# Wintrust Ventures

> Wintrust Ventures is a VC fund in Rosamond backing Software and SaaS. See 31 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rosamond, United States
- Total investments: 31
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 3%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wintrust-financial-corporation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/wintrust?lang=en
- Website: https://www.wintrust.com/business-solutions/mid-market/lending/ventures/ventures-portfolio-companies.html

Wintrust Ventures is a VC fund in Rosamond focused on Software and SaaS. Wintrust Ventures was formed to encourage and support Chicago's innovative community with guidance and investment options for venture start-ups. It is a subset of Wintrust Financial, a community-oriented personal and commercial financial services provider with 15 wholly owned banking subsidaries across greater Chicago, IL and southernWisconsin. Wintrust Ventures has partnerships with entrepreneurs in B2B, technolgy, e-commerce, AI, analytics, SaaS, and many other areas. While its sector focus is generally agnostic, Wintrust Ventures focuses on start-ups with its head quarters or other nexus in the Chicago area.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 23% |
| SaaS | 5 | 16% |
| E-Commerce | 5 | 16% |
| Big Data | 4 | 13% |
| Fashion | 3 | 10% |

55 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 14 | 45% |
| Series B | 6 | 19% |
| Seed | 5 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 10% |
| Convertible Note | 2 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bailey Moore | Managing Director | 21 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bailey-moore |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eventnoire | Eventnoire offers software solutions to event planners for online event registration, venue selection, event management, mobile apps for events, and *e-mail marketing catered to you. This unique platform also serves as resource for event marketers to advertise their events to consumers looking to attend events that are relevant to them and theirinterests. | $150K | Seed | Feb 06, 2023 |  |
| Tractor Zoom | Tractor Zoom is committed to helping leaders in agriculture make empowered, data-driven decisions when it comes to buying, selling, financing, and insuring heavy equipment. | $5M | Series A | Oct 03, 2022 |  |
| Sifter SP | Sifter is a new app and website that empowers people to discover products that fit their personal wellness preferences. | $5M | Seed | May 25, 2022 |  |
| Cohesion | Cohesion is an information technology company that offers a vertically integrated smart building SaaS platform. It empowers real estate owners to maximize asset and portfolio value with all building systems, workflows, and people seamlessly connected in one intelligent building platform. The integration provides one unified access platform forbuilding operators to control and improve building health and security, tenant experience, smart building operations, as well as automation. Cohesion’s platform provides the most actionable insights in the market, enabling owners to reduce costs, enhance tenant experiences and increase operational transparency. | $15M | Series A | Nov 17, 2021 |  |
| Cohesion | Cohesion is an information technology company that offers a vertically integrated smart building SaaS platform. It empowers real estate owners to maximize asset and portfolio value with all building systems, workflows, and people seamlessly connected in one intelligent building platform. The integration provides one unified access platform forbuilding operators to control and improve building health and security, tenant experience, smart building operations, as well as automation. Cohesion’s platform provides the most actionable insights in the market, enabling owners to reduce costs, enhance tenant experiences and increase operational transparency. | $15M | Series A | Nov 17, 2021 |  |
| The Mom Project | Mom Project is the platform unlocking the potential of moms in the workforce, connecting its community of over 500,000 moms, dads and allies with flexible work opportunities at F500s and small businesses. The Mom Project is committed to building a better workplace for mothers and the businesses they support, changing the way women work andredefining career structures by providing women with opportunities that are in balance with their personal goals. | $25M | Series B | Jul 01, 2020 |  |
| Packback | Packback is a social learning platform powered by a proprietary A.I. that college professors use to help their students fall in love with the subject matter, drive personalized learning, and most importantly, quantify and improve critical thinking skills. | $2.5M | Series B | Jan 29, 2019 |  |
| The Mom Project | Mom Project is the platform unlocking the potential of moms in the workforce, connecting its community of over 500,000 moms, dads and allies with flexible work opportunities at F500s and small businesses. The Mom Project is committed to building a better workplace for mothers and the businesses they support, changing the way women work andredefining career structures by providing women with opportunities that are in balance with their personal goals. | $8M | Series A | Dec 17, 2018 |  |
| OneCause | BidPal has rebranded as OneCause. Raise more money and reach more donors with OneCause Fundraising Software and BidPal Mobile Bidding. Located in the technology hub of Indianapolis, OneCause has been recognized on the Inc. 500 list of Fastest Growing Companies and has received a Techpoint MIRA award for Mobile Technology Excellence &Innovation.The company’s fundraising technology includes: Mobile Bidding, Online Fundraising, Peer to Peer Fundraising, Event Software, Payment Processing, Online Ticketing, Mobile Donations, Text2Give, and Registration and Checkout software. |  |  | Sep 12, 2018 |  |
| Brideside | Brideside is an apparel and fashion company that offers customized bridesmaid dresses. Brideside provides an online marketplace that allows people to browse bridesmaid dresses and shop online and it specializes in wedding, fashion, and wedding services. The company was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $3M | Seed | Aug 31, 2018 |  |

10 of 31 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HPA (Hyde Park Angels)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hyde-park-angels) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
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- [IrishAngels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/irishangels) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Listen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/listen-llc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Wintrust Ventures invest in?

Wintrust Ventures invests primarily in Software, SaaS and E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Series B 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.

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### Who are the partners at Wintrust Ventures?

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