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Lofty Ventures
Micro VC · Chicago, IL, United States · North America
Lofty Ventures is a Chicago-focused investment firm that makes early-stage investments, typically first checks of $10k to $100k. It also runs a syndicate and a founder community called the Lofty Family.
In its own wordschicagoearly-stagefounder communitysyndicateindustry agnosticdiverse founders
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Or find every investor that fitsLofty Ventures lists 44 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (13%), Education (13%) and E-commerce & Marketplaces (11%). 71% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Techstars, New Stack Ventures and Bread and Butter Ventures.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Lofty Ventures, 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 Lofty Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 44. 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 | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
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 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 0 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 80th | 44 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 0th | 13% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 88th | 7 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 13% | 12% |
| Education | 13% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 11% | 6% |
| Enterprise Software | 11% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 10% | 15% |
| Food & Agriculture | 9% | 3% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 8% | 18% |
| Media & Entertainment | 6% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Techstars | 5 |
| New Stack Ventures | 4 |
| Bread and Butter Ventures | 3 |
| Connetic Ventures | 3 |
| Lightbank | 3 |
| Tribal Ventures | 3 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| Album VC | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4398%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company12%
- 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 Lofty Ventures 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 Lofty Ventures| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2025 | Seed |
Round details for Lofty Ventures
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Lofty Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
44 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company provides a customer relationship management (CRM) system for teams to manage deals and relationships | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides restaurant equipment repair and maintenance solutions | Food & AgricultureIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Anthill automates workflows to recruit, onboard, manage, and retain frontline workforces using AI technology. | AI & Machine LearningHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Aramid provides APIs for various services such as file conversions, text and image processing, and geolocation to help developers build applications | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Binsr Inspect provides an AI-powered inspection platform for generating reports and managing client interactions. | Real Estate & ConstructionAI & Machine Learning | Nov 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| Blitsy provides DIY projects, crafts, and step-by-step guides. | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Bonfire takes care of printing, shipping, and customer support for custom merchandise sales | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Bound provides an AI-powered FX risk management platform that identifies and protects businesses' foreign currency exposure | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bridge Money offers a debit card and app that rewards users with cash back and other incentives for everyday purchases and activities | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| A.M. Money provides student loans and refinance options to students. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Consider brings portfolio jobs, candidates, companies, and connections together in one platform to help venture capital teams make better matches and hire better | Human ResourcesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company offers a banking app that provides features such as paycheck advance and early direct deposit. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dimension Bio is a biotechnology company pioneering regenerative therapeutics | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Enodo creates tools to help produce great content more efficiently | Media & EntertainmentEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Equi provides alternative investment solutions for investors. | FintechHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| FetchFind offers expert-backed pet care education and resources to help users learn, grow, and increase profitability. | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides cloud and on-premises solutions for utilizing generated AI | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Flamingo provides AI-native IT automation for managed service providers and IT teams | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Fluent Forever offers a language learning app and coaching services based on neuroscience and a best-selling book | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Gather Voices provides a platform for capturing, editing, and distributing user-generated video content | Media & EntertainmentEducation | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- loftyventures.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 10 Nov 2025
- Companies checked
- 44
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