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Lakewest Venture Partners
Venture capital · Chicago, IL, United States · North America
Lakewest Venture Partners is an affiliate of Lakewest, Inc., a real estate and private equity company in Chicago, formed in 2013 to pursue seed and early-stage investment opportunities. It invests directly in early-stage companies and also commits capital to venture funds run by other managers.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechFintech
In its own wordsearly-stageseedmidwestchicagofund-of-fundstechnology
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Or find every investor that fitsLakewest Venture Partners lists 31 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (15%), Fintech (15%) and Education (9%). 94% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Tribal Ventures, Corazon Capital and OCA Ventures.
No funding round on record names Lakewest Venture Partners yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Lakewest Venture Partners' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 31. 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.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 15% | 15% |
| Fintech | 15% | 12% |
| Education | 9% | 7% |
| Cybersecurity | 8% | 4% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| Media & Entertainment | 8% | 4% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 6% | 5% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 6% | 7% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Tribal Ventures | 5 |
| Corazon Capital | 3 |
| OCA Ventures | 3 |
| Parade Ventures | 3 |
| Lightbank | 2 |
| Lofty Ventures | 2 |
| MATH Venture Partners | 2 |
| 4490 Ventures | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 69th | 31 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 2th | 15% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 42th | 2 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers31100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- 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 togetherCompare Lakewest Venture Partners head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
31 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accel Entertainment provides slot machines, redemption terminals, and amusements to various establishments across the country. | Gaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Audio Up Media creates and produces content across various media spaces, including podcasts, music, and TV development. | Enterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Benchmark Analytics provides personnel management solutions for public safety agencies using predictive analytics and data science | Healthcare & BiotechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| CodaPet partners with licensed veterinarians to provide in-home pet euthanasia for dogs and cats | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Coralogix provides a telemetry lake platform for observability and monitoring of systems and applications. | CybersecurityAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Eagle Football is a family of global football organizations with top-tier clubs and elite academies | Enterprise SoftwareLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Equi provides alternative investment solutions for investors. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Ethiciti provides online compliance and ethics training for organizations | EducationHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Fiscal Advocate provides outsourced financial services, including accounting, financial planning, and budgeting, to marketing agencies and other service-based businesses. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Harbinger Motors manufactures electric and hybrid vehicles, including chassis, work trucks, and power systems. | Industrial & ManufacturingMobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| IRA Financial provides self-directed retirement accounts and investment services. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Knapsack provides a digital production platform for enterprise teams to measure and govern AI-produced code against their standards | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Lemonlight produces videos for various industries and purposes, including advertising, product showcases, and storytelling. | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Monograph provides firm management software for architects and engineers | FintechConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| NuCurrent designs and licenses the wireless power architecture behind the next generation of wearables, hearables, and ambient devices. | Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company streamlines the buying and selling process of healthcare equipment and services through its platform. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Optivolt designs and manufactures home solar systems with built-in intelligence | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Packback provides a learning intelligence platform for educational institutions to support student learning and integrity | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Popular Pays provides a platform for content creation and influencer marketing | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- lakewestinc.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 31
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