UChicago Startup Investment Program

Profile, fund size and leaders

Parent University of ChicagoHQ Chicago, United StatesFounded 2016

UChicago Startup Investment Program is the corporate venture arm of University of Chicago, an education company. It was founded in 2016 and is based in Chicago, United States. It invests at the Series A stage across sectors.

Commitment by parentS1: USD 25M

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Series A to Series A

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Item	Value
Stage range	Series A to Series A
Sectors	Sector agnostic
Geography	North America
Offices	Chicago, United States

Sources: S1 UChicago News: endowment to invest in startups with roots on campus.

Scale and capital allocated

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Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	USD 25M	Commitment by parent	Stated by the firm or its parent	S1

Sources: S1 UChicago News: endowment to invest in startups with roots on campus.

Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters: Chicago, United States
Offices: Chicago, United States

Investment regionsS1

North America

LeadersS2

Mark SchmidVice President and Chief Investment Officer, University of ChicagoFind on LinkedIn Firm page

UChicago Startup Investment Program on LinkedIn

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	University of Chicago	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Education	Single source	S1
Founded	2016	Single source	S1
Headquarters	Chicago, United States	Single source	S1
Status	Active	Single source	S1
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S1
Headline size	USD 25M (Commitment by parent)	Single source	S1
Stages	Series A	Single source	S1

Fund vehicles

Vehicle	Size	Year	Source
UChicago Startup Investment Program	USD 25M	2016	S1

Recent rounds

Date	Company	Round	Amount	Led by the firm	Source
2019-08-27	Kin Insurance	Not stated	USD 500,000	Yes	S3
2017-08-29	ExplORer Surgical	Series A	USD 500,000	Yes	S2

Portfolio

Portfolio companies named in public sources: ExplORer Surgical, Kin Insurance.S2

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

1 companies on the UChicago Startup Investment Program portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
SOMPO Growth Partners	1	Kin Insurance

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Sources

Disclaimer and corrections

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