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    Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFounded 1998
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    The University of Chicago's venture capital strategy primarily focuses on supporting startups emerging from its own ecosystem, including those led by faculty, students, staff, and alumni. This is executed through various initiatives, such as the UChicago Startup Investment Program which co-invests with established VC firms, and Harper Court Ventures Fund I, a $25 million fund dedicated to pre-seed and seed-stage deep tech companies in areas like quantum computing, life sciences, energy, and AI. Additionally, UCM Ventures specifically targets growth-stage healthcare companies that align with UChicago Medicine's mission.

    50% of their portfolio is in Healthcare. They made 1 investments in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is series-b (100% of deals).

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    Portfolio

    2

    Fund Size

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    Top Stage

    Series B

    Last 12 Mo

    1

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    2 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    KeyCare, Inc. logoKeyCare, Inc.Series B$27.4MMar 2026
    Tovala logoTovalaSeries B$20MJun 2020

    Top Co-Investors

    Finistere Ventures1 shared
    Comcast1 shared
    OurCrowd1 shared
    Rich Products Ventures1 shared
    Origin Ventures1 shared
    Pritzker Group Venture Capital1 shared
    New Stack1 shared
    8VC1 shared
    LRVHealth1 shared
    Bold Capital Partners1 shared
    Edge1 shared

    Last updated: 5 March 2026