Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Chicago.
Vice President at @lightbank, former consultant @duff-phelps , @university-of-illinois-at-urbana-champaign Engineering, born and raised in @chicago
Managing Director of @HydeparkVP and @HydePark Angels, Professor at University of Chicago @BoothThinking School of Business, and former partner at RK Ventures
principal @ @lightbank - scrabble master - indie music aficionado - yoga enthusiast - cheese lover - physics buff
Managing Partner @promus-ventures, @masters-capital-nanotechnology-1 • Worked @Masters Capital (hedge fund), @merrill-lynch (M&A)
http://mikecollett.com
Founder @valor-equity-partners, @harris-associates
Co-Founder and Partner of Chicago Ventures. Founder of @Twin Capital and active angel investor. Former @doubleclick / @performics exec.
Managing Director RPM Ventures
http://greatlakesvc.com
Partner, @new-world-ventures & @dfj-portage
http://www.vcconfidential.com/
COO @contextmedia, Partner @jumpstart-ventures
VC at @atlas-venture. Co-founded @grandbanks-capital. Believe in service-based approach for entrepreneurs.
@princeton-university graduate.
Partner at @lightbank
General Partner, Apex Venture Partners
Analyst at lightbank, former management consultant, born and raised midwesterner, always eating, Michigan and Detroit sports fanatic
Managing Director at Hyde Park Venture Partners. Big fan of fast growth.
Co-founder and Managing Partner of @lightbank
Principal, @lightbank Ventures;
Founding member @peacock-equity-fund (NBCUniversal); @comcast-ventures
Chicago Angel, CEC, Xoogler, New World Ventures
Vice President at @new-world-ventures
VC: @lightbank;
@lehman-brothers , @barclays-capital , @ICICI Venture ; Sweat: @benchprep ; High-Performance Computing @inria, Studied CS @cornell-university , Chicago Booth MBA
Creating, developing, and investing in new businesses
VC at @PritzkerVC, Founder/CEO of VentureUP.info
Managing Director of @sandbox-industries, led a buyout of The NutraSweet Company and served as CEO
Partner at Serra Ventures. Mentor to seed stage start ups and accelerators.
http://www.robschultz.com
General Partner at @new-enterprise-associates leading seed & early stage. Chairman of @harvard University Experiment Fund. Forbes Midas List.
Founder & Managing Partner @cornerstone-angels
Venture Capital/Angel Investor looking to help a multitude of start-ups....
Partner at New World Ventures
Board Member Techstars Chicago
VC at @Hyde Park Venture Partners. Caught the startup bug at Techstars and Tapjoy.
General Partner at @oca-ventures. Adjunct Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at @booth-school-of-business.
Venture Partner at OCA Ventures
http://dwyerlab.com
Sandbox Industries
VC @Pritzker Group Venture Capital (f.k.a. New World Ventures)
Investor in @groupon, @sprout-social, @watermelon-express, @mediabank.
chief of staff @groupon; former associate @lightbank, consultant @bain
Venture Capital Analyst at Sandbox industries.
@lightbank Associate, experimenting at @thelunchread, writing @ABrewingThought. Formerly @bcg and @university-of-michigan.
Entrepreneur. Hacker. Founder. Hipster. IU Kelley School of Business.
Founder Ariso Partners • Worked at @mckinsey-company, @novartis • Investor @zocdoc, @tethys-bioscience • Studied at @northwestern-university
Works at GVW in Highland Park, IL. GVW Group is a private investment and holding company.
associate @newworldvc, early-adopter, wahoo alumn, sportsfan, lover of any combination of food, music, and beer, happier when traveling
Senior Associate at Jump Capital, a Chicago-based private investments firm.
Venture Capitalist @OCAVentures and Founder of @MouseHouseApp
Worked at @blackrock-private-equity-partners • Investor @baird-venture-partners
Co-founder @r7-partners. Investor @bloom-energy, @tabula, @socialcrunch. Former board observer @wayport @amyris-biotechnologies @ooma @magnum-semiconductor.
President of Eco Save Solutions, Inc. (Current Venture). Started my first business during college in wholesale liquidation in 2005. Conducted business in 13 countries.
An impact venture fund which supports game changing energy-tech companies, and empowers consumers to harness the benefits of the energy-tech revolution.
Senior Vice President
Partner at Origin Ventures - early stage venture firm in Chicago focused on e-commerce, software, and digital media. Ex-Feedburner, Ex-Google, Ex-Twitter.
Analyst at BOLD Entertainment | Co-founder at SoapBox
http://www.calderainvestmentgroup.com
Managing Partner and leading investor for Tend Venture Capital based in Chicago, IL - helped build CDW, ChicagoTribune.com, Vantage Blue, and CareerBuilder.com - BA from Iowa State University, MBA from UMass-Amherst, and MPPA from Northwestern.
I am a Partner at @caldera-venture-partners