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CME Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 20 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

DebtGrowthSeedElectronicsFinTechFinance & Crypto

Deploying now
100%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 20 on record
Since the last cheque143days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$34MRounds led0 of 20Exits1 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 78%
Pitch CME Ventures

CME Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series A: 62% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
DebtGrowthSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
ElectronicsFinTechFinance & Crypto
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first20 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jun
    Digital AssetSeries F · US · SC Ventures$355MWith 28 others
  3. 2025

    1 round

  4. Mar
    Grão DiretoSeries B · BR · LatamList$15MWith 8 others
  5. 2019

    2 rounds

  6. Dec
    OpenFinUS · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 7 others
  7. Apr
    OpenGammaGB · TechCrunch$10MWith 3 others
  8. 2018

    1 round

  9. Feb
    SparkCognitionSeries B · US · FinSMEs$57MWith 5 others
  10. 2017

    5 rounds

  11. Nov
    1QBSeries B · CA · FinSMEs$40MWith 3 others
  12. Jul
    iguazioSeries B · IL · FinSMEs$33MWith 5 others
  13. May
    Orbital InsightSeries C · US · FinSMEs$50MWith 7 others
  14. Mar
    FilamentUS · FinSMEs$15MWith 9 others
  15. Feb
    FortscaleUS · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 5 others
  16. 2016

    2 rounds

  17. Dec
    Wickr$34MWith 24 others
  18. Mar
    Digital Asset Holdings$62MWith 17 others
  19. 2015

    5 rounds

  20. Nov
    FortscaleVenture · US$4.0MWith 1 other
  21. Oct
    Digital Currency GroupVenture · USUndisclosedWith 11 others
  22. Oct
    RippleSeries A · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  23. Jun
    Nervana SystemsSeries A · US$21MWith 8 others
  24. May
    RippleSeries A · US$28MWith 10 others
  25. 2014

    3 rounds

  26. Sept
    DwollaSeries D · US$9.7MWith 3 others
  27. Sept
    PowerlyticsVenture · US$5.0MWith 1 other
  28. Jun
    Wickr Inc.Series B · US$30MWith 7 others

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The team

We hold 3 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

WickrBought by AmazonUndisclosedJun 2021

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies CME Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about CME Ventures

What does CME Ventures invest in?

CME Ventures invests most often at Series B and Series A (62% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Electronics, FinTech and Finance & Crypto.

How active is CME Ventures?

20 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2026.

What has CME Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Digital Asset (Series F, Jun 2026), Grão Direto (Series B, Mar 2025) and OpenFin (Undisclosed round, Dec 2019).

How big are CME Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $34M.

Does CME Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 20 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does CME Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (78%), Brazil (6%) and the United Kingdom (6%).

Is CME Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does CME Ventures invest alongside?

Most often AME Cloud Ventures (2 rounds together), Alsop Louie Partners (2 rounds together) and BNP Paribas (2 rounds together).

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