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May River Capital

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2012

AUM

$981 M

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 23 September, 2025

Profile

May River Capital is a private equity investment firm based in Chicago and founded by three partners seeking to help lower middle-market, high-caliber industrial businesses grow and thrive. With roots in family-owned industrial companies and over 50 years of combined industry experience to draw upon, our specific industry focus creates value for all constituencies – employees, investors, customers, and suppliers.

As we are often one of the first institutional investors in our portfolio companies, we work closely with management to make fundamental operational and strategic changes that catalyze future growth. These initiatives may involve implementing new technology, modernizing and optimizing operations, and/or considering add-on acquisitions to augment organic growth.

Since 2012, May River Capital has raised approximately $500M in committed capital and has invested in 11 platform companies, as well as completed 16 add-on acquisitions

Industry

Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Robotics Transportation Energy HealthTech CleanTech

May River Capital Funds

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May River Capital Fund I LP
Private Equity (PE)
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Robotics
Transportation
Energy
CleanTech
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$165 M
December 2017
May River Capital Fund III, LP
Private Equity (PE)
Healthcare Services
Marketing and Advertising
Robotics
Transportation
Energy
HealthTech
Series B
Late Stage (Series C+)
North America
$5-10 m
$500 M
July 2023

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FAQs about May River Capital

May River Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $10-50 m.
May River Capital is located in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
May River Capital was founded in 2012.
May River Capital invests in companies and startups in Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Robotics, Transportation, Energy, HealthTech, CleanTech.
May River Capital invests in companies and startups in North America.
May River Capital invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).
May River Capital usually invests $10-50 m on average.
May River Capital has around $981m assets under management.
May River Capital last fund was created/launched in 2023-07-11
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