Chicago Startup Scene

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FireStarter Fund is a Chicago-based self-managed investment fund. It consists of 42 members and has $5.7 million in committed capital. The Fund focuses primarily on companies in the digital media &...

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Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

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Chicago, Illinois

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Vernon & Park Capital is a private equity firm that focuses on investments in the Exchanges and Financial Markets Sector (the "Sector"). Since 2001, Vernon & Park and affiliated parties have...

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Chicago Growth Partners (CGP) is a Midwest US based private equity firm that provides expansion and buyout capital to middle-market companies. For expansion capital financings, CGP will invest $5 to...

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TRIBUNE is one of the country's leading multimedia companies, operating businesses in broadcasting, publishing, and interactive. The company's broadcasting group owns or operates 23 television...

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Water Street Healthcare Partners is a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on health care. With more than $1 billion of capital under management, their firm is one of the most active...

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Chicago Ventures invests in well-managed seed-stage technology companies in Chicago and the Greater Midwest that have demonstrated a value proposition in a given market for their product or services....

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Founded in 1984, Alpha Capital is a private equity investment firm which provides equity financing for promising growth businesses and for buyouts or recapitalizations of established companies. The...

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Lurie Investment Fund is the venture capital arm of the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Foundation specializing in venture capital and private equity investments. The firm seeks to invest in biomedical...

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Amiti Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Chicago that invests alongside leading Israeli venture capital firms in late stage Israeli high tech companies. They help fund Israeli entrepreneurs...

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Mosaix Ventures is an investment partnership focused on supporting innovative companies with exceptional potential. Mosaix was founded in 2000 with initial capital from a European family office....

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Morningstar provides independent investment research to investors worldwide. It offers Internet, software, and print-based products for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions. It also...

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Tribune has a long history of making strategic acquisitions and investments in emerging media and marketing businesses. Our objective is to acquire or invest in companies that can help us grow our...

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Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC ("MDP"), based in Chicago, is one of the most experienced and successful private equity investment firms in the United States. MDP's objective is to invest in...

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Coghill Capital Management (CCM) is a Chicago-based investment advisor specializing in small cap value equity management. CCM manages money for Endowments, Foundations, Family Offices, High Net Worth...

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Jump Capital invests in early-stage founders solving problems in fintech, application software, and infrastructure software. They emphasize hands-on operational support and engaging with founders...

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Early-stage VC focused on high-growth, mid-continent technology startups (Midwest plus Toronto and Atlanta). Invests pre-seed through early Series A in SaaS, marketplaces, and tech-enabled companies,...

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[Chance Technologies](http://chancetechnologies.com/) develops and operates leading businesses in sectors being transformed by the internet

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Talon Asset Management, LLC is a diversified investment management company based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm currently has $1.1 billion under management and employs a fundamental, bottom-up...

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Concentric Equity Partners is a private equity firm based in Chicago, IL. They provide capital and experience to profitable growth businesses run by outstanding management teams. Their approach is to...

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IrishAngels is an angel investing group that provides seed and Series A capital to early stage startups affiliated with the University of Notre Dame. ? IrishAngels is dedicated to furthering startup...

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Off the beaten path; outside YC and M7 etc.

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First Analysis, founded in 1981, has a long-term commitment to its clients and industry sectors. Research is the foundation of everything they do. Their team of about 40 investment professionals...

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Perfect Balance Investments focuses on post-revenue, technology-based companies (seed to Series A) with scalable business models. Typical equity investments range from $25,000 to $1,000,000+, with...

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Founded in 2010, Lightbank is a venture capital firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm seeks to invest in technology sector companies. This firm is a Registered Investment Adviser (RIA).

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Excelerate Labs conducts programs for startups to connect with investors, mentors and entrepreneurs.

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Ziegler HealthVest Partners is a venture capital fund investing in early- to middle-stage healthcare services, healthcare IT, and wellness.

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Mesirow Financial is a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Chicago. Founded in 1937, they are a primarily employee-owned, private company with more than 1,100 employees in offices...

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Hopewell Ventures provides equity capital and strategic expertise to high-growth businesses, primarily in the Midwest. The principals have more than 80 years of experience investing in and growing...

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Valor Equity Partners (“Valor” or the “Firm”) is a lower middle market private equity firm whose unique investment approach combines the disciplines of value investing with operational...

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AbbVie is a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company formed in 2013 following separation from Abbott. The company's mission is to use its expertise, dedicated people and unique approach to...

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We are committed to leading the future of skin health innovation by identifying, nurturing, and scaling high-growth skincare technologies in dermatology, aesthetics, and skincare. Our goal is to...

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Illinois Ventures is a seed and early-stage technology investment firm focused on research-derived companies in information technologies, physical sciences and life sciences, with a particular...

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Investing in outsiders: back founders outside Silicon Valley. Lead or co-lead $500K–$1.5M checks into Angel / Pre-seed / Seed in Vertical AI, B2B SaaS, FinTech, Healthcare and legacy industries;...

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Founded in 2013, PV Seed Fund is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois. The firm seeks to invest in information technology, data science, fintech, and consumer internet companies.

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Groupon provides merchants with a suite of products and services such as customizable deals, payment processes and point-of-sale solutions.