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Investor portfolio, from our funding record
Counted rounds
1
Led
0
1 as participant
Companies
1
Disclosed round value
$10.0M
1 of 1 rounds disclosed; whole rounds, not this investor's share
First deal
2026-01-20
Samara Aerospace
Latest deal
2026-01-20
Samara Aerospace
Illinois Ventures appears on 1 counted private space funding round in our records, into 1 company: recorded as lead on 0 and as a participant on 1.
The round is Samara Aerospace, 20 January 2026.
1 of the 1 round disclosed a size, together $10.0M. That is the size of the rounds Illinois Ventures took part in, not the amount Illinois Ventures invested: we hold no per-investor allocations and do not estimate them.
The investor most often on the same counted rounds as Illinois Ventures is Access Venture Partners, on 1 round.
Private funding rounds into space companies that name Illinois Ventures as lead or participant, newest first, each with its source. Round size is the whole round; a blank size was never disclosed and is not estimated.
| Date | Company | Stage | Role | Round size | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samara Aerospace | Seed | Participant | $10.0M | Payload (opens the source for this round) |
Rounds come from company announcements, regulatory filings and press reports. Amounts, valuations and investors are as reported and may be incomplete or later revised. Not investment advice, and not an offer or solicitation for any security. Full disclaimer
| Stage | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Seed | 1 |
| Sector | Rounds |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 1 |
| Year | Rounds |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 |
Investors named on the same counted rounds, by the number of rounds shared.