Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Chicago.
Chicago Angel, CEC, Xoogler, New World Ventures
Founder @blue-flower-llc • Worked at @bank-of-america-merrill-lynch • Studied at @new-york-university
COO @500px | Formerly at @extremestartups @relay-ventures @chegg. @netflix. @thomas-weisel-partners. @goldman-sachs. @accenture. | @ChicagoBooth @university-of-california-berkeley.
Co-Founder and Partner of Chicago Ventures. Founder of @Twin Capital and active angel investor. Former @doubleclick / @performics exec.
Managing Director @techstars • Co-founder @slicehost (acq by @rackspace)
Founder/CEO-BringIt (Cross Platform Engagement as a Service Through Games),
Founder-InStadium, Founder-Riverbank Capital. JD-Chicago Kent, BA-Wisconsin
Founder & CEO at @okcupid.com
Founder, Investor or Advisor in companies including @lifecrowd, @shift-3, RetentionScience, @muckerlab, GradientX, Eventup, TheReceivablesExchange & @zynga (via Prism)
COO @contextmedia, Partner @jumpstart-ventures
Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone.
http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/
Founder @listen board member @raise, branding expert, creative storyteller investing time and money to turn ideas into brands.
Managing Director RPM Ventures
http://greatlakesvc.com
Angel; Founder: @rivs, InnFlux, iEstates, IrishAngels. @NotreDame, MBA @Kellogg
Troy Managing Director of Techstars in Chicago & founder of @surepayroll
Founder @valor-equity-partners, @harris-associates
Managing Director of @HydeparkVP and @HydePark Angels, Professor at University of Chicago @BoothThinking School of Business, and former partner at RK Ventures
Founder @thump-games •Chief Architect at @jaxtr, Sr Director @skyfire ( Acquired by Opera ), Hacker/Data Nerd, BS/MS @purdue-university , MBA @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business
Growth & Customer Acquisition specialist. Former EIR @trinity Ventures, Co-Founder of @boundless, @viximo.
http://www.brianbalfour.com
Former Co-Founder of FeedBurner and Google Product Manager, Mobile and Advertising. Current: Blinkfire Analytics
http://steveobd.blogspot.com
CTO at eSpark Learning, where I manage the engineering team building the next generation of personalized learning using iPads.
http://disruptedstudent.org
Turns Concepts into Profits. Advisor, Connector, Co-Founder of @hydeparkangels, Angel Investor, Independent Trader, @pointsnfigures
http://www.pointsandfigures.com
Principal at Anderson Pacific Corp., entrepreneur, angel investor with a focus on telecom, media, SaaS or any great idea backed by a strong management team.
Managing Partner, RangeLight
Investor @trunk-club
313 Ventures LLC
@getco
Trading Technologies, Inc
fredlabs, inc
@apple
Founder @thinkequity-partners, @global-silicon-valley-advisors • Worked at @jp-morgan, @merrill-lynch
VC at @PritzkerVC, Founder/CEO of VentureUP.info
Director of Product Management at @groupon
@appolicious.com, AndroidApps.com
http://www.participate.com
Angel Investor; BS/MS Computer Engineering, @carnegie-mellon-university University; CIO Top 100/InfoWorld Top 25 CTO
http://www.hubrix.com
Co-Founder and Chairman, Timelines, Inc
Angel Investor; Entrepreneur; Was Principal at Pangea Properties REIT; Ex-CIO, Co-Founder at @cashnetusa-com
Founder, StrategyLab, Inc.; Lecturer, Kellogg School of Management; Limited Partner, TechStars Chicago
http://www.andrewrazeghi.com/blog
Business Designer. Previously UX Designer + Innovation Strategist. Former @adaptive-path + @nike consultant.
CFO @ Castle Hill. Angel Investor @HPA. MBA 2011 @Babson. BS Mechanical Engineering 2003 @UVA
Professional Trader, Genetic Algorithmist, Managing Partner @purvi-capital LLC.
Founder @exe-technologies
ND Finance / Duke MBA
Founded 3 Companies - Medical Devices, Online Real Estate, Retail Wireless
Enjoy web 2.0 plays as well as med tech.
COO of Community Capital Investment. Managing Director and Principal of Emercor Partners. Active angel investor. Formerly of Allston Trading.
SVP/GM Americas MediaMath. Formerly CEO Omnicom Media Group Digital, Founder @resolution-media
Founder TicketLab • President at @trainsignal until acquired in 2013
http://www.imanjalali.com
M&A and capital markets attorney and registered CPA. Worked at @citigroup, @sidley-austin, @deloitte-touche • Investor @drchrono, @sendhub, @true-co • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Rewards and travel wonk. Built @groupon Rewards to 4k merchants, 2M consumers. Grew @united-airlines Mileage Plus to $1BN+ revenue. @stanford-university GSB.
Head of Operations @uber
Board of Miami University Institute for Entrepreneurship
Biz Dev @foursquare
Founder @total-attorneys
http://edscanlan.com
Founder @simplerelevance • Worked at @ibm, Founding Team @icontact • Studied at @kellogg-school-of-management, @university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill. Patent in Data Optimization & experience closing 9-figure deals.
http://blog.simplerelevance.com
CEO of Apptimize • @y-combinator • @getco • @massachusetts-institute-of-technology Math with CS
http://nancyhua.com
Founder & Managing Partner @cornerstone-angels
Investor CEO of MiGym: Experience in successful startups including Betfair and The Coupons App & corporate experience at US Cellular and Allstate; Kellogg MBA
Owner, Guren Capital Management, LLC
CEO of @retrofit
Founder @gener8tor, @granite-med-systems • Investor @eatstreet • Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee
BoD @rivs, Founder: Sumo Capital, Victory Networks Investor: @tradingview-2, @techstars, @qoin, @archively @ginkgotree, Row One. Member @irishangels. MBA @kellogg-school-of-management currently, graduated Cum Laude @university-of-notre-dame 2001
Serial entrepreneur. Cofounder/COO/CTO at @sittercity. Director of Development at @obama-for-america. Social enterprise investor.
http://www.danratner.com/
Managing Partner at Pebble Creek Partners
founder, author, advertising, social media, appssavvy
Designer/technologist, former CTO at @groupon, investor/advisor to @desktime, investor in Seaborn Networks, investor/partner at City Winery Chicago.
Managing Partner at Stonebridge Wealth Management
Currency & Interest Rate Portfolio, DRW Holdings.
COO at Crate and Barrel
Founder @smartnames • Worked at @transunion, @trymax • Investor @evoapp, @showingtime • Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill
Former Biglaw, Big4, GC and Executive. Assisted in sale of Weather Central to Weather Channel; 1st Place in WI Business Plan Contest-IT Category. MACC and JD.
Strategy and bus. dev executive with over 15 yrs exp in consumer web services, fintech, payment and data analytics. Worked at Booz, dealigee. Chicago Booth MBA
http://www.venturegabble.com
Partner Skadden Arps and Angel Investor
Founder @gmm-nonstick-coatings • Investor @tred • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign , @kellogg-school-of-management-1
Investment banker focused on providing merger & acquisition advice and raising capital for growing consumer & retail companies.
Latent human potential pisses me off. So I'm working on decentralizing education. Trying to be a great father, husband, son, believer, and squirrel.
http://nuts.redsquirrel.com
Founder of Spyglass
IT Consultant, Studied Economics @university-of-chicago and investor with @kewpie-associates.
Former CMO of @restaurant-com with experience on client and agency side. Start-up experience as an employee, advisor and investor w/ a passion for learning.
2nd employee at @bonobos now at Trumaker. Operations, leadership, and creative background honed at one big old company and a few seed stage start ups.
VP of Product at @grubhub.com. 10 years in online travel (@expedia, Site59, Travelocity) in product management, business development, and commercial roles.
Founded Shoutlet, Inc. Liquidated position in March 2013. Currently running Spendship, LLC (mobile commerce) and Halo, LLC (a tech sales consulting firm).
http://www.jasonweaver.com
Angel Investor. M&A, IPO, financial analysis background. Passionate for bright investment opportunities. Investor @havoc @descomplica @onthego-platforms
Founder @catapult-chicago-1 • Lawyer at @foley-lardner-llp
Co-Founder of gener8tor, a Wisconsin-based accelerator.
Current: RVP, Sales - North America at @ringcentral. 12 years SMB Sales/Marketing experience - Loudcloud, WebEx, SuccessFactors, @ringcentral
Start-up Junkie who connects the dots, creates results, and plays well with others.
http://www.buchar.net
Founder and president at Govoni Dentistry PC, Brushin'on Belmont. Board certified pediatric dental specialist.
Former Institutional Investor @ Citi, MBA Student @ UChicago, Scout @ LEO.COM, Small Angel, Aspiring entrepreneur
Co-Founder of @technori and @insuranceagents-com
http://blog.sethkravitz.com
Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Corporate Development & Chief Marketing Officer at Hill-Rom
David, I received your email intro via angle.co and am encouraged by your progress thus far. I would be happy to speak with you via phone or over coffee.
Feel free to email me at [email protected] or [email protected]
Sincerely,
Joh
Managing Director at O'Keefe
Consultant and interim management in Change Management.
Angel investor and mentor to internet and mobile technology companies.
CEO at @akta. Investor at @socialcrunch. Active angel, speaker and traveler.
Author of Design for Hackers (Debuted at #18 on @amazon) Mentor at 500 Startups. Changing the way you see design.
Founder CamFind, Studied @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign computer science and mathematics, Founded the search engine - JRank.org and StateUniversity.com Helicopter Pilot for a hobby
CEO at @homefinder-com. Director of Product at @orbitz.com. Founder AccentTraining.net, EasyUsability.com.
technology finance and operating executive, former technology investment banker, former COO/CFO of ClearTrial (sold to Oracle in April 2012), Harvard MBA
Serial entrepreneur, startup advisor, angel investor, strategist, all-around builder • CFO at @everpurse • Studied at @kellogg-school-of-management and @northwestern-university
Co-Founder @dynamic-signal, live in Chicago area, early @ @comscore & @adify. Interests: Movies, Politics, NFL, Consumer Behavior, Social Media & Brand Marketing
http://larrison.blogspot.com
An average guy, living an awesome life.
Entrepreneur, startup advisor and TMT executive
Extensive Senior Management Experience (C Suite positions), over 30 years in a variety of Casino Gaming companies.
Founder TapFit • Worked at @kpmg, @northwestern-university-1 • Studied at @vanderbilt-university
Founder dscout, @gravitytank • Worked at @wired-magazine • Studied at @stanford-university, @institute-of-design-illinois-institute-of-technology
CEO/Founder CraftJack (sold in June 2012). Co-founder @mystery-tackle-box • Worked at @leo-burnett, @arc-worldwide . Big ideas followed by precise execution.
http://www.builtinchicago.org/member/rossgordon
Founder @gunnallen-venture-partners, @israel-america-discovery-fund • Worked at @hercules-technology-growth-capital • Studied at @university-of-pennsylvania, @washington-university-in-saint-louis
Founder of a tech association, partner at a venture collaborative/incubator, entrepreneur, education booster. Gifted boat rocker that connects people & ideas.
http://www.terryhowerton.com
CEO, entrepreneur and investor with 14+ years experience designing software solutions
Founder @confluence-labs, @enthrive • Worked at @avid-life-media • Studied at @queen-s-university
M&A Advisor at City Capital, Founder/BOD - PRIMIS (52% IRR), Pres./BOD - BigTime Software (VC-backed), Adj. Entrep. Faculty at NU, Kellogg & Techstars Mentor
Startup advisor. Biz dev guru. Strategist w/18 yrs brand, entnmnt & media relationships • Worked at @bear-stearns-co-inc • Studied at @northwestern-university
CEO LiveWatch Security and @SafeMart, Co-Founder @WildcatAngels and writing about #entrepreneurship, #startups, home #security #alarms, @Northwestern & #poker
Senior executive and entrepreneur with 13 years of experience in marketing / comms, digital media, strategy, product management and operations.
Founder Ariso Partners • Worked at @mckinsey-company, @novartis • Investor @zocdoc, @tethys-bioscience • Studied at @northwestern-university
Co-founder, Smithfield Medical
Director of Sales & B.D., BetaSphere
Founder, Caspian Partners, LLC
Studied @university-of-california-berkeley
Self-taught securities trader turned angel investor, incubator and entrepreneur.
http://www.stocktwits.com/claytoncohn
President / Board of Directors at Wi3 Inc.
CEO at @toy-studio; Shareholder @playphone, Inc.; Founder @viveli, Inc; Advisor of Startups; Investments (Bright.com, Pixalate, @open-install (Sold December 2011))
ISD Corporation, Executive Chairman & CEO
Chief Medical Officer & Head of Product Innovation at Physicians Interactive Holdings; Creator of OMNIO; Advisor: Medikly; Supporter of "Health Artists"
http://gautamgulati.me/
Entrepreneur.Technologist.Consultant - ETC
Founder workforce.io • Worked at @motorola, @honeywell • Investor @dscout • Studied at @illinois-institute-of-technology
Founder @touchpoints • Love building communities with @sandbox-network, @the-feast, @gust • Studied @yale-university • NYC & Chicago • Angel - VC - Entrepreneur •
http://www.chrislopresti.com
Founder/CEO of @trainsignal (acquired by @pluralsight). Founder/CEO of Blue Whale Web. Looking to partner with people who want to make a difference.
I'm a cabinet-maker & designer of furniture. I am looking to build with the right investor from my garage to our own woodshop! http://www.4frontfurniture.biz
SVP, Products @centro, Ex-Microsoft, Ex-McKinsey, Wharton MBA; Product-focused Technologist, Entrepreneur & Investor in Online Media, Advertising, Mobile/Social
Award-winning pioneer in web publishing, online marketing and ecommerce.
Investor via Pipeline Fellowship, Board Member @philantech, student at Rutgers Business School
CSO at 365 Retail. Strong finance and sales operations background. Startup to enterprise management expertise. Moderately irreverent.
Founder of @edline. Investor in @blackboard, @edline, @chemical-information-services, @atco-crossroads, @clark-street-farm.
Partner at Miller and Ferguson
Strategy and Management Consulting Executive with 15 years of experience, Advisory Board Member of Endeavor, Member of Keiretsu Forum, ex-Accenture and comScore executive.
Managing Partner, M4; Sold PE-backed company to (NASDAQ: ABFS) for $180M. Proven GM, Sales Exec in B2B, B2C and B2G. MBA, U of Chicago, '98; BSME, UIUC, '91.
Former Co-Founder of Tap.Me (Acquired by MediaMath). Experienced digital media executive with proven ability to build and lead successful sales teams--in start-up, growth-stage, and at-scale organizations.
associate @newworldvc, early-adopter, wahoo alumn, sportsfan, lover of any combination of food, music, and beer, happier when traveling
Founder & CEO @procureapp-1
I'm passionate about new technologies and in helping corporation's to save expenses via new internet applications.
@proven SaaS Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur. Hacker. Founder. Hipster. IU Kelley School of Business.
CEO, Board Member & Advisor. Hyde Park Angel, UChicago, Hoopster & Author - never at the same time.
Founder @algofast, Bouchard Trading
http://www.AlgoFast.com/our_blog
Director at Urban Outfitters. Consumer growth operator/investor/advisor. Significant experience working and investing in growth stage to public companies.
Dynamic executive leader with a broad and unique background leading strategy, product and service development, business development, and sales. Experienced with pharmaceutical, medical device, hospitals, and healthcare consulting organizations in both st
M&A Strategy, Breakthrough Innovation, Product Development
Investor in @osborn-energy, @m37-marketing.
Co-founder @elysian-yields • Studied at @insead-1, @university-of-manchester
Entreprenuer looking for next opportunity. 14 years at last venture with successful exit. Stanford BA, University of Chicago Booth MBA.
Senior Business Manager at Brightstar Corporation
CEO of Clean Plate, a startup consolidating the independent restaurant industry. 14 year career on Wall Street focussed on Consumer-related investments.
Senior Vice President
CEO Phenom Ventures LLC/Investor Media Inc. Current Editor Gold Investment Letter. Co founder GunnAllen Venture Partners
http://www.goldinvestmentletter.com/blog/
Founder & CEO, American Homeowner Preservation, which purchases pools of distressed mortgages from banks and offers homeowners long-term solutions, while delivering attractive returns to investors
Founded CVM (sold to Altegrity), Founded Smart Dimensions, C-Level Exec, Masters in Computer Science with MBA from Kellogg, Worked for Shasta Venture
Worked at @janvest • Investor @hybrid-security, @todacell • Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington
http://janvest.wordpress.com/
Co-Founder of Harvest Exchange Corp.
Founding team of Height Analytics & Height Securities.
14 years Investment Experience
Colby College, Vanderbilt MBA
Executive in Residence at NewCo (an affiliate of...) #Gamification expert, #outsourcing enthusiast, micro investor, avid biker & amateur landscaper
President of Eco Save Solutions, Inc. (Current Venture). Started my first business during college in wholesale liquidation in 2005. Conducted business in 13 countries.
I like to make nothing into something. KU Grad, International exp, Fundraising and people Guru.
Work at investment/merchant bank.
Thirty years of experience investing in publicly traded securities, derivatives, and private equity.
Vice President; Global Treasury Sales Officer @bank-of-america-merrill-lynch
BBA; Finance & Religion Concentrations @goizueta-business-school
We put together high quality software for our clients. We are prolific in Rails, Backbone.js, Ember.js, TDD, Machine Learning & much more!
Founder and Managing Director at Colonnade Advisors LLC
Founder @blue Elephant Capital Management • Worked at @lehman-brothers, @barclays-capital • Studied at @cornell-university, @northwestern-university
Over 27 years of third party debt collection experience running operations for well known national agencies. Expertise in government and student loan debt, including United States Department of Education.
President of 2 businesses in financial services. Led Global sales organization and M&A practice. MBA from @university-of-chicago. Mgmt consulting experience.
Investor @3tera, @lateraldata • Studied at @tulane-university
Indiana University Kelley school of business - marketing. Built and sold 2 companies by age 33.
JD Candidate at UChicago. Founded and sold Mousa, LLC. MBA from Katz at UPitt.
Serial Entrepreneur with VC background, founder and CEO of SENACTIVE, a leading SW for CEP, Big Data, Predictive Analytics and Decision Mgmt.
@booth-school-of-business MBA'10; Venture Capital Due Diligence; Technology & Finance professional based in Chicago
Anonymous Investor- various NGO platforms for furthering tech in third world locations. AWS advocate, MS CS UChicago
CEO at National Health Care Provider Solutions; HCIT Angel; Actively Involved w/ Disque Foundation & Ronald McDonald House of Chicago