# CME Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> CME Ventures is a corporate vc based in United States. 20 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/cme-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# CME Ventures

Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 20 cheques on record.

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Debt Growth Seed Electronics FinTech Finance & Crypto

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**100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 20 on record

Since the last cheque **143** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$34M** Rounds led **0 of 20** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 78%**

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## CME Ventures highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 62% of its rounds
- 03 1 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Debt Growth Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Electronics FinTech Finance & Crypto
- **Based in:** Chicago, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **20 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jun** **[Digital Asset](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-asset)** Series F · US · SC Ventures **$355M** With 28 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Mar** **[Grão Direto](https://millionrounds.com/company/grao-direto)** Series B · BR · LatamList **$15M** With 8 others
- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[OpenFin](https://millionrounds.com/company/openfin)** US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[OpenGamma](https://millionrounds.com/company/opengamma)** GB · TechCrunch **$10M** With 3 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Feb** **[SparkCognition](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparkcognition)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$57M** With 5 others
- **2017** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[1QB](https://millionrounds.com/company/1qb)** Series B · CA · FinSMEs **$40M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **iguazio** Series B · IL · FinSMEs **$33M** With 5 others
- **May** **[Orbital Insight](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbital-insight)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$50M** With 7 others
- **Mar** **[Filament](https://millionrounds.com/company/filament)** US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[Fortscale](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortscale)** US · FinSMEs **$7.0M** With 5 others
- **2016** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Wickr](https://millionrounds.com/company/wickr)** **$34M** With 24 others
- **Mar** **[Digital Asset Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-asset-holdings)** **$62M** With 17 others
- **2015** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Fortscale](https://millionrounds.com/company/fortscale)** Venture · US **$4.0M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-currency-group)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 11 others
- **Oct** **[Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripple)** Series A · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Nervana Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/nervana-systems)** Series A · US **$21M** With 8 others
- **May** **[Ripple](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripple)** Series A · US **$28M** With 10 others
- **2014** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Dwolla](https://millionrounds.com/company/dwolla)** Series D · US **$9.7M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Powerlytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/powerlytics)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Wickr Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/wickr-inc)** Series B · US **$30M** With 7 others

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

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 listed **1 in all**

**[Wickr](https://millionrounds.com/company/wickr)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **Undisclosed** Jun 2021

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

## The cheque

Debt Growth Seed

Median round joined **$34M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 20 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Jun 2026
- **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series B said *5*
- Series A said *3*
- Venture *3*
- Series C *1*
- Series D *1*
- Debt said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [AME Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures) 2
- [Alsop Louie Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alsop-louie) 2
- [BNP Paribas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas) 2
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures) 2
- [Digital Currency Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group) 2
- [Dolby Family Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dolby-family-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**AME Cloud Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures)[**Alsop Louie Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alsop-louie)[**BNP Paribas** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bnp-paribas)[**Bain Capital Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bain-capital-ventures)[**Digital Currency Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-currency-group)[**Dolby Family Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dolby-family-ventures)[**HSBC** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsbc)[**JP Morgan** Investment bank **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan)[**Juniper Networks** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/juniper-networks)[**Lux Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital)[**RRE Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Riverwood Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riverwood-capital)

## Recently backed

The latest companies CME Ventures put money into.

[**Digital Asset** $355M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-asset)[**Grão Direto** $15M · Mar 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/grao-direto)[**OpenFin** $5.0M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/openfin)[**OpenGamma** $10M · Apr 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/opengamma)[**SparkCognition** $57M · Feb 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparkcognition)[**Orbital Insight** $50M · May 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/orbital-insight)

## 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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