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<div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">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.</div><p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></p><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">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. </div>
Origin Ventures, founded in 1999, is a leading venture capital firm composed entirely of former operators and engineers with extensive venture investing experience. The firm’s realized performance places it in the top 5% of VC firms nationally. While Origin is based in Chicago, the firm invests across the country in emerging software, online marketplace, and digital content businesses capable of exponential growth through innovation and hard work. Typical investments are in Series A rounds in companies that have achieved preliminary product-market fit. Origin’s initial check can range from $1M to $3M. In 2015, the firm created the Origin Ventures Network, an engaged community of portfolio companies, to offer expanded opportunities for collaboration and support amongst the portfolio companies’ hundreds of employees. By providing the network with dedicated tools and resources, Origin helps its portfolio companies solve problems faster and navigate the challenges of growing into a market leader.
<p>Seed and early-stage technology investment firm focused on research-derived companies in information technologies, physical sciences, life sciences and clean technology</p>
<p>Invests in software, communications and information technology companies.</p>
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Forum Ventures is the leading early-stage fund, program and community for B2B SaaS startups. Founded in 2014 as Acceleprise, we’re on a mission to make the B2B SaaS journey easier, more accessible and successful for early-stage founders, through pre-seed and seed-stage funding, high touch programming, corporate perks and introductions, and an active SaaS community. Forum For Founders, our pre-seed program, provides founders with $100k in funding and 15 intense weeks of talks, events, mentorship and 1:1 guidance focused on go to market and fundraising. Forum Seed, our seed fund, backs exceptional SaaS startups at the seed-stage both from within and outside of our pre-seed program.
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.
IrishAngels is an angel investment network that invests in seed stage startups raising rounds of $1 to $3 million. IrishAngels has 230 investors and has invested in over 40 companies, deploying $30 million in capital since its inception in 2012.
Second Century Ventures (SCV) is a venture capital fund focused on early stage technology companies that can promote innovation in and around the real estate industry. SCV has been fully capitalized by the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (NAR). With over 1 million members, NAR is the largest trade association in the country. NAR can provide immediate strategic value to Second Century Ventures' portfolio companies by allowing them access to the vast resources of a 300-person organization with expertise, influence and power that comes only by being ingrained in an industry for over 100 years.
<p style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Plug and Play Chicago is a seed to series A investment and acceleration program for Chicago-based start-ups looking to access the resources of Silicon Valley.</p><p style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">The 10 week program will take place at the Plug and Play headquarters in Silicon Valley and serve to complement the existing Chicago community and incubators. Apply to pitch at our next selection day on May 29th in Chicago (location to be determined).</p><p style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><strong>Our track record:</strong></p><p style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Plug and Play is an ecosystem of 300 resident startups, with 1600 total accelerated startups and 200+ investments since 2006. Our startups have collectively raised over $2B in venture funding and had 82 exits to date. Successes include PayPal, Dropbox, Lending Club, Vudu and Zoosk.</p><p style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;"><strong>The Program:</strong></p><p style="color: rgb(66, 66, 66); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">Startups will receive $25,000 funding for 5% equity and will be part of a 10 week program of workshops, mentoring and a demo day. Startups will have dedicated workspace and Plug and Play requires particaption of the founding teams for the majority of the program.</p>
<p>Seed to growth stage VC Firm</p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">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).</span></p>
The Cultivator is a team of highly experienced Chicago business owners, investors, and experts. We provide entrepreneurs who are struggling to take their business to the next level with the guidance, capital, and resources they need so they can realize and reach their potential faster. The Cultivator invests business resources and capital in entrepreneurs that we truly believe have the drive, ingenuity, and determination to move their business forward. The Cultivator's investment and engagement approach is designed to help you and your team refine your vision, harness your potential, and cultivate greater success.
The Harvard Business School Alumni Angels of Chicago invests in and directly supports the growth of early stage ventures, primarily located in the Chicago area and surrounding region. The organization consists of current and former executives, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists with a serious commitment to investing their capital, expertise, and time into high potential entrepreneurial ventures in order to enable their success.
Omnium is Chicago’s first and only blockchain innovation ecosystem.
We are seasoned experts in the realm of financial data applications. With a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of the intricacies of financial data, we have consistently demonstrated our proficiency in developing and implementing cutting-edge solutions. Our team's expertise lies not only in harnessing the power of data but also in crafting innovative applications that leverage this data to provide valuable insights, streamline financial processes, and drive informed decision-making.
<p>OCA Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on equity investments in companies with dramatic growth potential, primarily in technology and highly-scalable services businesses. OCA invests in many industries, with a preference for financial services and for-profit education. Over the last decade, OCA has invested three funds in over 45 companies. In response to the increase of attractive seed-stage investment opportunities, OCA Ventures created a seed program called OCA EDGE. OCA EDGE invests smaller amounts in seed or very early stage rounds of highly scalable technology businesses. <br /> </p> <p><em>Job Opportunities within our Portfolio Companies: <a href="http://www.ocaventures.com/Jobs/Jobs.aspx">http://www.ocaventures.com/Jobs/Jobs.aspx</a># </em></p>
<p>U.S.-based venture capital fund of Baird Private Equity, makes investments in early- and expansion-stage companies in the Business Services and Healthcare/Life Sciences sectors.</p>
VentureDNA is a sought-after principal investor and independent investment advisor in early and growth-stage companies and in addition its expansion into health and life sciences and education, works with companies across media technology, cleantech, fintech, consumer brands and real estate.
<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; line-height: 15px;">Caldera Investment Group is a investment firm that provides advisory services to early stage, emerging, and middle market companies. The firm advises on strategic corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and capital raising activities. Caldera also conducts venture capital activities including making direct investments in seed-stage companies through Caldera Venture Partners, its venture capital affiliate.</span></p>
