Real, verified funding sources for saas founders in Chicago: VC funds, accelerators, angel networks, and active grant programs — sourced from SEC filings and Grants.gov, not estimates.
No funds headquartered in Chicago matched "SaaS" by name — the funds below are shown nationwide instead.
General partners: Tong N/A HUI, Jieyong N/A BAI, Zhuo N/A CHEN & 1 more
General partners: Suki Singh, David Walrod, Mitch McCullough & 1 more
General partners: Jason M. Lemkin
General partners: Collin Gutman, Brian Gaister, Seth Shuldiner
General partners: Brian Gaister
General partners: Nao Ito, Hironori Maeda
General partners: Kirk Carson
General partners: Kirk Carson
TechNexus Venture Collaborative
Polsky Center (UChicago)
Northwestern Jumpstart Pre-Accelerator
TechRise (P33 / Verizon / 1871)
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SaaS falls under the broader "Technology" category in federal grant data. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Chicago) — live from Grants.gov, refreshed nightly.
DARPA - Information Processing Technologies Office
DOC NOAA - ERA Production
69A355 Research and Technology
69A355 Research and Technology
Geological Survey
Office of Naval Research
We don't have any funds headquartered in Chicago whose name references saas. Below are saas-related funds from across the country instead — many invest outside their home state.
6 accelerator programs open to Chicago-based saas founders are in our database, including programs based in Chicago and globally-available programs.
Yes — 6 angel investor networks based in Chicago are in our database, ranked by member count with saas-relevant groups surfaced first where our sector data supports it.
60 currently open federal grant programs are tagged under the Technology category, which is where saas falls in our grant classification. These are federal programs open to eligible founders nationwide (including Chicago), pulled live from Grants.gov and refreshed nightly.