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Northwestern University

North America, Illinois, United States, Evanston

Description

Northwestern is one of the country's leading private research and teaching universities, located in Evanston, IL.

Investor Profile

Northwestern University has backed more than 10 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 10% of its total and boasts 4 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Series A, Seed, Pre Seed rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Analytics, Financial Services, FinTech.

Stage Focus

  • Series A (30%)
  • Seed (20%)
  • Pre Seed (20%)
  • Series B (10%)
  • Series Unknown (10%)
  • Series C (10%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Analytics
  • Financial Services
  • Fintech
  • Biotechnology
  • Big Data
  • Health Care
  • Enterprise Software
  • Saas
  • Consumer
  • Computer
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Northwestern University frequently co-invest with?

MissionOG
North America, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia
Co-Investments: 2
Edison Partners
North America, New Jersey, United States, Princeton
Co-Investments: 2
AAF Management Ltd.
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Co-Investments: 1
Timberline Venture Partners
North America, Washington, United States, Vancouver
Co-Investments: 2
Clocktower Technology Ventures
North America, California, United States, Santa Monica
Co-Investments: 1
CC
North America, Illinois, United States, Oak Brook
Co-Investments: 1
Eniac Ventures
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 1
Core Innovation Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
OCA Ventures
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Northwestern University often collaborate with?

JB
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Shared Deals: 2
AA
North America, Wyoming, United States, Jackson
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Northwestern University?

ASENSEI

San Francisco, California, United States

The easiest way to add technique coaching and correction to sport and fitness products.

FitnessHealth CarePersonal HealthWellness
SeedJun 16, 2021
Amount Raised: $2,200,000
Ocient

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Ocient is a hyper-scale data analytics company that allows organizations to unlock value by analyzing petabyte to exabyte scale data sets.

AnalyticsBig DataComputerDatabase
Series BJan 25, 2021
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
Gearflow

Chicago, Illinois, United States

B2B marketplace revolutionizing construction parts commerce

B2BConstructionE-CommerceInternetMarketplace
Pre SeedMay 20, 2020
Amount Raised: $162,000
Stemloop, Inc.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Stemloop—The Biosensor Company™—discovers, develops, and deploys cell-free biosensors to address unmet chemical sensing and detection needs.

BiotechnologyHealth DiagnosticsLife Science
Pre SeedMay 15, 2020
Lakeside Discovery

New York, New York, United States

Lakeside Discovery accelerates the translation of transformative biomedical technologies.

BiotechnologyTherapeutics
Series UnknownJun 4, 2018
Amount Raised: $65,000,000
Trim

San Francisco, California, United States

Trim is a financial health company that empowers customers across the United States to improve their financial lives.

ConsumerFinancial ServicesFinTech
Series AApr 1, 2018
Amount Raised: $9,500,000
Solovis

Irving, Texas, United States

Solovis is a multi-asset class portfolio management, analytics and reporting technology platform, designed for institutional investors.

AnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTechSaaS
Series AMay 9, 2017
Amount Raised: $8,000,000
Aptinyx

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Aptinyx Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareMedical
Series AMay 10, 2016
Amount Raised: $65,000,000
Solovis

Irving, Texas, United States

Solovis is a multi-asset class portfolio management, analytics and reporting technology platform, designed for institutional investors.

AnalyticsEnterprise SoftwareFinancial ServicesFinTechSaaS
SeedJan 19, 2016
Amount Raised: $3,250,000
Narrative Science

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Narrative Science creates software that writes stories from enterprise data to drive understanding and results.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataData MiningSoftware
Series CSep 10, 2013
Amount Raised: $11,500,000