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Office Locations:
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c/o Henry Crown and Company
222 N. LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60603
Phone: 312-236-6300
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Information Technology
Life Sciences & Healthcare
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The Crown Venture Fund is the venture capital arm of the Crown family of Chicago, and is administrated by General Partner, Richard Robb. The company has made recent investments in Massachusetts-based Kala Pharmaceuticals and Seattle-based Amnis, a cell imaging company. The Crown family also owns CC Industries, which has headquarters in Chicago. The largest subsidiary of CC Industries is truck trailer manufacturer, Great Dane Trailers. The company's other business interests include farm equipment maker Bush Hog; food processing equipment makers Weiler & Co. and Formax; furniture manufacturer Woodard Furniture; and real estate. William H. Crown, also known as Bill, serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President at CC Industries Inc. Mr. Crown has been with CC Industries Inc since 1993. Mr. Crown serves as General Partner at Henry Crown and Company. The Crown family also makes direct purchases through its Chicago-based Longview Asset Management, led by family member James Star.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage (includes "pre-seed," or concept stage) | No Revenue |
Early Stage | Minimal Revenue |
Growth Stage (also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage (also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
Private Equity | |
Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
Large Cap | >$1B |
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