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Steven Miller

Founding Partner at Origin Ventures

Chicago, Illinois

Investor
VC
Founder

Invests in

Stages:

Series A
Seed

  • Min Investment:

    $500,000.00

  • Max Investment:

    $6,000,000.00

  • Target Investment:

    $3,200,000.00

Education

Investments

Rivet

Series Unknown

Total Funding: $33M

doggyloot

Series A

Total Funding: $3M

Shoutlet

Series A

Total Funding: $9.5M

Grubhub

Series A

Total Funding: $84M

Work Experience

Origin Ventures

1998

  • Founding Partner

    1998

Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago

2008

  • Board Member, Campaign Chair, Committee Chair

    2008

Stage 773

2008

  • Board Member

    2008

Better Government Association

2014 - 2024

  • Vice Chairman of the Board

    2014 - 2024

Metropolitan Planning Council

2018 - 2023

  • Executive Advisor

    2018 - 2023

Impact Engine

2015 - 2022

  • Board Member

    2015 - 2022

    Impact Engine is a venture capital and private equity investment firm focused on growing companies that generate positive outcomes in education, health, economic empowerment, and environmental sustainability.

Victory Gardens Theater

2012 - 2020

  • President, Board of Directors

    2012 - 2020

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Business

2017 - 2019

  • Chairman, Dean's Business Council

    2017 - 2019

BacklotCars

2018 - 2019

  • Board Member

    2018 - 2019

OneGoal

2007 - 2018

  • Board Member

    2007 - 2018