Number of Portfolio Companies 5
Number of Exits 
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  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Investor Stage  Seed
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Stuart is an Internet entrepreneur and digital marketing expert with more than twelve years of experience leading Internet companies and start-up organizations. Stuart is a co-founder and Partner of Chicago Ventures, a seed stage venture capital fund, where he is overseeing all aspects of Chicago Ventures including fund management, deal sourcing

and investments, and working directly with portfolio companies.

Prior to joining the Chicago Ventures, Stuart’s digital marketing career was focused on early stage startups. He was Senior Vice President and part of the founding management team at Performics, a pioneer in affiliate and search engine marketing. During his eight years at Performics, he helped lead the business through rapid growth and subsequent acquisitions by Doubleclick, Hellman & Friedman, Google, and Publicis. Stuart was also involved in many online advertising industry groups and associations, such as the IAB, Yahoo Search Advertiser Council, MSN Search Committee, and the Google SEM Council.

In addition to his involvement with the Chicago Ventures, Stuart is the Founder and Managing Partner of Twin Capital, where he is an investor in early-stage interactive marketing service and technology companies.

He sits on the board of directors of Performline and Trunk Club.

Stuart is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Shedd Aquarium, a member of the Economic Club of Chicago, and a member of the Springboard Foundation.

Stuart holds a B.S. in Economics from Southern Methodist University.

Number of Investments 5
Stuart Larkins has made 5 investments. Their latest investment was Seed Round - Social Rewards on Dec 31, 2012, when Social Rewards raised
$600K
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Dec 31, 2012
Social Rewards
Seed Round - Social Rewards
$600K
Oct 5, 2012
Perfect Audience
Seed Round - Perfect Audience
$1.1M
Jun 11, 2011
PerformLine
Series A - PerformLine
Jan 5, 2011
OptiMine Software
Series A - OptiMine Software
$1.1M
Sep 1, 2008
Trada
No
Series A - Trada
$850K
Number of Exits 
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Stuart Larkins has exit - Perfect Audience.
  • Perfect Audience Perfect Audience is a retargeting platform that lets marketers bring back lost web visitors through Facebook ads and banner ads in the web.
Number of Current Jobs 4
Number of Past Jobs 5
Stuart Larkins has 4 current jobs including Board Observer at Meritize, Team member at FireStarter Fund, and Co-Founder and Partner at Chicago Ventures. Additionally, Stuart Larkins has had 5 past jobs including Partner at Flypaper Media Holdings.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Flypaper Media Holdings
Partner20092010
Performics
SVP
I2A Fund
Managing DirectorNov 1, 2011
Twin Capital
Founder & Managing PartnerOct 2008
LFM Network
COO2008
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 11
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 9
Stuart Larkins holds 11 board and advisor roles including Board Member at OneRail, Board Member at Forager, and Board Member at Ureeka.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
PerformLine
Board Member2009Jun 2021
PerformLine
Board of Directors2009Jun 2021
Kapow
Board MemberMay 2012Jun 2018
TrunkClub
Board MemberJan 2011Aug 2014
VigLink
AdvisorOct 15, 2010
Cartavi
Board MemberFeb 2013
XOR Data Exchange
Board Observer
Shiftgig
Board MemberMay 2012
Spring
Board Member