Pritzker Group
Also known as Pritzker Group Venture Capital, PGVC
Chicago family-backed investment firm with permanent capital; per archived pages it acquired middle-market companies and its venture arm wrote $500K–$5M checks, mainly Series A.
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Chicago family-backed investment firm of the Pritzkers; Tony Pritzker is quoted as its co-founder. Per archived pages (2025) it had venture capital, private capital and asset management arms.
Family & background
- FAMILY
- Pritzker
- HEADQUARTERS
- Chicago, United States
- OUTSIDE CAPITAL
- No — own capital only
Investment approach
- SECTORS
- Software & SaaS
- GEOGRAPHY
- United States
- STAGES
- SeedSeries ABuyout
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsVenture capitalPrivate equityFunds (as LP)
- TICKET
- $500K–$5M
Overview
Pritzker Group describes itself as a family-backed investment firm with a permanent capital base, and says it has acquired or invested in more than 100 companies. Per archived pages of its website (2025), it had three arms: venture capital, private capital (building middle-market companies) and asset management (allocating capital to outside investment managers). Per archived pages, the venture arm described itself as an evergreen fund with no limited partners, writing $500K–$5M initial checks, with Series A as its main stage, in companies across the US. The current website is a one-page summary and no longer lists the venture team or portfolio. In February 2026 Pritzker Group anchored the USD 50M debut fund of SNAK Venture Partners, founded by two former Pritzker Group Venture Capital partners.
Investment thesis
Per archived pages (2025), the venture arm focused on early-stage marketplaces and vertical SaaS for industries that have been slow to adopt technology; Series A was its core stage, with selective seed checks of $500K–$1M alongside a syndicate lead, plus opportunistic follow-ons.
Holdings & investments (8)
- SNAK Venture Partners Fund INOTABLEsince 2026 · Anchor LP (fund commitment)
- CoinbaseNOTABLECrypto & Web3 · since 2018 · Listed per archived page (2025)
- The Honest CompanyNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce · Listed per archived page (2025)
- Dollar Shave ClubNOTABLEConsumer & E-commerce · since 2012 · Listed per archived page (January 2026)
- Industrial & Manufacturing · since 2023 · Listed per archived page (2025)
- project44Software & SaaS · since 2016 · Listed per archived page (2025)
- FleetMaticsSoftware & SaaS · since 2010 · IPO (NYSE: FLTX), per archived page (2025)
- G2Software & SaaS · Listed per archived page (2025)
People
Frequently asked questions
Pritzker Group is a single family office based in Chicago, the United States.
Pritzker Group invests on behalf of the Pritzker family.
Pritzker Group invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, venture capital, private equity and funds (as lp).
Pritzker Group invests at Seed, Series A and Buyout stages in Software & SaaS.
Pritzker Group's stated ticket size is $500K–$5M.
Key people at Pritzker Group include Tony Pritzker (Co-Founder), Chris Girgenti (Managing Partner, Venture Capital (per archived page, 2025)), Carter Cast (Operating Partner, Venture Capital (per archived page, 2025)) and Terra Fuller (Chief Investment Officer, Asset Management (per archived page, 2025)).
Pritzker Group's holdings and investments include SNAK Venture Partners Fund I, Coinbase, The Honest Company, Dollar Shave Club, project44, G2, FleetMatics and Machinery Partner.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Pritzker Group is SNAK Venture Partners Fund I (Anchor LP commitment (fund commitment)), announced in Feb 2026.
No. Pritzker Group invests its own capital and does not raise money from outside investors.