J.B. Pritzker is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Pritzker Group Venture Capital. See contact routes.
J.B. Pritzker is the Managing Partner and co-founder of Pritzker Group Venture Capital, which he founded in 1996 and grew into the largest technology venture investor between the U.S. coasts. His firm invests nationally in rapidly growing technology companies at all stages, with a principal focus on enterprise software, e-commerce, and managed services. The typical investment check size ranges from $1 million to $10 million, and the firm manages approximately $500 million in assets under management. Notable portfolio companies include TicketsNow, Sportvision, HyperQuest, and BrightTag, all invested through his earlier firm New World Ventures, which he also founded. Pritzker is a leading proponent of strengthening the technology sector in the Midwest and founded 1871, one of the world’s leading digital startup incubators, while serving as the founding chairman of ChicagoNEXT. He advocates that a stronger national technology sector is a critical driver of the U.S. economy and has advised dozens of successful game-changing technology companies through board service.
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