Top Chicago, IL Angel or VC Firm Companies (51)
The Heico Companies is the parent holding company for a diverse portfolio of manufacturing, construction, and industrial services businesses. Today, we look to acquire performing businesses that complement our existing operations. As a buy, hold, and build investor, we have owned many of our operations for over 40 years. A key factor in our growth is our commitment to reinvest earnings in support of both organic growth and new acquisitions.
Abundant Venture Partners is a purpose based incubator focused on improving the human condition by creating companies that improve; Human Wellness, Performance and Engagement. AVP was formed with core beliefs that drive our actions and investment. We seek to create or invest in early stage companies that define new markets of opportunity.
Today, entrepreneurial seed, start-up, and early-stage phases of development in need of a half million and up to $5 million to propel them into the next level of growth is a widely neglected area of investment. In 2011, only 6% of all funding was allocated to this "sweet spot," and this is where BVC makes its greatest impact for its investors and new vital technologies. With 94% of investment capital searching in other directions, the number of quality, undiscovered, breakthrough opportunities becomes a rather large pool of opportunity. This results in a lifeline at a critical stage for worthwhile entrepreneurs and multiple options with clearly-defined exit strategies for our investors. The firm is structured in a unique manner that affords high-net-worth investors two different ways to invest: direct ownership in the firm as an LLC member and/or investment in individual LLC deals that are presented to the BVC investor network. In this, BVC offers investors the widest flexibility for movement within their respective investment spaces.
Independence Equity is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in companies commercializing technologies that improve resource utilization
WLV is a seed and series A venture fund that invests in Business to Business Fin Tech. The companies we invest in will have institutions as their customers. We invest in Insurance, Banking, Trading, Capital Markets, Finance Back office, Risk, Data, Process and anything that touches finance. Target fund size is $30M. Initial check size $100-$500K
We started venture investing with three objectives: learning, community & philanthropy. With each investment, we seek to learn from and alongside our founders; to bring into our world a community of like minded entrepreneurs who inspire us; and to sponsor companies that bring to bear social value if they succeed. Most importantly, we look for entrepreneurs who relish execution and the opportunity to move mountains, daily, in pursuit of their aspirations.
Wildcat Venture Management, Inc. is a life sciences venture development firm that creates and manages pharmaceutical and medical device companies based on technology developed by major universities and academic medical centers. Wildcat was founded in 2006 to bridge the gap that exists between academic discoveries and the creation and management of successful venture- backed companies. Wildcat’s mission is to take academic innovations and turn them into clinically useful products (i.e. therapeutics and diagnostics).
Venture Connects, LLC, was founded in 2012. VC is a startup and investor community designed to provide impactful resources to businesses seeking outside funding, as well as for accredited investors seeking qualified and vetted deal flow through our VCVetted® program and online platform.
MissionWe are fueling the future of technology with much more than just money. We're not a venture fund. We're not a seed fund. We invest money, but we do it our way. Company OverviewWe've started 5 companies. We've raised $302 million and created over $2.8 billion in returns, with an average investment duration of 3.5 years. Our companies employ more than 2,500 people in over 40 offices, and generate more than $1 billion in annual revenue, with more than $100 million in free cash flow. We're also a dominant foosball tandem and employ the best ping pong players on the planet
Tyree & D'Angelo Partners ("TDP") is a private equity investment firm that focuses on control investments in the lower middle market (companies with $1-5M of EBITDA). We look for investments where we can establish true collaborative partnerships with business owners and management teams that will lead to substantial value creation over a long-term investment horizon. TDP’s track record of building high-growth and lower risk companies is driven by a buy & build investment strategy, that is based on tested methods of value creation and a true partnership approach with executives and business owners. TDP works in collaboration with executive leaders utilizing an investment thesis driven process designed to build companies with a differentiated customer value proposition. TDP invests in the healthcare, consumer, and business services sectors, focusing on high-quality founder owned businesses that we can grow with our high probability of success process. TDP companies have completed over 900 partnerships, have grown to over $4 billion of enterprise value, and TDP has over $1.4 billion of capital under management. For more information, please visit www.TDPfund.com.
Omnium is Chicago’s first and only blockchain innovation ecosystem.
Omkara Ventures is a hybrid growth consultancy focused on accelerating innovative entrepreneurs and startups. We're an agile and data-driven team of investors and strategists that partner with early-stage companies to develop predictable and sustainable growth through a technology-driven and customer-centered approach.
Hyde Park Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital firm focused on high-growth, mid-continent technology startups. We seek companies with an exceptional founding team and fast-growth potential, looking to raise a first or second round of capital. With offices in Chicago and Indianapolis, our team is tenacious, responsive, and committed
Founder Equity is an early stage fund with a radically different approach. We provide cash and talent, giving founders a "startup team in a box". Founders get access to full time designers, developers, marketers, strategists and more.
Jump Capital is a Chicago-based venture capital firm specializing in expansion stage and growth capital investments. Led by a team of experienced operating executives, we are value creators who take an opportunistic, long-term approach to investing. Entrepreneurs can expect the advocacy and support of an angel investor, complemented with institutional-level resources.We seek investment opportunities ranging from $2mm to $15mm in scalable technology businesses with compelling leadership teams across a wide breadth of industries including enterprise technology, marketing, healthcare IT, and financial services. Whether the need is venture funding for startups or growth capital for established companies, our investment philosophy is simple:Partner with great talent, set ambitious goals, and enable execution with investment and human capital.
For over 25 years and across more than 100 growth companies, the principals of Chicago Growth Partners have partnered with quality management teams to help facilitate their growth objectives. CGP executes its growth-focused investment strategy across four industries: Education, Tech-Enabled Services, Healthcare and Industrial Growth, where our expertise in information technology, marketing, and finance can often be helpful to our management teams. CGP currently manages $1.2 billion of committed capital and has offices in Chicago and La Jolla.
Building a family of companies to last forever
Ekistic Ventures is a fund of urban problem-solvers who are actively cultivating a portfolio of disruptive companies that bring new solutions to critical urban problems. We invest our expertise and capital in entrepreneurs and young start-ups that have great ideas to make cities more efficient and equitable.
Heartland Angels invests and supports seed and early stage companies in the Midwest. We hope to discover and develop the next generation of entrepreneurs, influence emerging industry trends, and provide advice and financial support for those beginning the long journey to success.
Independence Equity is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in companies commercializing technologies that improve resource utilization.The inspiration for the Independence Equity Fund stems from observations made by its founding partners while building, advising and investing in early-stage companies during the last decade. These observations include the growing demand for and depletion of natural resources; the ability of entrepreneurs to solve such problems through innovation; and the inefficiency of capital markets in financing early-stage technologies, especially within the Fund’s targeted investment theme (see criteria). The Fund seeks to capitalize on these observations by providing entrepreneurs with capital to commercialize their innovations and create long-term capital appreciation.
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