Synetro Group

Synetro Group, L.L.C. is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, established in 2000. The firm specializes in investing in startups and early-stage companies, focusing on sectors such as business-to-business and business-to-consumer internet, software, web-based services, and high-end branded manufacturing. Synetro typically invests between $0.25 million and $6 million in early-stage companies with minimum sales of $1 million, and can invest up to $50 million in mature companies with target sales ranging from $25 million to $100 million. The firm seeks both minority and majority control investments, often taking on an advisory role within its portfolio companies. Synetro Group avoids investments in life sciences, retail, restaurants, commodities, energy, and oil and gas sectors, and primarily operates in the Chicago, Philadelphia, and broader Midwestern United States markets.