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    HPA

    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 2007

    HPA (formerly Hyde Park Angels) is a Chicago-based early-stage venture capital firm that evolved from an angel group. It leverages a people-first model with over 100 angel members, investing in technology, healthcare, fintech, and consumer startups, primarily in the Midwest.

    Average disclosed round size is $20.6M (across 56 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    54

    Fund Size

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    3

    Team

    Pete Wilkins

    Pete Wilkins

    Managing Partner

    Michael Sachaj

    Michael Sachaj

    Partner

    Stephen Ross

    Stephen Ross

    Partner

    Michelle Rogoff

    Michelle Rogoff

    Senior Associate

    Aditya Burra

    Aditya Burra

    Venture Operations Manager

    Alex Brown

    Alex Brown

    Board Member

    Corey Ferengul

    Corey Ferengul

    Board Treasurer

    Jeff Kleban

    Jeff Kleban

    Board Member

    Joe Beatty

    Joe Beatty

    Board Member

    Sapan Shah MD, JD

    Sapan Shah MD, JD

    Board Vice Chair & Secretary

    Susan Whiting

    Susan Whiting

    Board Chair

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    62 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Cydelphi logoCydelphiSeed$3MFeb 2026
    Digit logoDigitUnknown$3MJan 2026
    IRIS logoIRISSeed$6.2MSep 2025
    HHandspringSeries A$12MJun 2025
    Paccurate logoPaccurateSeries A$8.1MOct 2024
    FuelMe logoFuelMeSeries A$18MMar 2024
    AQUA Cultured Foods logoAQUA Cultured FoodsSeed$5.5MApr 2023
    Elate logoElateSeries A$4.9MMar 2023
    Pimly logoPimlySeed$5MFeb 2023
    Zengines logoZenginesUnknown$5MJan 2023
    Zengines logoZenginesUnknown$5MJan 2023
    BriteCo logoBriteCoSeries A$9MApr 2022
    ShipBob logoShipBobSeries E$200MJun 2021
    Ocient logoOcientSeries B$40MJan 2021
    nOCD logonOCDSeries AOct 2020
    Chowbus logoChowbusSeries A$33MJul 2020
    Rheaply logoRheaplySeed$2.5MMar 2020
    RRheaply raises $20M in new fundingSeed$20MJan 2020
    Tractor Zoom logoTractor ZoomSeries A$5MJul 2019
    FourKites logoFourKitesSeries C$50MFeb 2019
    NNOCD Raises $33M in Series BSeries A$12MJan 2019
    CChowbus Raises $81M to Scale its AI-powered Restaurant PlatformSeed$81MJan 2019
    ShipBob logoShipBobSeries C$40MSep 2018
    Provi logoProviSeed$3.5MMay 2018
    Popular Pays logoPopular PaysSeries A$3.1MApr 2017
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    Last updated: 8 September 2026