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 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
General Partner, Apex Venture Partners
Co-founder and Managing Partner of @lightbank
Managing Director of @HydeparkVP and @HydePark Angels, Professor at University of Chicago @BoothThinking School of Business, and former partner at RK Ventures
Vice President at @new-world-ventures
Principal, @lightbank Ventures;
Founding member @peacock-equity-fund (NBCUniversal); @comcast-ventures
Co-Founder and Partner of Chicago Ventures. Founder of @Twin Capital and active angel investor. Former @doubleclick / @performics exec.
Managing Director at Hyde Park Venture Partners. Big fan of fast growth.
Chicago Angel, CEC, Xoogler, New World Ventures
Managing Director RPM Ventures
http://greatlakesvc.com
VC at @atlas-venture. Co-founded @grandbanks-capital. Believe in service-based approach for entrepreneurs.
@princeton-university graduate.
Partner at @lightbank
Partner, @new-world-ventures & @dfj-portage
http://www.vcconfidential.com/
Analyst at lightbank, former management consultant, born and raised midwesterner, always eating, Michigan and Detroit sports fanatic
COO @contextmedia, Partner @jumpstart-ventures
principal @ @lightbank - scrabble master - indie music aficionado - yoga enthusiast - cheese lover - physics buff
Venture Capital/Angel Investor looking to help a multitude of start-ups....
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.
Investor in @groupon, @sprout-social, @watermelon-express, @mediabank.
Partner at Serra Ventures. Mentor to seed stage start ups and accelerators.
http://www.robschultz.com
Founder & Managing Partner @cornerstone-angels
Venture Capital Analyst at Sandbox industries.
Sandbox Industries
chief of staff @groupon; former associate @lightbank, consultant @bain
Managing Director of @sandbox-industries, led a buyout of The NutraSweet Company and served as CEO
Venture Partner at OCA Ventures
http://dwyerlab.com
VC @Pritzker Group Venture Capital (f.k.a. New World Ventures)
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
Partner at New World Ventures
Board Member Techstars Chicago
VC at @PritzkerVC, Founder/CEO of VentureUP.info
Creating, developing, and investing in new businesses
Venture Capitalist @OCAVentures and Founder of @MouseHouseApp
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.
http://www.calderainvestmentgroup.com
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.
I am a Partner at @caldera-venture-partners
Founder Ariso Partners • Worked at @mckinsey-company, @novartis • Investor @zocdoc, @tethys-bioscience • Studied at @northwestern-university
Analyst at BOLD Entertainment | Co-founder at SoapBox
Co-founder @r7-partners. Investor @bloom-energy, @tabula, @socialcrunch. Former board observer @wayport @amyris-biotechnologies @ooma @magnum-semiconductor.
Entrepreneur. Hacker. Founder. Hipster. IU Kelley School of Business.
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.
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
@lightbank Associate, experimenting at @thelunchread, writing @ABrewingThought. Formerly @bcg and @university-of-michigan.
Worked at @blackrock-private-equity-partners • Investor @baird-venture-partners
Senior Associate at Jump Capital, a Chicago-based private investments firm.