Origin Ventures
Origin Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, and San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on investing in bold founders who are leading the Artificial Intelligence Economy, targeting sectors such as AI infrastructure, software, applications, services, and marketplaces that enhance productivity and automation. The firm typically invests in Seed to Series A rounds, with initial check sizes ranging from $0.5 million to $8 million, most commonly between $2 million and $8 million. Origin V Per Crunchbase, Origin Ventures has made 133 investments, 54 as lead investor across 84 portfolio companies, with 24 exits including 1 IPOs.
Investing activity
Origin Ventures has made 133 investments according to Crunchbase across 84 portfolio companies, and has led 54 rounds and seen 24 exits, 1 of them by IPO.
Origin Ventures appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Century Health (Seed, $5M, May 2026).
Origin Ventures most often invests alongside Next Play Ventures, 2048 Ventures, InnovateHealth Ventures and Zorba Lieberman, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Origin Ventures
What AI companies has Origin Ventures invested in?
Origin Ventures's AI investments include Century Health. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Origin Ventures based?
Origin Ventures is based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What stage does Origin Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Origin Ventures has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M. Origin Ventures led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Origin Ventures co-invest with?
Origin Ventures's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Next Play Ventures (1 deal), 2048 Ventures (1 deal), InnovateHealth Ventures (1 deal), Zorba Lieberman (1 deal) and Alumni Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Origin Ventures?
Founders on Lounge can see Origin Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Origin Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.