Jump Capital Fund VIII | 2026 VC Fund

Jump Capital

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Chicago, United States

Countries of investment

United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Ireland
Israel
India

Investment stages

Series A
Series B
Series C
Growth

Industries

FinTech
Blockchain
Enterprise Software
Media
IT Infrastructure
Data Infrastructure
Trading Tech

About
Jump Capital is a Chicago-based venture capital firm focused on backing expansion-stage technology companies. Their focus spans fintech, blockchain, enterprise software, media, and IT infrastructure across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Israel, and India. The firm supports tech founders from Series A through growth stages.

Min check size: $5M
Max check size: $30M
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Investment Thesis

Jump Capital is a Series A to growth stage venture capital firm deploying capital across fintech, blockchain, enterprise software, media, IT & data infrastructure sectors. They invest $5M-$30M in expansion-stage technology companies with proven product-market fit and clear growth trajectories. The firm differentiates itself as a Chicago-based multi-stage firm with $1B+ AUM, backed by Jump Trading's institutional trading expertise, providing portfolio companies deep fintech, data infrastructure, and blockchain sector networks.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2012 as the venture capital arm of Jump Trading Group (institutional trading firm founded 1999). Led by Peter Johnson (Managing Partner) and Yelena Shkolnik (Partner). Additional Partners include Sacha Zeng, Mike McMahon, Saurabh Sharma, and Erin Gleason. Team of 15+ investment professionals based in Chicago. Manages over $1B AUM across multiple funds including Jump Capital I through VII. Portfolio includes BitGo, Ledger, Numerai, Coinbase (early), Robinhood (early), FTX, Republic, and 200+ other fintech, blockchain, and enterprise software companies. Backed by Jump Trading's institutional trading expertise providing portfolio companies deep fintech and blockchain sector networks.