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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 30 years. A key factor in our growth is our commitment to reinvest earnings in support of both organic growth and new acquisitions
TechNexus is a Venture Collaborative, a unique combination of businesses, corporate joint-ventures, private equity funds, and a fast-growing investment portfolio. Since 2007, TechNexus has managed a robust platform to empower entrepreneurs, transform business models at scale and drive innovation through ecosystems. The company has accelerated business opportunities between dozens of leading corporations and more than 600 startups and is among the most active venture investors in the US.
<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><a href="http://www.pritzkergroup.com/venture-capital">Pritzker Group Venture Capital</a>, formerly New World Ventures, helps entrepreneurs build market-leading technology companies at every stage of their growth. Since our founding in 1996, our firm has worked side-by-side with entrepreneurs at more than 100 companies, building partnerships bas
<p>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
<p>Global private equity investment management firm</p>
<p>Seed to growth stage VC Firm</p>
<p>Middle-market investments in consumer and business services, distribution and industrial, infrastructure and energy sectors</p>
<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">Cornerstone Angels is a membership-based private investment group composed of successful entrepreneurs and business executives. The group seeks to provide financial capital, mentorship, and advisory support to high growth organizations. The company will consider opportunities nationally, but is focused on the greater Midwest given its Northbrook, IL base. </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">The group invests across sectors with particular interest within Software, Media & Entertainment, Mobile, Manufacturing & Industrial, Consumer/Retail & Food/Beverage, Business Services, Healthcare Services and CleanTech. We do not currently invest in Life Sciences, Biotech, or Real Estate. </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">Our goal is to provide our financial and mentor capital to help build a dynamic entrepreneurial and investor community in the Midwest, though we do consider opportunities across the country. To work towards this goal, we target opportunities which can grow quickly into large sustainable businesses, and which will fuel innovation and job creation within our region. </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">We target companies raising $500K to $3MM. Our sweet spot for initial investment is in the range of $100K to $500K. With these considerations, we are either involved as a single party in a small round or as part of a larger round. Based on the specific financing needs, our investments have ranged from as little as $10k up to ~$1MM, and through our network and alliances with multiple investment parties, we can be helpful in bringing together syndicates of several million dollars. </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">Cornerstone Angels is a member of the Angel Capital Association and is active in collaboration and syndication with Angel groups nationwide. We actively support companies and entrepreneurs under funding consideration by making introductions to other parties as relevant and based on interest. </span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;">Through our efforts since our launch we have built a portfolio of 31 companies.</span></p>
<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>
<p><span style="color: rgb(146, 146, 146); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 24px; text-align: left; ">Washing Pond Ventures is an early-stage investment fund that focuses on technology-enabled ideas through either internal incubation and development or external investment and support.</span></p>
<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>
<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">R7 Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies with ambitious innovation. We believe in partnering with extraordinary teams in thinking differently to solve real problems. All of our investments are driven by our core values.</span></p>
Romar Partners is led by Scott Wald and George Colis, serial entrepreneurs & co-Founders of SurePayroll. We invest our time, expertise and capital in contributing to the growth and success of a select number of early stage B2B technology companies. Supportive & engaged coaches, we work closely with entrepreneurs to drive outsized outcomes.
Invests in the non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem. Three types of investments: 1. Equity investments into early-stage startups 2. Token investments (both liquid and illiquid tokens) 3. Direct NFT investments
gener8tor’s turnkey platform for the creative economy connects startup founders, investors, corporations, universities, job seekers, musicians and artists. The gener8tor platform includes accelerators, upskilling, corporate programming, and conferences with content on community growth, impact investing, diversity, equity and inclusion, and innovation across education, agriculture, insurance, healthcare, sustainability, and more.
MATH Venture Partners invests primarily in Series A and Seed rounds, managed by a seasoned team of hands-on investors and operators. We look for entrepreneurial teams that have customer acquisition as part of their core DNA. It is this maniacal focus, deep appreciation for process and exceptional talent that makes them stand out.
<div><strong>Mission</strong></div><div>We 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.</div><div> </div><div><div><strong>Company Overview</strong></div>We'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</div><p> </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(57, 57, 57); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Lead Lap is a Northfield, Illinois-based family office and private investment firm with several current investments in private companies. Lead Lap seeks control investments in small to mid-size companies in the business services, consumer products/services, health services, and the education, marketing, media, advertising, information and online sectors. Lead Lap also makes non-control growth capital investments in promising businesses.</p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 10px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(57, 57, 57); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Lead Lap was founded by operating executive David F. Zucker (“Zucker”), who serves as Managing Partner, and made his first private company investment in 1994. Zucker combines twenty-four years of operating experience as a CEO/General Manger of public and private companies, and company divisions in the media, business services, consumer, and technology businesses with deep experience in the acquisition and investment process, having overseen, completed, and integrated more than twenty business acquisitions of varying sizes during his career.</p>
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