Adams Street Partners

Private Equity

One of the world's largest private markets investment firms, originally founded as the growth equity division of First National Bank of Chicago in 1972, now 100% employee-owned and managing investments across venture capital, growth equity, buyouts, and private credit.

Chicago, United States · 45+ investments · 1 portfolio companies

Seed
Early Stage
Growth
Fintech
Healthcare
Headquarters
Chicago, United States
Founded
1972
AUM
$65.0B
Portfolio Company
1
Total Investments
45
Last Investment
Oct 2025
Geographic Focus
Asia, Europe, North America

Investment Thesis

Leverages over 50 years of private markets experience, proprietary data, and global relationships to deliver returns across venture, growth equity, buyout, and credit.

Adams Street Partners is a Private Equity firm based in Chicago, United States. It has made 45 investments in Fintech and Healthcare, including BillionToOne.

Portfolio1

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