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Websitenewworldvc.com
Phone312.447.6000
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Founded1996

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New World Ventures
111 S. Wacker Drive
Suite 4000
Chicago, IL, 60606
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New World Ventures

[New World Ventures] (http://www.newworldvc.com) is one of the Midwest’s largest early-stage venture capital firms. Founded by J.B. Pritzker, the firm actively invests in technology companies where innovation and experience are combined to take advantage of unique market opportunities. New World’s current sector focus includes enterprise software, SaaS, IT infrastructure and consumer Internet.

Bringing to bear business acumen, strategic relationships and financial and operating expertise, its partners help entrepreneurial management teams turn small start-up entities into industry successes.

The firm’s current or former portfolio companies include Playdom, TicketsNow, [BrightTag] (http://www.brighttag.com), [Zinch] (http://www.zinch.com), Lefthand Networks, [Sportvision] (http://www.sportvision.com), Everdream, and eCollege.

Milestones

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
Aisle50 1/12Unattributed$2.6M5
BodyShopBids 1/12Series A$1M3
Eved 1/12Series B$9.5M2
BeachMint 1/12Unattributed$35M9
Power2Switch 12/11Unattributed$1.3M3
BrightTag 8/11Unattributed$5M4
SinglePlatform 8/11Series A$3.25M4
SMS Assist 6/11Unattributed$15M1
Alliance Health Networks 6/11Unattributed$11M4
Sittercity 4/11Series B$22.6M5
Alltuition 3/11Seed$1M6
GiveForward 2/11Unattributed$500k4
Univa 1/11Unattributed$7M6
FleetMatics 12/10Series C$68M3
Kontiki 10/10Series B$10.7M3
BrightTag 8/10Series A4
Playdom 6/10Series A$33M4
Apptera 6/10Unattributed$10M4
Firm58 6/10Series C$7M2
Zinch 10/09Unattributed$4M1
TopSchool 3/09Series B$7M4
Univa UD 5/08Series B$8M5
Firm58 5/08Series B$8.5M2
Firm58 4/07Series A$3.7M1
TicketsNow 1/07Series A$34M3
NewRiver 1/06Unattributed$20.6M4
Everdream 9/05Series F$20M5
Lefthand Networks 9/05Series C$25M11
Univa UD 8/05Series A$8M4

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  1. Aisle50 Lands $2.6M To Save You 50% On Organic Batter Blaster (And Other Fine Foods) (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  2. Lightbank, OCA Put $1M In Auto Repair Marketplace BodyShopBids (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  3. Eved Raises $9.5 M To Expand Its Online Marketplace For Meeting & Events Industry (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  4. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  5. Power2Switch Raises $1.3M in Funding (finsmes.com) [edit]
  6. BrightTag Raises Additional $5M (finsmes.com) [edit]
  7. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  8. SMS Assist Raises $15m from New World Ventures (finsmes.com) [edit]
  9. Alliance Health Raises $11 Million For Condition-Specific Social Networks (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  10. Sittercity Raises $22.6 Million To Connect Families With Caregivers (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  11. EduLender Raises $1 Million For Student Loan Comparison Search Engine (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  12. GiveForward Raises $500K To Be The Kickstarter For Medical Expenses (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  13. Univa Closes Additional $7M in Funding (univa.com) [edit]
  14. FleetMatics GPS raises $68m in growth capital (altassets.com) [edit]
  15. Kontiki Raises $10.7M in Series B Funding (kontiki.com) [edit]
  16. BrightTag Raises Series “A” Round Led by TomorrowVentures & New World Ventures (businesswire.com) [edit]
  17. techcrunch.com [edit]
  18. Apptera Raises Another $10 Million For Its Voice & Visual Mobile Advertising Networ (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  19. Firm58 Raises $7 Million (pehub.com) [edit]
  20. Zinch.com Raises $4MM Led by New World Ventures (zinch.com) [edit]
  21. TopSchool Raises $7 Million (pehub.com) [edit]
  22. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  23. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  24. Firm58 Fueled by $3.7 Million Venture Capital (firm58.com) [edit]
  25. techconfidential.com [edit]
  26. Cap Funding Report [edit]
  27. Everdream Secures $20 Million in Series F Funding (everdream.com) [edit]
  28. LeftHand Networks Secures $25 Million in Series C Funding. (goliath.ecnext.com) [edit]
  29. Univa secures $8M to speed its commercial grid software (computerworld.com) [edit]
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