Lakeshore Ventures
Network-powered venture capital with fellow UChicago alums.
- HomeA community of UChicago alumni investors, entrepreneurs, and friends
- HomeRaises and invests a new fund every year
- HomeInvestors gain membership to the fund’s Venture Club, with exclusive engagement, learning, and networking opportunities
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2021
2021
year founded
18K<sup>+</sup>
18K+
community members
Fund 3
Fund 3
now open
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Despite my association with Alumni Ventures for only about a year, I have found them deliberate and diligent in evaluating portfolio companies they recommend. The support staff as well as the portfolio managers are capable subject experts and are willing to give their time to explain the investment philosophy to even a novice like myself, truly a world-class organization.
We were looking for ways to invest outside of the usual options when I saw an ad for Lakeshore Ventures and it seemed like a great place to start. The process was very friendly and straightforward and we felt at ease with the Booth and UC alumni involved. We like having a connection with the Hyde Park community and look forward to partnering with Lakeshore Ventures for many years to come.
Being able to invest in Lakeshore alongside fellow alumni was an incredibly appealing opportunity that has exceeded my expectations. Having insight into and a financial stake in cutting edge start ups has been fantastic. Thank you Lakeshore for helping to diversify my investments and creating a legacy for my family's future!
The investment process was highly efficient, provided much-needed capital, and we are looking forward to utilizing Alumni Ventures’ network and CEO Services platform to help grow the company.
Despite my association with Alumni Ventures for only about a year, I have found them deliberate and diligent in evaluating portfolio companies they recommend. The support staff as well as the portfolio managers are capable subject experts and are willing to give their time to explain the investment philosophy to even a novice like myself, truly a world-class organization.
We were looking for ways to invest outside of the usual options when I saw an ad for Lakeshore Ventures and it seemed like a great place to start. The process was very friendly and straightforward and we felt at ease with the Booth and UC alumni involved. We like having a connection with the Hyde Park community and look forward to partnering with Lakeshore Ventures for many years to come.
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The Lakeshore Portfolio
We invest alongside other established venture firms in a broad range of ventures to help build you a diversified venture portfolio.
- Assembly
- Canid
- Capital Rx
- Cents
- Fido
- Five to Nine
- Focal Point Procurement
- Hadean Supercomputing
- Helium
- Hyfé
- Impulse Space
- Lincode
- Looking Glass
- Movn Health
- Mysten Labs
- Oak9
- Ocient
- Prime Roots Foods
- pulseData
- Puzzle
- Q-CTRL
- Radian Aerospace
- Rally
- Summer
- Syntiant
- Unicorn Biotechnologies
- UpEquity
- Vend Park
- Veralox Therapeutics
- Vorticity
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