Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Chicago.
Founder TicketLab • President at @trainsignal until acquired in 2013
http://www.imanjalali.com
French Press coffee loving R.E. Investor turned Tech Startup Pro/Non-Profit Advocate/Social Entrepreneur. LIFE LESSONS: Fail fast, live humbly, pay it forward.
https://plus.google.com/112561773071530065274/posts
Michigan BA, Media planner and operations guru, customer service oriented, worked at interCLICK, acquired by Yahoo
COO Fooda • Previously CEO Lightswitch; startup at Redbox; Wind Point; Bain. Engineering at UMichigan, Kellogg
Product Manager, Analyst, INTP. Work at @science. Past at @ustream, @lek-consulting • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology
Head of Operations @uber
Board of Miami University Institute for Entrepreneurship
Biz Dev @foursquare
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.
Venture Capital/Angel Investor looking to help a multitude of start-ups....
Former Co-Founder & Director of #CustDev at walk.by, Former GE management program grad looking to build culture changing procuts
http://eligratz.com
Product Manager; product development and operational strategy for two start-ups; Business degree from University of Kansas.
COO of @food-genius; Managed Search at @norvax and @smg-search; Director of Operations, Sales at Qualtex Corp; Graduate of @depaul-university University, Computer Science.
Founder (@mentormob). Comp Eng @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign at 20yrs old, Eng/Mgr at @hewlett-packard and @motorola, core team original RAZR phone, 5 patents awarded/pending
Exec @sparkcentral . Entrepreneurial mind set. Action oriented!
Founder @cariloop, @healthsparx and Health 2.0 Dallas, Advisor, @purdue-university University alum, living in Dallas, TX.
http://healthsparx.com
@northwestern-university. Co-Founder @optyn; Co-Founder @dealster-3 (Sold); Co-Founder @chitown-deals (Sold); @half-off-depot; National Champion & All-American (Soccer). Avid Chess Player. Love creating new products.
http://www.alenmalkoc.com
Angel Investor
http://N/A
Entrepreneur.
Cofounder of @maillift
#500Strong (Batch 007)
Once Solo-Bootstrapped to $20k/mo in 6mo
Specializes in SEO, pricing, analytics, users, and growth.
http://www.BrianCurliss.com
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
COO of Community Capital Investment. Managing Director and Principal of Emercor Partners. Active angel investor. Formerly of Allston Trading.
Currently @farshore-partners Past work @zaarly • Studied Automotive Technology at @pittsburg-state-university University :::Web and Mobile Development Consulting
Partner leader at Lithium. Agency background. Digital and social strategy experience: BofA, Coca-Cola, etc. Product development at a dot com. U.S. Army Veteran
Co-Founder of Groupcharger, @nabthedeal and TheLunchDeal.Strong product development, technical strategy,operations and business development.2 startups sold.
Founder @root3-technologies • Studied at @columbia-university, @university-of-chicago Worked at The Climate Group, Argonne Nat'l Labs Herman Fellow UChicago Booth
Experienced venture capital associate, tech startup operator, strategist, advisor. Love to build things, namely products and organizations of awesome people.
Founder @ www.prometheussprings.com, former advertising creative from Crispin Porter, Weiden Kennedy and Young & Rubicam
http://www.rahulpanchal.com
Aspiring serial entrepreneur.
@zockster and @parametric • Worked at @google (public policy, HR tech), @obama for America (operations) • Studied at @Wash U (economics)
Worked at @gtrot, @benchprep, @kapture, @wavve
CEO of @spark. Business + engineering + design. Alumnus of @mckinsey-company and @groupon. @Kellogg MBA and Northwestern MEM 2012, @dartmouth-college BA 2007.
http://blog.sparkdevices.com
Fan of making dollars and spending pesos. Entrepreneur. Hustler. World Traveler. Life Hacker. Vagabond. Chaser of Dreams & Endless Summers- CEO @ReviewTrackers
http://www.chrisrcampbell.com/blog/
Founder of @orderbolt
BA in CS and an MBA from @southern-illinois-university-carbondale; Certified in International Business, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Management from GGSB
TextHub & CallOnTheGo
Founder @brideside. Tech investor @silicon-valley-bank. Strong business background (Monitor Group, @ubs-investment-bank). Kellogg MBA '12, Wellesley College '06
Currently @quarterly, Previously bizdev @12society, consultant @nbcuniversal, strategy consultant @joneslanglasalle
Rare combo of mobile tech startup + world-class ops, supply chain, and strategy at @toyota, @motorola, @palm. @harvard-university Kennedy School @university-of-louisville
President / Co-Founder of Synchology. Payments disruptor.
VP Operations of Greenshoe. JD/MBA candidate Kellogg-Northwestern.
Co-founder @beebillion acquired 08/11. Strong Biz Dev, Customer Acquisition and eComm background.
http://www.gaber.me
Principal & CEO, Pasky IP Law LLC. Patent Attorney. Founder, @data-2-0 (DeveloperWeek, DataWeek, API World) & @techweek. Mentor, @techstars, @healthbox
http://dataweek.com
Experienced in growing sales teams for early stage and hyper-growth tech companies
Director at Urban Outfitters. Consumer growth operator/investor/advisor. Significant experience working and investing in growth stage to public companies.
Co-Founder @BetterWeekdays; @georgia-institute-of-technology Engineer; Worked @accenture, Product Development and User Experience; Love growth hacking
Founder @outtrippin. Speaks 4 languages. Lived on 4 continents. 2 time travel-tech entrepreneur. Former mgmt consultant. Travel nerd with a business background.
http://kckal.tumblr.com
CEO of SUNN, Strong Operations, Sales & Marketing Skills. Cornell MBA in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, MEng in Systems Eng.
Northwestern undergrad, coffee lover, Netflixer.
Busy disrupting the hospitality & beverage industry. Past experience in startups related to sustainability. Have held senior roles in operations mgmt & biz dev.
http://www.joshuasaunders.com
4 years of operations & leadershp experience at Groupon, management consulting, Stanford MBA
CEO, Board Member & Advisor. Hyde Park Angel, UChicago, Hoopster & Author - never at the same time.
Former Lower Middle Market Banker, Current Screening and Diligence Team Member @private-capital-alliance
http://privatecapitalalliance.blogspot.com/
VP of Marketing at @power-tower
Business Development at Orbitz. Founder of Foodie Registry. Startup Leadership Program Fellow. Derivatives trader. Chicago Booth MBA 2010.
Senior executive and entrepreneur with 13 years of experience in marketing / comms, digital media, strategy, product management and operations.
Marketplace Ops @recruitloop. All things Capital Markets and Music considered. Startup junkie. Aspiring VC. Left handed & footed. @IansFrancesSt & @groupon alum
http://paisleypattern.tumblr.com
Math Nerd, Director of Manufacturing Operations @maillift
Clean energy & technology entrepreneur. CEO @kiwi-solar, founder @entessa (Sold 2010).
Founder Beamboard • Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington
BCG Project Leader; artist, programmer, business developer, lawyer. JD/MBA from Chicago. Experience in strategy, ops, sales and marketing, and M&A.
Co-Founded @relify-1. Hustler & operator. @theironyard '12. Worked at Anheuser-Busch, Lehman Brothers, Aileron.
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.
CEO of @lab42. Kellogg MBA. Contributor on @forbes
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gaurisharma/
Founder @yella • MBA @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business, VP Ops at $300 mm fund
Entreprenuer looking for next opportunity. 14 years at last venture with successful exit. Stanford BA, University of Chicago Booth MBA.
VP of Strategy and Design, TodayTix. Designer, strategist, tech nerd, MBA. Love building companies. Columbia University and IIT Institute of Design grad.
Currently BD & Sales @mailjet Formerly @techstars NYC and @ubs • Studied at @university-of-chicago-booth-school-of-business, @university-of-kansas
http://www.vacationanthony.com
Former Tech/Media Investment Banker; Founder/Owner @GrassFedSteakhouse and Founder @startingbloc; Strong Operational / Finance / Biz Dev skills in FOOD & MEDIA
http://www.grassfedpartners.com
President & CEO ► Problem Solver ► Analytics Expert ► Mentor/Advisor
Founder Visual Information Technologies, inc. • Worked at @boeing • Studied at @thunderbird-school-of-global-management, @letourneau-university
Managed and directed a diversified business in tourism and real estate over the last 10 years. I am currently working in the USA. I am not a US citizen.
Inventor, "Med-Surg Onshoring" (pat. pend.). Project leader $50MM ILEC COs. Leading Wall St. analyst Cable-Modem 1.0. MBA, UNC-Chapel Hill. U-Mich. award.
Entrepreneur with ~15 years of experience at small, profitable startups. Software development background, Kellogg MBA, jack of all trades Internet biz leader.
Co-founder @Doejo, Digital Agency of the year 2012, Advisor,
http://mapofthedead.com
Founder @careerstarter.com. Committed web-tech attorney with experience in IP, HR and Data. Indiana Maurer School of Law graduate and economics fellow.
Operations, Warehouse and People Mgmt. McMaster-Carr Supply Mgmt. Alum. Dartmouth College & IMSA grad. Interested in tech startups and entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneur, innovative digital media and technology executive. Formerly CoFounder of a leading location-based digital media network (now part of RMG Mall Media). Worked at various telecom, media and technology companies. Loyola University Chicago.
Adam has spent his career learning to build companies. Before co-founding SparkReel, Adam spent 5 years with a Chicago-based private equity firm.
Vice President, Ops & Strategy at uKnow.com; Specialize in taking companies from idea to profitability. 1st software startup out of college sold to Oracle.
Over 1 million people use products I've lead teams in creating. Strategy consulting and bus dev experience with Fortune 50. Written about in the WSJ. UChicago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/weclickd-social-network-things-wedding-110000224.html
Experience E-commerce Rockstar with a development and technology background and a degree in Marketing and a pedigree in business management
Executive Vice President CNC Strategy. Experienced strategic problem solver on cost and revenue side in various industries including consulting.
http://robsayre.resumeconnect.com
Startup & Growth Executive. Strategy, execution, operations, product management, build winning teams, international experience. Co-founded Vigilant Europe Ltd.
Entrepreneur, Ops, Strategy, Process and People Pro
Co-founder of HappyHealth. Also Founded @skinclick. Extremely passionate about healthcare technology with 6 years clinical experience and a Healthcare MBA.
Kellogg MBA; Experienced Product Manager; founded job search site for experience professions; 5+ years of business consulting experience
Digital Strategy & Business Development Consultant | Startup Advisor
Worked at @orango @Coinstar/Redbox @McKinsey & Company • Studied at @university of Michigan
Experienced operations and people manager, 10+ years experience
CMO/Founder @hunybe-labs, Inc.
Senior Vendor Manager @amazon • Co-Founded @officefab, Former MD @rocket Internet • MBA @Kellogg, Economics @Bocconi University
Commercial Real Estate Professional. Marketing Expert. Deal Maker. Entrepreneur. Ideator. Thinker. Executer.
Experienced Management Consultant. Strong finance, operations, strategy & M&A background. BBA - University of Notre Dame, MBA - University of Michigan.
Threadless Optimization Manager and International Markets Manager; Strong business background; MA Johns Hopkins International Economics 2011
Communicator, author & operations guy. Researcher for the History Channel's "Vietnam in HD"
VP of Commercial Products @uShip. Previously Founder at Loadio, and Director of Product Management at Echo (IPO 2009), from 20 to 900 employees
Manager of New Business & Digital Product at MNML Product Design. Successful restauranteur and interactive advertising web startup cofounder. Masters of Eng. in Product Design & Development - Northwestern University '12. Vanderbilt University '01.
http://www.lunatik.com
Sr. Manager/Architect. Extensive management and technology consulting (Deloitte, Cognizant). Notre Dame MIS, Chicago Booth MBA (Entrepreneurship, Strategy).
Sr. Consultant with IBM with focus on operations with industrial companies. Advanced technology background, adaptable, with a Kellogg MBA in 2011.
UChicago undergrad, founded 2 companies (one seeded, one sold), lots of startup work experience, looking for PM/Data/Design role this summer
Entrepreneurial Minded Hustler: Founded Small Companies, Worked for Groupon and BrightTag.
Duke MS; Med Device focus; PLM consultant; Worked at PTC, Boston Scientific, Cleveland Clinic
COO of @georama. Worked at @ibm, @the-world-bank. MBA 2012 @depaul-university. Background: Entrepreneurship, Operations, Business Development
Hustler, Relationship and Account Management Specialist, Problem Solver
Data-driven product, engineering and customer support services for startups and like-minded pioneers. Looking to thrive, big time.
Currently working on @chicagohour @denverhour (Networking and Happy Hours for entrepreneurs) and @startuptradeup a site for startups to barter with other co's.
Founding principal of N2TV Studio, LLC Architecture and Design firm.
Kellogg MBA, Developed growth strategy with several ed start-ups. Built investment portfolios for $1B+ endowments at Cambridge Associates
Sales and marketing professional, specialize in customer acquisition & business operational growth through the use of data analysis & implementation of process
All-around business athlete seeking opportunity to take ownership and build a robust enterprise in a driven, collaborative culture. AT Kearney, Oxford, Indiana
Persistent. Patient. Big Thinker. Disruptive entrepreneur.
Senior Sales Engineer, Kellogg MBA 2014, Illinois Engineering
Marketing Evangelist and Mindful Competitor
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.
Co-Founder and Partner at NextRound Consulting.
Business Development & Strategic Partnerships at multiple Fortune 100 companies
Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer @bennett-day-school. Strong business start-up background. IESE MBA, 2010.
http://bennettday.tumblr.com/
MBA candidate at Kellogg School of Management • Worked at @gap Piperlime.com, @williams-sonoma
Experienced launching products from beta to thousands of users. Management Consultant. University of Illinois Engineer.
Startup, VC and emerging companies attorney at Silicon Legal Strategy.
Successfully launched multiple new positions within Groupon. Helped Groupon stabilize new merchant-facing products. Freelance analytical (Excel) projects.
MSU BS 2008, Finance; UMICH MS 2010, Human Computer Interaction. Strong business and technical background. Currently advisory consultant at EY.
strategy, project management, aviation
Worked at @bottlenotes • Studied at @yale-university
Founder @donotrent-1.com
Client service superhero meets digital ad ops guru; Worked at Google
Executive level Sales & Marketing leader; owner of Blossom Growth Services; worked at Mercer, Alvarez & Marsal, and PR Newswire; Mentor to start ups and 1871
Specialized in the technology and finance industries in New York in both human resources and commercial real estate analysis. Worked for @appnexus.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Economics, Project Manager for Illinois Business Consulting, Led consulting project for small chemical software startup
Known for helping high-growth companies achieve their hiring goals
http://www.lindzsays.com
SDA Bocconi School of Management; UC Berkeley BA; background in global health; interned for CHAI; interested in working with startups
Michigan BBA. Consultant at PwC. Freelance Nonprofit Consultant.
Multi-lingual exec, worked at @gerson-lehrman-group, @corporate Executive Board • Studied @university-of-chicago, @johns-hopkins-university • Strat - Ops - Research Leadership
IIT Engineering, MBA Kellogg, Worked with McK, Co-founder intern with OfficeYes,Passion for startups,working with portfolio company of a PE fund while at school
Founder/Owner of Left Field Management/Freeze Our Youth. 1/3 Attorney 1/3 Management 1/3 TBA
Project manager and analyst with technical background looking to make the world better. Obsessive organizer. Ruthless minimalist. Highly opinionated about maps.
University of Chicago Booth School of Business MBA 2103; Strong relationship, business development, and operations background (C.H. Robinson and PepsiCo)
Program and project manager with experience in: entrepreneurship and product creation, account management and team leadership, project planning from resource allocation, cost and schedule management, to long-term forecasting.
CRM technical with a seasoned business background that includes internet start-ups and consulting.