Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Chicago.
Designer. Husband. Friend to startups. Maker of things. Avid fan: scary movies, loud music. Work: CXO @betable. Past: @threadless, @digg, @simplegeo.
http://www.callmejeffrey.com
Managing Director at O'Keefe
Consultant and interim management in Change Management.
Angel investor and mentor to internet and mobile technology companies.
Founder & CEO at @okcupid.com
Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone.
http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/
Co-Founder & President @ Pear, Co-Founder @ Brand Accelerator, Board Member @ Worthee, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Advisory Board, former ibanker.
Troy Managing Director of Techstars in Chicago & founder of @surepayroll
Angel Investor; BS/MS Computer Engineering, @carnegie-mellon-university University; CIO Top 100/InfoWorld Top 25 CTO
http://www.hubrix.com
Founder @notelog, @athletepreneur • Worked at @tred, @coursemodo • B.S. & M.S. Economics & Sport Management at @FSU
technology finance and operating executive, former technology investment banker, former COO/CFO of ClearTrial (sold to Oracle in April 2012), Harvard MBA
CEO & Co-founder Tech Cocktail a media company focused on tech startup news, research & events. Former developer turned product development at @aol & @tribune-interactive.
http://tech.co
#innovator #entrepreneur #technologist #founder at Toodalu (acquired by Spring Marketplace)
CEO & co-founder @sideqik • I manage, advise & fund disruptive companies @nokia, @navteq, @vitrue • 12 US & international patents • Certified alligator handler
http://www.southerntechnologyleaders.com
Co-Founder & CEO of @ycharts • Vertical Manager at @google • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Founder/CEO, Vertere Group. Past Founder/MD Mediabrands Velociter (IPG). Past Founder/MD Denuo/VivaKi Ventures (Publicis Groupe); 20+ year ad/media veteran
Founder @smartnames • Worked at @transunion, @trymax • Investor @evoapp, @showingtime • Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill
Director and Board Member Techstars Chicago; Advisor Hyde Park Venture Partners; Member FireStarter Fund
SVP/GM Americas MediaMath. Formerly CEO Omnicom Media Group Digital, Founder @resolution-media
Founded Trimmer Capital Management, Aurapoint Asset Management, and True Adventures. Rock climber, sailor, mountain biker, skier, mountaineer, world traveler.
former CTO of @obama-for-america , former CTO of @threadless and Advisor at @sandbox-industries.
http://www.nata2.org
General Partner, Apex Venture Partners
Experienced venture capital associate, tech startup operator, strategist, advisor. Love to build things, namely products and organizations of awesome people.
Builder. Fixer. Thinker. Rocker.
http://derek.broox.com
Advisor 75 early-stage venture funded firms -- emusic to Primesense. 50 new product rollouts. Bestselling author, speaker,past president USC Film Alumni assn
http://www.hollywood2020.net
Techstars mentor, start-up advisor. Currently @razorfish. Acquity Group and gravitytank alum. Experience design, mobile, omni-channel focus.
Founder WisePatient • Worked at @accenture, @arcapita-inc • Studied at @vanderbilt-university, @kellogg-school-of-management
Sustainable, Long-Term ROI Growth Strategist. Founded my 1st company in Chicago. 5 years in S.F. working for two E&Y entrepreneur of the year award winners.
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
CEO @socialcrunch. Strong finance, business development & product launch skills. Brit in Chicago. 1 exit so far.
http://blog.alexgriffiths.info
My passion is mentoring, advising, funding and founding tech startups. Seriously seasoned and savvy strategy, marketing and business development veteran.
http://tomdenison.tumblr.com/
Entrepreneur & Storyteller • Founder Hindex, Inc • Education and Business Development background • Worked at @img • Studied at @university of Miami, @Augustana
CTO at @pear-formerly-apparel-media-group. Entrepreneur, advisor, technologist. Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign.
Founder of @digital-innovations, @neuros-technology and @sonr-labs. Inventor of consumer products totaling $350M in revenue.
Entrepreneurship and Finance professor at MIT Sloan School of Management; executive education professor at Kellogg School of Management. VC, entrepreneurship and innovation guru. Startup advisor. Former entrepreneur.
VP Operations and Co-Founder at cleverbridge
http://www.buildingkeystones.com
Founder @darc-corporation, O2Works • Worked at @oracle-corporation • Investor @fantree, @klick-push • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Founder @reportedly • Worked at @gannett, @Advance Internet, @Knight Ridder Digital, @vendasta • Studied at @rutgers-university-new-brunswick
http://www.stanleygauss.com
Founder @cariloop, @healthsparx and Health 2.0 Dallas, Advisor, @purdue-university University alum, living in Dallas, TX.
http://healthsparx.com
Developer @modest-inc Helped to found @belly out of high school. Previously @lightbank. School during the day.
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
Founder: @tourist-records
Co-Founder: ActiveFam
Past gigs: @the-active-network @eteamz-com @rollingnote @teamsnap @weplay @zaadz
Contemporary Pianist
Dad of 2
Studied at @miami-university
Experienced Entrepreneur with expertise in Talent Acquisition, Mobile/Web Solutions. Founder/CEO of @cmp-jobs & @loginaut. Bootstrap to $2m. EO NY Member.
Former Lower Middle Market Banker, Current Screening and Diligence Team Member @private-capital-alliance
http://privatecapitalalliance.blogspot.com/
Versatile manager/doer who sells new technology and services. Drives faster adoption and greater revenue.
Was told that I'm "interstitial." Sounds good to me.
http://www.ranchodeluxe.blogspot.com
MD of Evergreen Equity, building great businesses and brands. Previously in marketing and general management for CPG food & beverages globally.
CEO, entrepreneur and investor with 14+ years experience designing software solutions
Founder Saffron Technology • Worked at @northwestern-university-1, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology-1
http://paulhofmann.net/blogs
CEO of @dealer-ignition and Dealy, Strong sales and Marketing, Product Development and Architecture. Work @ford-motor-company, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz.
http://saasceo.me
Director at Urban Outfitters. Consumer growth operator/investor/advisor. Significant experience working and investing in growth stage to public companies.
I am a Partner at @caldera-venture-partners
Founder Nextinit • Studied at @northwestern-university, @instituto-de-empresa
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.
Founder JiSu, CMO Entrigna. Established business leader (United Airlines, Tap Pharamceutical). Former consultant (ZS Associates) and academic (PhD Applied Math)
http://www.jisushopping.com/blog/
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
Consultant @mckinsey-company, Revenue Leader @google, @base-crm and @texas-instruments • MBA @northwestern-university-1 (Kellogg), MS & BS Eng @virginia-tech
President & CEO ► Problem Solver ► Analytics Expert ► Mentor/Advisor
Partner/CEO: @polymathic We build products for nontech entrepreneurs & intrapreneurs. I live for: Logan Sq, DIY/interior design, planning stuff, & heavy beats.
http://wearepolymathic.com/blog
D.C. Crenshaw President & Ceo of Fete Select TV. He is a food and lifestyle personality and a two-time Emmy nominated TV Host and Executive Producer.
http://www.efete.ent
Interactive Marketer/Business Strategy Professional. Web 3.0 Data Proponent. Worked at @expedia & @thomson-reuters. Currently at @responsys. Marine Corps Veteran.
Founded The HOTH (Acquired by Next Net Media 2013). Perpetual Immigrant. Compulsive connector. Occasional advisor/consultant. Let me know how I can help.
http://www.hungrymisfit.com
Co-Founder at Tactical Marketing Labs - Passionate Entrepreneur - Digital Marketing Strategist - Lean Startup Advocate - Startup Advisor - Only Results Matter
We bring expertise in a broad range of areas, including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, roll-ups, bridge capital, and internal growth financing.
CEO at Windcastle Venture Consulting, Visiting Instructor of Economics at Kenyon College
B2B business builder with 10 years sales, marketing, & management experience. Engineer & MBA. Advisor to Bison Pallet. Materials, industrial, cleantech.
CSO at 365 Retail. Strong finance and sales operations background. Startup to enterprise management expertise. Moderately irreverent.
Work at @progreso-financiero • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @university-of-minnesota-twin-cities
Assistant Professor at @northwestern-university University's Medill School of Journalism
Co-Founder/CFO @Madaket Health • Entrepreneur in Residence - Notre Dame • Strong Finance/Accounting/Strategy background, CPA • Angel Investor/Ex-Private Equity
http://www.scottsoderstrom.com/news
Asst. Professor of Medicine at the Univ of Chicago. Experienced in clinical research & medical education. I want to change how we all think about health care.
Multi-lingual exec, worked at @gerson-lehrman-group, @corporate Executive Board • Studied @university-of-chicago, @johns-hopkins-university • Strat - Ops - Research Leadership
Startup & Growth Executive. Strategy, execution, operations, product management, build winning teams, international experience. Co-founded Vigilant Europe Ltd.
i head up tech at @pitchforkmedia and @beergraphs. lover of python, js, golang. baseball is a lifestyle. from hell's heart i regress thee.
Founder @idefi-axs
Founder at BeachFire Ventures
Founder HE SWIM • Worked at @beckman-coulter, @telluride-ski-and-golf-resort • Studied at @boston-college, @university-of-massachusetts-amherst
Founder @sprout-products
Worked @adobe @greenvolved @global-village-fruits-inc
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http://jeremycai.wordpress.com