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Brian Crump is an attorney at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP and the Founding Partner & Principal at Chicago Early Growth Ventures. His investment thesis includes driving corporate and strategic transactions for startup and early-stage companies. He has over 12 years of investment experience, focusing on the Chicago startup ecosystem. Brian’s previous investments include strategic initiatives in venture financing, exit transactions, mergers, acquisitions, and private equity buyouts. His collaboration style involves direct engagement with startup founders, investors, and partners to support and drive the growth of early-stage companies. The investment check size for Chicago Early Growth Ventures is not specified in the available sources.
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Country: United States of America
Industries: Not available
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Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed
Website: https://www.chicagoearly.com/
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Status: very-active
AI Reasoning: Tracxn lists Chicago Early Growth Ventures (team includes Brian Crump) having a seed investment in iAsk AI on Oct 2, 2024 and another investment (Bonsai) in Jul 17, 2025. The most recent investment linked to Chicago Early Growth Ventures is Jul 17, 2025 (Bonsai), which is less than 6 months before the reference date, indicating very recent activity. Startup invested: Bonsai. Time since last investment: about 3.5 months. Tag assigned accordingly.
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