@AKoopersmith

Venture capital investor based in Chicago, originally from the east coast. Still trying to get my kids to call them 'sneakers', but losing out to 'gym shoes'

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Joined July 2009
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Murph Capital
@murphcapitalMar 25

Emerging Manager Q&A: Adam Koopersmith about $50M SNAK Fund I

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Excited to announce the closing our debut fund @SNAKVC to support category leading marketplaces! techcrunch.com/2026/02/04/sn… via @techcrunch

SNAK Venture Partners raises $50M fund to back vertical marketplaces | TechCrunch

The firm has already invested in six companies, including BigRentals and Repackify, focused on equipment rental and packaging logistics, respectively.

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Logan LaHive@loganlahive21 Oct 2025
Announcing --> Techstars Chicago (@techstars_chi) is BACK. I've returned as Managing Director. Applications are now OPEN and we’ve raised a new venture fund, @longchicagoVC, to make it happen. techstars.com/accelerators/c…

Techstars Chicago | Techstars Accelerators

Techstars Chicago, in partnership with Long Chicago, is an early stage accelerator & venture fund. We're long on the Midwest and intensely founder-focused. To our selected companies, we offer a large...

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Joe Magyer
@Magyer4 Mar 2025
Happy to share my conversation with @ssahney on @InvestNStartups. We talked about: 🔁 Network effects and why Sonia loves marketplaces 🅱️2️⃣🅱️ Why @SNAKVC prefers B2B to B2C 🦾 What AI does NOT change about marketplaces 🌱 What surprised Sonia about launching a new firm
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Sonia Sahney Nagar@ssahney21 Mar 2024
Excited to announce our investment in FuelMe, which we co-led with ⁦@tribecavp⁩ and w/ ⁦@BessemerVP⁩ participation. Another great addition to our B2B digital marketplace portfolio in the very sexy fuel procurement space 😊 prnewswire.com/news-releases…

Fuel Me Secures $18 Million in Oversubscribed Series A to Redefine Fuel Procurement as We Know It

/PRNewswire/ -- Fuel Me, a pioneering fuel procurement and management platform, is proud to announce the successful close of its $18 million Series A financing...

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Sonia Sahney Nagar@ssahney9 May 2023
You’ll find me tomorrow @1871Chicago! I’ll be with @kwiller @drivecapital @OCAVentures @jumpcapital talking about how to put the “fun” in fundraising in today’s market. RSVP link below 👇🏽
1871@1871tech9 May 2023
TOMORROW is our 6th Annual ScaleUp event for growth stage companies in tech! Do not miss this morning of programming from 15+ speakers who’ll be discussing: AI, raising capital, managing remote workers, governance, and more! RSVP ➡️1871.com/event/scaleup-2023/ #1871innovationhub
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Congrats @PlusOneRobotics! Welcome aboard @scalevp and @rodriscoll techcrunch.com/2023/03/07/pl…

Plus One raises $50M for its parcel robotics vision systems | TechCrunch

Another industrial automation firm is bucking VC slowdown, as Plus One Robotics this morning announces a $50 million raise.

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Pritzker Group VC@PritzkerVC13 Jan 2023
Congrats to @PritzkerVC portfolio company @SMSAssistLLC on completing the "largest private-to-private PropTech M&A deal to-date businesswire.com/news/home/2…

Lessen Acquires SMS Assist, Signaling A New Era for Property Technology and Services

Lessen, the premier tech-enabled, end-to-end solution for outsourced real estate property services, announced today a strategic acquisition of SMS Assist, an...

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Field Hockey ‘Made It’!!!! Will play for the State Championship on Saturday - 1pm at New Trier
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Sonia Sahney Nagar@ssahney23 Sep 2022
Congrats to @PritzkerVC portfolio company @Ocient on winning the Momentum award at last night’s @1871Chicago Momentum Awards!
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Pritzker Group VC@PritzkerVC9 Sep 2022
Latest ⁦@HarvardBiz⁩ article by ⁦@PritzkerVC⁩ Partner ⁦@CarterACast⁩ on avoiding self-destructive behaviors, and why challenging times can be a valuable opportunity to build credibility with employees, investors, and customers. hbr.org/2022/09/how-founders…

How Founders Self-Destruct Under Pressure

In this article, we examine three categories of detrimental behaviors that are becoming more common among entrepreneurs as they face mounting stresses over their funding and the health of their...

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It was so great to get people together again!
Pritzker Group VC@PritzkerVC21 Jun 2022
We’re back! Feels great to be back in person w/ founders— our partner @CarterACast and his longtime friend Laila Taraff (frmr CPO @Allbirds, CHRO @peetscoffee) workshop-ing w/ founders on stress management 🧠
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Pritzker Group VC@PritzkerVC24 Mar 2022
We’ve been busy this week. Excited to announce we co-led @Reachhqcom’s Series A w/ @GrayhawkCapital and alongside @NFX. Congrats @RavidYair7 and team!We’re looking forward to supporting you as you build 👷🏻‍♂️🚀 calcalistech.com/ctechnews/a…

REACH raises $7 million Series A for virtual workplace platform | Ctech

The Israeli startup’s cloud platform provides businesses with such tools as document collaboration, e-signature, video conferencing, ID verification and payments

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Looks pretty cool @ssahney
winny
@winternet27 Feb 2022
Darcels have been the connection I’ve been waiting for combining my love of fashion and NFTs ♥️👁‍🗨 Giving away 20 DL spots for the premint on the 4th of March! • Like, RT, tag a fren • Follow @DourDarcelsNFT You have 24hrs 👀
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Congrats Peter!!
Peter Liu ⚡️
@NewOrleansVC1 Feb 2022
Some news...we started a thing. linkedin.com/pulse/next-chap…

The Next Chapter of My Lifelong Mission to Back Ambitious Founders

I’m excited to formally share that I have launched Revelry Venture Partners, a new firm that I started with Gerard Ramos ("G") last year. RVP is the vehicle through which I will continue to pursue my...

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Congrats Matt!
Matt Moog@mattmoog19 Jan 2022
Last night the Chicago Public Media board voted to move forward with the acquisition of the Chicago Sun-Times. Together we will strengthen journalism in Chicago and tell the stories that matter. The future is bright. wbez.org/stories/chicago-pub…

Chicago Public Media will acquire the Chicago Sun-Times

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Kristen Sonday@kristensonday4 Jan 2022
#opportunity: If you're an early-stage founder in the #chicago area looking for capital (up to $100k) and community, don't miss out on LongJump's next round of funding. Applications close on 1/31; DM me with any questions! buff.ly/39wTdbx
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Reid Hoffman
@reidhoffman18 Nov 2021
After more than 1,000 board meetings at Microsoft, Airbnb, LinkedIn, PayPal, and more... I've learned that effective boards don't happen by accident. Here are 8 rituals of the world's best boards: 👇
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Awesome news from a great group of investors, and people! Congrats! @jheltzer @Brent_Hill @Ameyer_chicago @sbstern @PShukla8 @StevenNMiller @brucenbarron Let's find some more deals to work on together!
John Pletz@johnpletz9 Nov 2021
.@originventures raises a new $130M fund. nam10.safelinks.protection.o…

VC firm Origin Ventures crosses the $100 million barrier

The early backer of Grubhub, Cameo, Tock and Tovala raises $130 million for its fifth fund.

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Interested in the inside story behind building @BacklotCars from start-up to $425M exit? Justin Davis shares his 5 biggest lessons in building this industry-changing marketplace medium.com/@PritzkerVC/start…

Starting & Scaling Marketplaces: 5 Tips from Justin Davis, Co-Founder & CEO of Backlot Cars

At Pritzker Group we’ve had a lot of success investing in marketplace based businesses — G2, SMS Assist, and Coinbase to name a few. In…

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