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600 West Chicago Avenue, Suite #510
Chicago, IL 60654
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Information Technology
Software & Internet
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Lightbank is a Chicago-based fund focused on early-stage technology companies. Founded by Eric Lefkofsky and Brad Keywell, who founded Groupon, MediaBank, InnerWorkings and Echo Global Logistics. Lightbank will focus on venture investments in early-stage companies in a number of industries The firm will invest up to $5 million annually and take an active role in helping entrepreneurs turn early-stage ideas into successful businesses ($500,000 to $5 million seed stage $500k-1.5 million; Series A $1.5-5 million). Lightbank's principals have started 9 companies, invested in nearly 50 companies, raised over $1.5 billion and created over $10 billion in equity value. These companies employ more than 15,000 people in over 100 offices.
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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
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
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 |
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