Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Chicago.
Co-founder and Managing Partner of @lightbank
Former CEO/CTO of DVDPlay (Redbox techn./acq by NCR), founded X1, Ensemble, Opengrid, MXGO, worked at Sun, LSI, Siemens, Coinstar.
Angel Investor. M&A, IPO, financial analysis background. Passionate for bright investment opportunities. Investor @havoc @descomplica @onthego-platforms
Former sw entrepreneur; invested in 34 companies over past 8 years. Run 2 early stage funds: BELLE Capital USA, LP & Phenomenelle Angels Fund.
http://laurenslens.net
chief of staff @groupon; former associate @lightbank, consultant @bain
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.
Seed investor via @ConfluenceCap, @kidblog @at-scene-llc Founder @boomboom. @university-guide (sold) . MBA @university-of-colorado-boulder, Carlson @university-of-minnesota-twin-cities
Analyst at lightbank, former management consultant, born and raised midwesterner, always eating, Michigan and Detroit sports fanatic
Founder @gener8tor, @granite-med-systems • Investor @eatstreet • Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-milwaukee
Founder @belly • Worked at @lightbank • Studied at @university-of-wisconsin-madison
Partner at New World Ventures
Board Member Techstars Chicago
Partner Skadden Arps and Angel Investor
principal @ @lightbank - scrabble master - indie music aficionado - yoga enthusiast - cheese lover - physics buff
Founder TicketLab • President at @trainsignal until acquired in 2013
http://www.imanjalali.com
Venture Partner at OCA Ventures
http://dwyerlab.com
Venture Capital/Angel Investor looking to help a multitude of start-ups....
Founder @total-attorneys
http://edscanlan.com
Designer/technologist, former CTO at @groupon, investor/advisor to @desktime, investor in Seaborn Networks, investor/partner at City Winery Chicago.
COO of Community Capital Investment. Managing Director and Principal of Emercor Partners. Active angel investor. Formerly of Allston Trading.
Investor in @brighttag, @ycharts, @sittercity, @viewpoints, @ifbyphone.
Worked at @janvest • Investor @hybrid-security, @todacell • Studied at @indiana-university-bloomington
http://janvest.wordpress.com/
An impact venture fund which supports game changing energy-tech companies, and empowers consumers to harness the benefits of the energy-tech revolution.
associate @newworldvc, early-adopter, wahoo alumn, sportsfan, lover of any combination of food, music, and beer, happier when traveling
Indiana University Kelley school of business - marketing. Built and sold 2 companies by age 33.
CEO at National Health Care Provider Solutions; HCIT Angel; Actively Involved w/ Disque Foundation & Ronald McDonald House of Chicago
Investor in @tagnetics, @10x-technology, @advanced-diamond-technologies, @jiminy and @autonomic-materials Inc.
http://www.independence-equity.com
Founder & CEO @procureapp-1
I'm passionate about new technologies and in helping corporation's to save expenses via new internet applications.
Founded CVM (sold to Altegrity), Founded Smart Dimensions, C-Level Exec, Masters in Computer Science with MBA from Kellogg, Worked for Shasta Venture
Investor via Pipeline Fellowship, Board Member @philantech, student at Rutgers Business School
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
Business counselor and advisor: Chief Investment Officer at Beyond Capital Fund and business lawyer for startups and investors through Horwood Marcus & Berk
CSO at 365 Retail. Strong finance and sales operations background. Startup to enterprise management expertise. Moderately irreverent.
I like to make nothing into something. KU Grad, International exp, Fundraising and people Guru.
Investor in @musicdealers-com, @www-neurostechnology-com.
President of Eco Save Solutions, Inc. (Current Venture). Started my first business during college in wholesale liquidation in 2005. Conducted business in 13 countries.
Investor in @chromatin, @theranos, @plum-choice, @navicure, @divergence, @launchcyte, @darkstrand, @apt, @referme, Callisto, @tlcontact, @healthcare.
Founder Ariso Partners • Worked at @mckinsey-company, @novartis • Investor @zocdoc, @tethys-bioscience • Studied at @northwestern-university
Entrepreneur. Hacker. Founder. Hipster. IU Kelley School of Business.
Strong business background in emerging tech (Electric Vehicles, Smart Grid, Smart Meters). Kellogg MBA; @depaul-university University College of Law JD
Self-taught securities trader turned angel investor, incubator and entrepreneur.
http://www.stocktwits.com/claytoncohn