Kevin Willer

@ChicagoVentures, Founding CEO @1871, 10yrs @Google 2001/11, Board Member @HoundsChicago & @OneKnoxSC, Investor/Advisor @LeytonOrientFC. Investor @RhodeIslandFC, @BostonLegacy, @TGL. @BostonCollege & @ChicagoBooth alum

📍 DuPage County, Illinois, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 38 investments📅 16 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 United States20+ investmentsInvested this year
38
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22
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9
Mid stage
1
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16y
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Portfolio

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Angel Investor
Sep 2025
(P)rind takes a sustainable, innovative approach to snacking by transforming Italian Parmigiano rinds—often an overlooked byproduct—into a delicious, convenient, nutrient-dense snack. Made with just four simple ingredients, (P)rind is a high-protein, lactose-free, zero-carb superfood that offers a range of health benefits, including support for muscles, bones, and heart health.
Angel Investor
Sep 2025
zerohash is the leading infrastructure provider for crypto, stablecoin, and tokenized assets. Its API and embeddable dev-kit enable innovators to easily launch solutions across cross-border payments, commerce, trading, remittance, payroll, tokenization, and on/off-ramps. The company has a global regulatory footprint across the EU, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Bermuda, and the U.S., and operates regulated entities in 51 U.S. jurisdictions. For more information, visit zerohash.com.
Investor
Sep 2025
It’s official! Women’s professional soccer is coming to the greatest sports town in the world. #NWSLBoston
Investor
Jan 2025
Building progressive approaches in sports, media, and entertainment.
Investor
Jun 2024
We are a grassroots soccer based founders group, committed to building a highly competitive womens professional soccer team thats backed by a passionate community of supporters in the GTA. More than a football club, we are building a field of dreams, empowerment and unlimited possibilities. We believe in the power of a simple ball to break barriers, unite hearts, and transform strangers into family. We exist to play a different game.
Board Member
Jan 2024
Chicagos Major League Rugby Franchise
Investor
Nov 2022
Fifth Star Funds is a venture philanthropy fund seeking to address the funding epidemic in America where only 1% of venture capital is awarded to Black founders. We accomplish this by investing in Black tech founders in Chicago at the early stage “Friends & Family” round. We believe the funding gap at this stage is the most critical to address, as centuries of inequity have prevented these potential entrepreneurs from having the initial capital to start their businesses. Any individual, corporation, or foundation can contribute to the fund as a tax-deductible donation, and 100% of all returns from successful investments are reinvested into the fund to support future generations of underrepresented founders. We are partnered with leaders in the industry such as 1871, Winston & Strawn, Tides.org, and many more. The Chicago flag features four stars that represent pivotal events in our city’s history; we contend that the Fifth Star belongs to underrepresented founders and the extraordinary impact they will have on our city’s future.
Angel Investor
Jan 2022
Ubiquitous unlocks influencer marketing for the biggest brands in the world with a heavy focus on TikTok. We are a full-service solution built with mature data infrastructure that utilizes predictive analytics and machine learning to optimize influencer marketing strategy on top of our world class strategy and execution team. Whether youre focused on brand awareness, improving social presence through creator-led organic content creation, or developing a direct growth strategy, weve got you covered. Weve worked with brands and marketing agencies of all sizes - including Lyft, Disney, American Eagle, Netflix, FabFitFun, and 200+ others. We believe that brands need more than just self-service software to efficiently utilize the fastest growing marketing vertical, which is why we use incredible marketers layered on top of the most mature data infrastructure in the space to solve any influencer marketing challenge.
Angel Investor
Jul 2021
Protégés mission is to democratize access to opportunity by allowing anyone to submit their talent to the best experts in the world for feedback and the chance to become their protégé. We believe that the best talent deserves be discovered, no matter background, family connections, or net worth. Anyone in the world with an internet connection has access to the information and education to break into a career. However, no matter how well you learn and master this or your craft, without the right opportunity to showcase this talent, career progressions stifle. Often, only the few who know someone who has already achieved success are fortunate enough to be positioned to shoot their shot to be able to make it. Protégé changes this.
Investor
Apr 2021
LongJump is a first-check venture fund, based in Chicago, designed to invest in the next generation of founders. We provide capital, connections, and community to help founders take the leap towards building fast-growing, scalable businesses. Apply for funding consideration at longjump.vc/apply
Shareholder
Dec 2020
A Club For All Rhode Island. Our 2026 USL Championship Season kicks off March 7!
Angel Investor
May 2020
Vigtory was founded to tackle the most strategic challenge that sportsbooks face: how to build the greatest betting experience all while offering the best possible pricing. We’re reinventing what it means to bet on sports. Comprised of sports marketing and gaming executives, the Vigtory team is armed to provide an experience that consistently exceeds market expectations. Founded in 2019, the company came together to tear down the archaic off-the-shelf way of operating a sportsbook. The question was asked: if we could build the ideal sportsbook, what would it look like? What would the experience be? It's with that founding principal Vigtory set off on its path. Our platform will allow users to experience sports betting in a way they never have before. By leading on pricing and offering robust prop betting markets, building a never before seen backtesting engine, integrating actionable content into the app alongside a state-of-the-art customer experience, we've built a book for the bettor.
early stageSpectator Sports
Angel Investor
Apr 2020
Fly is a global JavaScript platform that gives you the power to build your own CDN. Write, test, and run code locally. Then deploy it everywhere and watch it scale.
Investor
Sep 2018
consumer tools for the 99%. live from chicago, Illinois. 👨‍💻🙋🏽‍♂️🤷🏼‍♀️🏃🏻‍♀️🦄🤙
Investor
Aug 2018
Wisconsin's unoffical official lifestyle brand.
mid stageEntertainment
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2025
Angel Investor
Sep 2025
(P)rind takes a sustainable, innovative approach to snacking by transforming Italian Parmigiano rinds—often an overlooked byproduct—into a delicious, convenient, nutrient-dense snack. Made with just four simple ingredients, (P)rind is a high-protein, lactose-free, zero-carb superfood that offers a range of health benefits, including support for muscles, bones, and heart health.
Angel Investor
Sep 2025
zerohash is the leading infrastructure provider for crypto, stablecoin, and tokenized assets. Its API and embeddable dev-kit enable innovators to easily launch solutions across cross-border payments, commerce, trading, remittance, payroll, tokenization, and on/off-ramps. The company has a global regulatory footprint across the EU, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand, Bermuda, and the U.S., and operates regulated entities in 51 U.S. jurisdictions. For more information, visit zerohash.com.
Investor
Sep 2025
It’s official! Women’s professional soccer is coming to the greatest sports town in the world. #NWSLBoston
Investor
Jan 2025
Building progressive approaches in sports, media, and entertainment.
2024
Investor
Jun 2024
We are a grassroots soccer based founders group, committed to building a highly competitive womens professional soccer team thats backed by a passionate community of supporters in the GTA. More than a football club, we are building a field of dreams, empowerment and unlimited possibilities. We believe in the power of a simple ball to break barriers, unite hearts, and transform strangers into family. We exist to play a different game.
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