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