# Chaifetz Group

> Chaifetz Group is a VC fund in Chicago backing Sports and Software. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/chaifetz-group-/
- X (Twitter): http://www.twitter.com/chaifetzgroup
- Website: https://www.chaifetzgroup.com/

Chaifetz Group is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in early and mid-stage growth companies. Led by entrepreneur and investor Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz, Chaifetz Group has an established track record of building businesses and working with management teams to create lasting value.Chaifetz Group was founded in 2012 and is basedin Chicago, I.L.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $518k–$5.5M |
| Series A | $5.7M–$23M |
| Series B | $6.5M–$31M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 4 | 13% |
| Software | 4 | 13% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 10% |
| Gaming | 2 | 6% |

75 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 8 | 26% |
| Seed | 3 | 10% |
| Series B | 3 | 10% |
| Series C | 3 | 10% |
| Private Equity | 3 | 10% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 21 | 68% |
| Israel | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bob Jacobson | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-jacobson-2 |
| Ross Chaifetz | Principal | 20 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ross-chaifetz |
| Richard Chaifetz | Founder and Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/richard-chaifetz |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Qloo | Qloo develops an AI-powered personalization engine for cultural preferences, providing completely anonymized consumer taste data and recommendations for leading companies in the tech, entertainment, publishing, retail, travel, hospitality, and CPG sectors. The company's proprietary Taste AI predicts consumers' preferences and tastesacross over a dozen major categories, including music, film, television, podcasts, dining, nightlife, fashion, consumer products, books, and travel.Launched in 2012, Qloo combines the latest in machine learning, theoretical research in Neuroaesthetics, and one of the largest pipelines of detailed taste data —and makes all of this intelligence available through an API. By allowing companies to understand and connect with their target customers more effectively, it helps its clients solve real-world problems such as driving sales, saving money on media buys, choosing real estate locations, and building brands.Qloo is the parent company of TasteDive, a cultural recommendation engine, and social community that allows users to discover what to watch, read, listen to, and play based on their existing unique preferences. | $2.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 02, 2026 |  |
| The Picklr | The Picklr is an indoor pickleball community offering an unparalleled experience and professional-grade outdoor surfacing for players of all skill levels. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 04, 2024 |  |
| Major League Pickleball | Major League Pickleball operates as a provider of professional pickleball content. |  |  | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| BiltOn | BiltOn is a cloud-based construction site operations and risk management software that empowers Owners, Developers & General Contractors to streamline workforce management, site safety, risk, and compliance. With automated headcount tracking, site access control, and compliance documentation tracking & management. BiltOn enhancesoperational efficiency, provides real-time visibility, mitigates risk, and reduces exposure to costly litigation. | $11M | Series A | Nov 17, 2022 |  |
| AXiomatic | AXiomatic powers unforgettable esports experiences through sports and entertainment expertise. Its mission is to build a portfolio of dynamic company holdings in the esports and video gaming industry. Through strategic partnerships, investments, and acquisitions, the team connects esports groups with valuable resources including venues,technologies, media content, distribution partners, and investment capital.The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. | $35M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 05, 2022 |  |
| M1 Holdings | M1 is a personal finance platform made for the modern era, uniting individual perspective with automated ease. Hundreds of thousands of investors have taken control of their long-term wealth with M1 and have already trusted us with over $6 billion of assets. As the Finance Super App™, we empower financial well-being with all the tools to invest,borrow, and spend: low-cost borrowing, high interest checking, and high cash back Visa® debit and credit card rewards. M1 has 35,000+ 5-star customer reviews on the App Store and Google Play and has been recognized as a top app for investors: Investopedia’s 2022 Best for Sophisticated Investors and Best for Low Costs, Money’s 7 Best Robo-Advisors 2021, Yahoo!’s Best Free Trading Platforms in 2021, and The Ascent’s (Motley Fool) Best Investment Apps for 2021. The company was also named one of CB Insights’ Top Fintech Companies of 2021. Find out more at m1.com. | $150M | Series E | Jul 14, 2021 |  |
| Curate | Curate is a software platform for event professionals that allows them to perfectly curate their events, especially events with thousands of small pieces. Event professionals touch millions of rentals, florals, ingredients, and lives each year, the company is here to help curate all of it. | $1.3M | Seed | Jun 18, 2021 |  |
| Interior Define | Interior Define (ID) is a pioneering digitally-native and vertically-integrated furniture brand, offering the most compelling and in-depth custom furniture experience in the middle of the market.ID makes customization easy: sofas may be tailored by size, fabric, configuration, leg style, and sit, providing an experience akin to high-end custombrands. Since every sofa (and now beds and dining) is made to order, inventory overhead is all but eliminated, allowing the brand to sell at accessible, middle market prices. This creates a unique customer experience further highlighted by complimentary white glove delivery, a standard 365-day return policy, and high-touch shopping process. Online, customers can view all pieces and custom options in 360 degrees, and order free fabric swatches to explore the product in home. Customers can also use ID's augmented reality (AR) app to view furniture and fabrics in their homes. Though a digitally-native brand, at ID's Guideshop locations, guests can experience firsthand the unique sit and style of each sofa and receive one-on-one consultations with expert team members. ID Guideshop locations can be visited in New York (Soho), Chicago (Lincoln Park), San Francisco (Hayes Valley), Los Angeles (Fairfax, La Brea), Boston (Back Bay), and Austin (Domaine Northside). |  | Series D | Mar 05, 2021 |  |
| Interior Define | Interior Define (ID) is a pioneering digitally-native and vertically-integrated furniture brand, offering the most compelling and in-depth custom furniture experience in the middle of the market.ID makes customization easy: sofas may be tailored by size, fabric, configuration, leg style, and sit, providing an experience akin to high-end custombrands. Since every sofa (and now beds and dining) is made to order, inventory overhead is all but eliminated, allowing the brand to sell at accessible, middle market prices. This creates a unique customer experience further highlighted by complimentary white glove delivery, a standard 365-day return policy, and high-touch shopping process. Online, customers can view all pieces and custom options in 360 degrees, and order free fabric swatches to explore the product in home. Customers can also use ID's augmented reality (AR) app to view furniture and fabrics in their homes. Though a digitally-native brand, at ID's Guideshop locations, guests can experience firsthand the unique sit and style of each sofa and receive one-on-one consultations with expert team members. ID Guideshop locations can be visited in New York (Soho), Chicago (Lincoln Park), San Francisco (Hayes Valley), Los Angeles (Fairfax, La Brea), Boston (Back Bay), and Austin (Domaine Northside). |  | Series D | Feb 01, 2021 |  |
| M1 Holdings | M1 is a personal finance platform made for the modern era, uniting individual perspective with automated ease. Hundreds of thousands of investors have taken control of their long-term wealth with M1 and have already trusted us with over $6 billion of assets. As the Finance Super App™, we empower financial well-being with all the tools to invest,borrow, and spend: low-cost borrowing, high interest checking, and high cash back Visa® debit and credit card rewards. M1 has 35,000+ 5-star customer reviews on the App Store and Google Play and has been recognized as a top app for investors: Investopedia’s 2022 Best for Sophisticated Investors and Best for Low Costs, Money’s 7 Best Robo-Advisors 2021, Yahoo!’s Best Free Trading Platforms in 2021, and The Ascent’s (Motley Fool) Best Investment Apps for 2021. The company was also named one of CB Insights’ Top Fintech Companies of 2021. Find out more at m1.com. | $45M | Series C | Oct 14, 2020 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [50 South Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/50-south-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Left Lane Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/left-lane-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Origin Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/origin-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [RiverPark Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riverpark-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axa-strategic-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bleu Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bleu-capital-llc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Chaifetz Group invest in?

Chaifetz Group invests primarily in Sports, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 31 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Chaifetz Group's check size?

Chaifetz Group typically joins rounds of $518k–$5.5M at Seed, $5.7M–$23M at Series A and $6.5M–$31M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Chaifetz Group participates in.

### How do I contact Chaifetz Group?

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### Who are the partners at Chaifetz Group?

The team at Chaifetz Group includes Bob Jacobson (CFO), Ross Chaifetz (Principal) and Richard Chaifetz (Founder and Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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