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Investor profile

Eric Lefkofsky

Co-Founder, Lightbank

About

Eric Lefkofsky is a serial entrepreneur-turned-investor who co-founded Groupon and founded Tempus, and he continues to actively run Tempus as CEO while serving as a general partner at Lightbank, giving him current operator experience that most VCs lack. He co-created Lightbank specifically to build the Chicago tech ecosystem rather than moving to a coastal hub after his success, and he focuses on data-driven businesses that can improve healthcare outcomes, drawing from his deep experience scaling AI and precision medicine companies. Eric Lefkofsky is a serial entrepreneur-turned-investor who co-founded Groupon and founded Tempus, and he continues to actively run Tempus as CEO while serving as a general partner at Lightbank, giving him current operator experience that most VCs lack. He co-created Lightbank specifically to build the Chicago tech ecosystem rather than moving to a coastal hub after his success, and he focuses on data-driven businesses that can improve healthcare outcomes, drawing from his deep experience scaling AI and precision medicine companies.

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Investment focus

Stages
Pre-Seed
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Marketplaces
FinTech
SaaS
Health
Logistics

Investment details

Avg check size$500K - $5M
Can lead rounds
No
Geographies
USA
Canada
Europe
Israel