Origin Ventures

Origin Ventures is a venture capital firm in Chicago that focuses on emerging software and technology. Founded 1999 in Chicago, Illinois, United States by Bruce N. Barron and Steven Miller, it invests in early stage ventures, late stage ventures, seed, series A, series B, and debt financing. Its portfolio companies include Pronto, Fountain, Idelic, Voxpopme and Pangea Money Transfer. As of March 2020, Origin Ventures has made 67 investments. Their most recent investment was on December 18, 2019, when Pronto raised $7.5M. Origin Ventures has had 11 exits, the most notable of which include Grubhub, Teem, and Wove. The company has raised four funds, their latest being Origin Ventures IV. This fund was announced on April 27, 2017 and raised a total of $80.5M.