communicate through a variety of media delivering messages rich in thematic subjects. One theme that dominates the refugee experience, that of landscape arrives on canvas where architecture, political apparatuses and history are dismantled with the destructive revelry of a toddler.

Industry Focus

Invests In

Real Estate
Climate / Energy
Other
Fintech

Portfolio Companies (17)

Other

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CitySmart Solutions

Real Estate
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City Growth Partners

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ODA New York

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Detroit Institute of Arts

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Brush House

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Morris Adjmi Architects

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Brush 8 Development

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Dep Design

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Mitli Mitlak

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N’NAMDI

How to pitch Urban Growth Partners
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Real Estate, Climate / Energy, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $3.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Alex Thompson, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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