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53 Stations
Venture capital · Chicago, IL, United States · North America
53 Stations is a Chicago-based early-stage venture firm backed by The Pritzker Organization as its single limited partner. It invests in early-stage technology companies and connects founders to TPO's network of operators and portfolio companies.
Invests inFintech
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Or find every investor that fits53 Stations lists 28 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 8 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Series B, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (18%), Industrial & Manufacturing (13%) and Real Estate & Construction (13%). 91% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside General Catalyst, Soma Capital and Aglaé Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name 53 Stations, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not 53 Stations' whole history. Rounds on record name 8 companies; its own site lists 28. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 25% |
| Series B | 50% |
| Growth | 25% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 1 | 0 |
| '25 | 4 | 1 |
| '26 | 3 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 65th | 28 companies |
| Recent activity | 86th | 5 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 95th | 25% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 10th | 18% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 18% | 12% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 13% | 7% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 13% | 3% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 13% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 5% | 6% |
| Cybersecurity | 5% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| General Catalyst | 4 |
| Soma Capital | 3 |
| Aglaé Ventures | 2 |
| Ardent Venture Partners | 2 |
| Chicago Ventures | 2 |
| Crosscourt Ventures | 2 |
| Draft Ventures | 2 |
| Expa | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers2693%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company27%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with General Catalyst
Compare 53 Stations head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with 53 Stations| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 14 Jul 2026 | Series B | |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Series B | |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Series B | |
| 25 Nov 2025 | Series C+ | |
| 7 Oct 2025 | Series A Led | |
| 4 Sept 2025 | Series B | |
| 25 Jun 2024 | Series A |
Round details for 53 Stations
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in 53 Stations' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
28 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altana AI is an AI-powered network for trusted trade | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Antares designs and manufactures modular, transportable reactors for strategic energy applications on Earth and in space. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Dec 2025Series B | Page + round | |
| Black Buffalo produces and sells nicotine pouches and long cut dip as a tobacco alternative | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Collective provides financial solutions and resources for self-employed businesses | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides preconstruction software for project planning and management | Real Estate & ConstructionEnterprise Software | Oct 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Emergence partners with high-potential technology companies to provide long-term capital and tailored support. | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
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| Flex provides private banking and payment services for business owners | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Jul 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Flux designs and manufactures hardware products, from idea to production, using AI and various design tools. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company offers health testing services, including lab tests and imaging, to monitor and detect various health conditions. | Healthcare & Biotech | Jun 2024Series A | Page + round | |
| HomeCloud evaluates homes, diagnoses issues, and provides a prioritized list of repairs that can be scheduled with a single click | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a freight orchestration and procurement platform | Legal & ComplianceIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| GreenLite combines licensed architects and engineers with AI agents to help commercial projects get permits approved faster and on a predictable timeline. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
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| Ketryx provides a platform for compliance and development of safety-critical products, including medical devices and software as a medical device applications. | Healthcare & BiotechCybersecurity | Sept 2025Series B | Page + round | |
| Labviva provides a life sciences purchasing and inventory platform | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Lithko Contracting is a concrete contractor that uses a data-driven approach to optimize client projects across the country. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Meter designs and manufactures hardware and provides software for enterprise network infrastructure | Enterprise SoftwareCybersecurity | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- 53stations.com
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 25 Jun 2024
- Companies checked
- 28
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