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