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Hyde Park Venture Partners

Last cheque observed May 2026; 132 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $1.9M, Jan 2024VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AB-to-cSmall And Medium BusinessesB2B

Deploying now
75%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 132 on record
Since the last cheque183days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.5MCheque size, as they say$250K – $3.0MRounds led4 of 132Sole investor6 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 88%
Pitch Hyde Park Venture Partners

Hyde Park Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 6 rounds, median $6.0M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

HPVP is an early stage venture fund focused on AI, software and tech-enabled servicesFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $3.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
B-to-cSmall And Medium BusinessesB2B
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first132 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. May
    BenjiSeed · US$6.3MWith 2 others
  3. Apr
    ProviviVenture · US$25MWith 3 others
  4. Apr
    memQSeries A · US · Qbeat Ventures$10MWith 10 others
  5. Apr
    definitySeries A · US$12MWith 1 other
  6. Jan
    FinOpslySeed · US$6.4MWith 3 others
  7. 2025

    5 rounds

  8. Nov
    Kognitive NetworksVenture · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  9. Aug
    PartySlateVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  10. Apr
    HDataDebt · US$2.1MWith 2 others
  11. Mar
    CertiverseSeries A · US · TechCrunch$11MWith 3 others
  12. Feb
    InvestNextSeries B · US$15MWith 2 others
  13. 2024

    7 rounds

  14. Dec
    Slip RoboticsSeries B · US · TechCrunch$28MWith 5 others
  15. Dec
    DentologieVenture · US$5.2MWith 3 others
  16. Nov
    ZenginesSeed · US$9.0MSole investor
  17. Oct
    DemandJumpVenture · US$2.1MWith 2 others
  18. Apr
    Aegle Health PartnersVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  19. Feb
    LandscapeHubDebt · US$5.0MWith 3 others
  20. Jan
    Out Of OfficeSeed · US$1.3MWith 2 others
  21. 2023

    5 rounds

  22. Oct
    TrainwellSeries A · US$6.5MWith 2 others
  23. Sept
    Augie StudioSeed · US$3.1MWith 2 others
  24. Sept
    Market WagonVenture · US$2.8MWith 2 others
  25. Aug
    ProviVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  26. May
    SteadyMDVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  27. 2022

    12 rounds

  28. Dec
    TerminusVenture · GB$22MWith 3 others
  29. Nov
    BlackcartSeries A · CA$3.7MWith 4 others
  30. Sept
    FourKitesVenture · US$10MWith 2 others
  31. Sept
    ChowlyVenture · US$10MWith 4 others
  32. Sept
    Upfront Healthcare ServicesSeries C · US$11MWith 1 other
  33. May
    VibenomicsSeries B · US$12MWith 3 others
  34. May
    PaladinSeries A · US$8.0MWith 3 others
  35. Apr
    Audit SightSeed · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  36. Mar
    SleekVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  37. Jan
    FixerVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  38. Jan
    FactoryFixSeries A · US$10MWith 3 others
  39. Jan
    Fast RadiusUS$100MWith 5 others
  40. 2021

    9 rounds

  41. Nov
    PathFactoryVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 2 others
  42. Sept
    IntelinAirSeries B · US$20MWith 2 others
  43. Aug
    NoRedInkSeries B · US$50MWith 5 others
  44. Jul
    LogicGateSeries C · US$113MWith 4 others
  45. Jul
    AmperitySeries D · US$100MWith 5 others
  46. May
    DollyVenture · FRUndisclosedWith 3 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

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

AGAlisa Garfield VassChief Financial Officer, Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLCiForm ADV
ALAllison LechnirMember, Hyde Park Venture Associates IV, LLCiForm ADV
GCGregory Charles BarnesMember and Manager, Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLCiForm ADV
GHGuy H TurnerMember and Manager, Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC and Hyde Partners Venture Associates, LLCiForm ADV
ISIra S WeissMember and Manager, Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLC and Hyde Partners Venture Associates, LLCiForm ADV
TBTimothy B KoppAdvisor, Hyde Park Venture Partners Management LLCiForm ADV

We also hold 11 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 the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$396Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
2+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
HYDE PARK Venture Partners Management LLC
SEC number
CRD 170730

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

30 of 48 we have independently watched raise

AmountAmperityAvantBlackcartCertiverseChowlyClincDefinityFinopslyFormalooFourkitesGobridgitHighalphaIntelinairKooltraLandscapehubLimelightplatformMarketwagonNoredinkPartyslateProviPurchaserShipbobSliproboticsSteadymdTerminusTrainwellUpfronthealthcareZenginesZylo2389AeglecapAugxlabsBookpinchG2GomalomoJoinpaladinKognitiveLeapincOnsleekRayniRisescienceRoadsyncTakemeoutofofficeWithbenjidiffit.mehdata.usmemq.tech

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

Modest IncBought by PayPalUndisclosedAug 2015
SqrlBought by Upsourced AccountingUndisclosedMay 2014
Tap.MeBought by MediaMathUndisclosedDec 2012

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 Hyde Park Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Hyde Park Venture Partners put money into.

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Hyde Park Venture Partners in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about Hyde Park Venture Partners

What does Hyde Park Venture Partners invest in?

Hyde Park Venture Partners invests most often at Seed and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B-to-c, Small And Medium Businesses and B2B.

How active is Hyde Park Venture Partners?

132 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in May 2026.

What has Hyde Park Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Benji (Seed, May 2026), Provivi (Venture, Apr 2026) and memQ (Series A, Apr 2026).

How big are Hyde Park Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.5M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $3.0M.

Does Hyde Park Venture Partners lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 132 investments on record (3%).

Where does Hyde Park Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%) and Canada (8%).

Is Hyde Park Venture Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Hyde Park Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Hyde Park Angels (19 rounds together), Chicago Ventures (9 rounds together) and Techstars (8 rounds together).

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