Investors and funds in the United States

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 656 investors and funds in the United States.

Investors and funds supply the capital that lets startups and growing companies scale, from angel networks to venture and growth funds.

The largest concentrations are in Chicago, Illinois (38), Denver, Colorado (35) and Des Moines, Iowa (29).

The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.

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656 investors and funds

• Endeavor Heartland
  Investor or fund · Tulsa
• Entrepreneurial Evergreen Equity Investment Fund
  Investor or fund · Manhattan
• Entrepreneurial Investment Awards
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• Envista Credit Union
  Investor or fund · Topeka
• Farm Credit Associations of Kansas
  Investor or fund
• FirstBank
  Investor or fund · Lakewood
• Florida Technology Seed Capital Fund
  Investor or fund
• FortySix Capital (46 Venture Capital)
  Investor or fund · Tulsa
• G-Force Innovation
  Investor or fund · Columbus
• General Catalyst
  Investor or fund
• George Kaiser Family Foundation
  Investor or fund · Tulsa
• George Mason Research Foundation
  Investor or fund · Fairfax
• GO Virginia
  Investor or fund
• Google.org
  Investor or fund · Mountain View
• Greeley Community Development Fund
  Investor or fund · Greeley
• GrowKS
  Investor or fund
• GZ Impact Fund
  Investor or fund · Denver
• H&P Ventures (Helmerich & Payne)
  Investor or fund · Tulsa
• Harbert Management Corporation (Growth Equity)
  Investor or fund · Richmond
• Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation
  Investor or fund · Fort Pierce
• Hardesty Family Foundation
  Investor or fund · Tulsa
• Harper Court Ventures
  Investor or fund · Chicago
• Hawkeye Angel Network
  Investor or fund · Iowa City
• HealthQuest Capital
  Investor or fund
• Hiawatha Foundation for Economic Development
  Investor or fund · Hiawatha
• Higher Industry Readiness through Educational Development (HIRED) Workforce Grant
  Investor or fund
• Hugg & Hall
  Investor or fund · Little Rock
• Huntington
  Investor or fund · Columbus
• i2E Inc. / i2E Management (iMCI)
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• IADD Loan Participation Program
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• IDEA Fund Partners
  Investor or fund · Chapel Hill
• IEDA Demonstration Fund
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• IEDA Proof of Commercial Relevance
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• Illini Angels (Illinois Ventures Angel network)
  Investor or fund · Champaign
• Illinois Deep Technology Strategic Venture Fund
  Investor or fund · Champaign
• Illinois Growth and Innovation Fund
  Investor or fund
• Illinois Innovation Venture Fund (INVENT)
  Investor or fund
• Illinois X-Labs Fast Fund
  Investor or fund
• Imaginary Venture Capital Partners
  Investor or fund
• Inasmuch Foundation
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• Innova Memphis
  Investor or fund · Memphis
• Innovation Advancement Fund
  Investor or fund · Manhattan
• Innovation Fund Northeast Ohio
  Investor or fund · Elyria
• INREDC Revolving Loan Fund
  Investor or fund · Waterloo
• Iowa Bankers Foundation
  Investor or fund · Johnston
• Iowa Center Loan Fund CDFI
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• Iowa Corn Opportunities
  Investor or fund · Johnston
• Iowa Foundation for Microenterprise & Community Vitality
  Investor or fund · Boone
• Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• Iowa Pork Foundation
  Investor or fund
• Iowa State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• ISA Ventures Syndicate
  Investor or fund · Cedar Rapids
• Jefferson Trust
  Investor or fund · Charlottesville
• Kansas Angel Investor Tax Credit (KAITC)
  Investor or fund
• Kansas State University Foundation
  Investor or fund · Manhattan
• Keiretsu Forum Mid-Atlantic
  Investor or fund · Philadelphia
• Kirkpatrick Family Fund
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• Kitchen 66 (Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation)
  Investor or fund · Tulsa
• Knudsen Capital
  Investor or fund
• Kokopelli Capital
  Investor or fund · Colorado
• Left Lane Capital
  Investor or fund · New York
• Legacy Regional Community Foundation
  Investor or fund · Rest of
• Level Equity
  Investor or fund · New York
• LISC Hampton Roads
  Investor or fund
• LISC Virginia
  Investor or fund · Richmond
• Loan Participation Program
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• Long Chicago
  Investor or fund · Chicago
• Longwood University Real Estate Foundation
  Investor or fund · Farmville
• LuminArx Capital Management
  Investor or fund · New York
• LVG Seed Fund
  Investor or fund · Charlottesville
• Manufacturing 4.0 Loan Participation Program
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation
  Investor or fund · Kansas City
• Mercer-Muscatine County Revolving Loan Fund
  Investor or fund · Muscatine
• Meritrust Credit Union
  Investor or fund · Wichita
• Miami Angels
  Investor or fund · Miami
• MidFirst Bank
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• Nasdaq Foundation
  Investor or fund · New York
• Nationwide Ventures
  Investor or fund · Columbus
• Nebraska Enterprise Fund
  Investor or fund
• New Community Transformation Fund-Denver
  Investor or fund · Denver
• New North Ventures
  Investor or fund
• NIACC Pappajohn Micro-Loan Program
  Investor or fund · Mason City
• NIACC Revolving Loan Fund
  Investor or fund · Mason City
• NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership
  Investor or fund · Gaithersburg
• North Coast Ventures
  Investor or fund · Shaker Heights
• North East Texas Economic Development District
  Investor or fund · Texarkana
• Northwest Bank
  Investor or fund · Spencer
• Northwest Loan Fund
  Investor or fund
• NVTC Foundation
  Investor or fund · Northern Virginia
• NWA Innovation Fund
  Investor or fund · Boca Raton
• ODU Research Foundation
  Investor or fund · Norfolk
• Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund (TVSF)
  Investor or fund
• Oklahoma Capital Investment Board (OCIB)
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma City Community Foundation
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund (OCAST, managed by i2E)
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• OREAD Angel Group
  Investor or fund · Lawrence
• ORU Angel Network
  Investor or fund · Tulsa
• Outsiders Fund
  Investor or fund
• Owl Ventures
  Investor or fund
• P&G Ventures
  Investor or fund · Cincinnati
• Paladin Capital Group
  Investor or fund · Washington
• Palm Beach County Business Loan Program
  Investor or fund · West Palm Beach
• Palm Ventures
  Investor or fund
• Pavey Investments
  Investor or fund
• People Incorporated Financial Services
  Investor or fund · Abingdon
• Peter Kiewit Foundation
  Investor or fund · Omaha
• Pioneer Country Development
  Investor or fund · Hill City
• Pioneer Venture Group
  Investor or fund · Denver
• Pisgah Fund
  Investor or fund
• Plains Angels Early Stage Investment Fund
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• Plains Ventures (Plains Venture Partners)
  Investor or fund · Oklahoma City
• Principal Foundation
  Investor or fund · Des Moines
• Pritzker Group Venture Capital
  Investor or fund · Chicago
• PROPEL Small Business Loan Fund
  Investor or fund · Wichita
• QED Investors
  Investor or fund
• R1 Capital
  Investor or fund · Columbus
• Red Cedar Seed Fund
  Investor or fund · Cedar Falls
• Redbud VC
  Investor or fund · Columbia
• Regent Bank
  Investor or fund · Tulsa
• Region XII Development
  Investor or fund · Carroll

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Cities

• Investors and funds in Chicago, Illinois 38
• Investors and funds in Denver, Colorado 35
• Investors and funds in Des Moines, Iowa 29
• Investors and funds in Cleveland, Ohio 21
• Investors and funds in Columbus, Ohio 19
• Investors and funds in Cincinnati, Ohio 17
• Investors and funds in Tulsa, Oklahoma 17
• Investors and funds in Boulder, Colorado 15
• Investors and funds in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 14
• Investors and funds in Richmond, Virginia 14
• Investors and funds in Wichita, Kansas 13
• Investors and funds in Boca Raton, Florida 12
• Investors and funds in Greeley, Colorado 11
• Investors and funds in West Palm Beach, Florida 11
• Investors and funds in Charlottesville, Virginia 10
• Investors and funds in Cedar Rapids, Iowa 9
• Investors and funds in Overland Park, Kansas 7
• Investors and funds in Texarkana, Texas 7
• Investors and funds in Topeka, Kansas 7
• Investors and funds in Manhattan, Kansas 5
• Investors and funds in Arlington, Virginia 4
• Investors and funds in Athens, Ohio 4
• Investors and funds in Dublin, Ohio 4
• Investors and funds in Johnston, Iowa 4
• Investors and funds in Kansas City, Kansas 4
• Investors and funds in McLean, Virginia 4
• Investors and funds in Waterloo, Iowa 4
• Investors and funds in West Des Moines, Iowa 4
• Investors and funds in Akron, Ohio 3
• Investors and funds in Ames, Iowa 3
• Investors and funds in Champaign, Illinois 3
• Investors and funds in Colorado Springs, Colorado 3
• Investors and funds in Dubuque, Iowa 3
• Investors and funds in Elyria, Ohio 3
• Investors and funds in Iowa City, Iowa 3
• Investors and funds in Lawrence, Kansas 3
• Investors and funds in Muscatine, Iowa 3
• Investors and funds in Shaker Heights, Ohio 3
• Investors and funds in Youngstown, Ohio 3