Izou Partners is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that leads and co-leads Seed and Series A rounds in companies modernizing the future of work, human health, and longevity.
Izou Partners (pronounced "ee-Zo") is a Chicago-based investment and advisory firm that backs transformative technologies modernizing the future of work, enriching human connection, and enhancing the future of health and longevity.
Izou leads or co-leads Seed, Seed+, and Series A rounds, backing tech and IP-enabled businesses with scalable models in large markets. The firm also advises private equity and venture capital funds and growth-stage companies on strategy, talent, and capital. Izou's capital comes with operating experience drawn from its partners' track records of building, scaling, and selling companies worth billions of dollars.
General Partner Jeremie Bacon is an entrepreneur, investor, and educator with more than two decades of experience in software and financial technology. He co-founded Backstop Solutions Group (back-office software for hedge funds and investment managers), Synap Software Labs (which merged with Imagineer Technology Group), and The Forge Adventure Parks. He also serves as Operating Partner at Muditā Venture Partners and Adjunct Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
