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Baird Capital

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Apr 2026, closing $416M. Last cheque observed Dec 2013.

QuietNew fund $416M, Apr 2026VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BB-to-bSmbBusiness-to-business

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque4712days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$13MRounds led0 of 4
Pitch Baird Capital

Baird Capital highlights

  1. 01

    4 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Debt and Series A: 50% of its rounds

What they do

Baird Capital invests in founder-led, lower-middle-market B2B technology & services companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
B-to-bSmbBusiness-to-business
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2013

    4 rounds

  2. Dec
    emidsVenture · US · finsmes.com$13MWith 1 other
  3. Nov
    SignalDebt · US · sec.gov$27MWith 6 others
  4. Nov
    CatalyzeSeries A · US · sec.gov$2.0MWith 6 others
  5. Oct
    Insightra MedicalSeries C · US · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

GGGordon G. PanExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
SBSteve BoothExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
TMTerrance MaxwellExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 44 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 7 we have independently watched raise

Osano2025 Fortune 100Baird EuropeBairdcareersImportant DisclosuresMember SIPCRwbaird

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Baird Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Quick answers about Baird Capital

What does Baird Capital invest in?

Baird Capital invests most often at Debt and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B-to-b, Smb and Business-to-business.

How active is Baird Capital?

4 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2013.

How big are Baird Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $13M.

Is Baird Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2013.

Who does Baird Capital invest alongside?

Most often JumpStart Ventures (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Baird Capital?

Baird Capital is a VC firm based in Chicago, United States.

Has Baird Capital raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Apr 2026, reporting $416M raised.

When was Baird Capital founded?

Baird Capital was founded in 1989.

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