FI  53 Stations

https://www.53stations.com/





     Office Locations:

Chicago, IL

 

Stages:

  • Early
  • Seed


 

Industries:

  • Energy & Clean Tech
  • Financial Services
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Software & Internet

  •  

    Description:

    53 Stations, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies across a range of industries, announced (December 2023) its flagship $190 million Fund I. The Chicago-based firm was founded in 2022. Supported by The Pritzker Organization (TPO), 53 Stations offers more than 60 years of company-building expertise, the flexibility of a single LP, and the agility to meet the evolving needs of today's entrepreneurs. 53 Stations is industry-agnostic, and is not restricted by investment mandates or fundraising demands. 53 Stations both leads and co-invests, writing initial checks from seed to Series B stage, and offers unfettered access to mature businesses in the TPO portfolio, whose executives can serve as advisors and potential customers to 53 Stations' portfolio companies.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Ben Sack Investor
    Chinedu Udeogu Investor
    Jamie Fisher Chief of Staff
    Jason Pritzker Co-Founder and Managing Partner
    Kelly Goldstein Partner and Head of Platform

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      09/04/2025


      Ketryx


      MA


      $39,000,000


      Series B


      06/12/2025


      Meter


      CA


      $170,000,000


      Series C


      01/23/2025


      Kaya AI


      OH


      $5,300,000


      Post-Seed


      09/17/2024


      GreenLite


      NY


      $28,500,000


      Series A


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Altana


      Black Buffalo


      Collective


      Emergence Software


      Floating Point


      Flux


      GoodShip
        web link


      GreenLite
        web link


      HomeCloud


      Kaya AI
        web link


      Ketryx
        web link


      Meter
        web link


      Wealth.com
        web link


      Whisper Aero


     

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