Hopewell Ventures ?

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 Midwestern companies. Hopewell’s investment focus is aligned with the opportunities the Midwest provides：growth-oriented ventures at various stages of development across a broad range of industries. From state-of-the-art technology and life-sciences to traditional manufacturing and consumer product...

20 North Wacker Drive

Suite ***

Chicago, IL 6***

Phone：312-357-***

http://www.**pewellventures.com/

Hyde Park Venture Partners ?

Hyde Park Venture Partners (HPVP) is an early stage venture capital fund investing in early stage technology companies in the Midwest, with particular focus in Chicago. HPVP invests in technology-enabled business and consumer services and healthcare IT companies raising their first

second round of institutional capital, ranging in total size from $750K to $2.5M. HPVP draws on its strategic relationship with Hyde Park Angels (HPA) to provide industry and business expertise to its portfolio com...

225 W Washington

Suite ***

Chicago, IL 6***

http://www.**deparkvp.com/

IIN Small Business Entrepreneur's Evaluation ?

Northwestern University

The IIN's Small Business Entrepreneur's Evaluation (SBEE) program provides a platform for scientists and engineers to present their newly developed technologies and receive assistance in the development of viable business plans. Through this program, faculty members are offered the opportunity to present their marketable technology to an audience of students from the NU Kellogg School of Management, who then may use this as a springboard for writing a complete business plan. The success of the S...

2145 Sheridan Road, ***

Evanston, IL 6***

Phone：847-467-***

Contact：Sarah H. Petrosko

Email：s-hurst**[ta]**thwestern.edu

http://www.**nano.org/content/Industry/SBEE.htm

IllinoisVENTURES ?

University of Illinois

IllinoisVENTURES is a premier seed and early-stage technology investment firm focused on research-derived companies in information technologies, physical sciences, life sciences and clean technology. We start and build globally-competitive businesses based on work conducted at Midwest Universities and federal laboratories. We bring together leading researchers and entrepreneurs to mold concepts, vision, intellectual property, sweat and passion into breakthrough, high-growth companies. Conceived***

20 N. Wacker Drive

Suite ***

Chicago, IL 6***

Phone：312-251-***

Contact：Nancy Sullivan

Email：nansulli**[ta]**.edu

http://www.**linoisventures.com/

Independence Equity ?

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; an...

2100 Sanders Road

Suite***

Northbrook, IL 6***

Phone：847-739-***

http://www.**dependence-equity.com/

Invest Illinois Venture Fund (Advantage Illinois ) ?

Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Advantage Illinois

The Invest Illinois Venture Fund (IIVF) is a venture capital program seeking to support young, innovative companies, and start-ups that show a high potential for future growth resulting in the creation of high-paying professional Illinois jobs. Applicants with a good business model and other interested investors should apply directly to DCEO.

Phone：800-252-***

http://www.**dceo.net/dceo/Bureaus/Advantage+Illinois/Invest+Illinois+Venture+Fund/

Investors' Circle ?

Founded in 1992, Investors' Circle is the oldest, largest and most successful early-stage impact investing network worldwide. Together with hundreds of angels, venture capitalists, foundations and family offices, we have propelled $166 million into 265 enterprises and funds dedicated to improving the environment, education, health, and community. We aim to move $100 million more by 2020. Impact Investing Happens Here.

http://www.**vestorscircle.net

ITG Visualization Laboratory ?

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

UIUC Beckman Institute

The Visualization Laboratory (Vis Lab) is a high-end graphics computer-based facility designed to support the computational needs of ITG’s users. Resources include instrumentation for data capture, including 2D (high-resolution, optically accurate scanners for film, histology slides, and other materials; digital still SLR and quasi-SLR cameras; HD/SD digital and analog professional video cameras for capturing time-variant data) and 3D (contact- and optics-based 3D scanners for capturing th...

405 N. Mathews Ave

Urbana, IL 6***

Phone：217-244-***

Contact：Travis Ross

Email：travisr**[ta]**inois.edu

Https://itg.beckman.illinois.edu/visualization_laboratory/

JK&B Capital ?

JK&B Capital is a venture capital firm focused in the software, IT and communications markets with over $1.1 billion of capital under management. Founded in 1996, JK&B has built a track record of generating exceptional returns for investors by identifying and investing in companies with technologies which have been critical to the growth of the world’s information economy.

Two Prudential Plaza

180 North Stetson Avenue

Suite ***

Chicago, IL 6***

Phone：312-946-***

http://www.**bcapital.com/

Jump Capital ?

Jump Capital is an investment firm specializing in venture and growth capital investments in early stage and lower-middle market companies. Led by experienced operating executives, we are value creators who take an opportunistic, long-term approach to venture and private equity investing. Entrepreneurs can expect the advocacy and support of an angel investor, complemented with institutional-level resources. With a focus on investments ranging from $2mm to $15mm, we seek opportunities in asset...

600 W Chicago Av***

Chicago, IL 6***

Contact：Peter Johnson

Email：pjohnson**[ta]**p-capital.com

Http://www.**mp-capital.com

Jump Capital

KB Partners, L.L.C.

KB Partners, L.L.C. is a suburban Chicago based investment firm established by Keith Bank and Byron Denenberg in 1996 to make investments in a variety of angel funded and venture capital opportunities. KB's objective is to build dominant new enterprises by working in partnership with talented entrepreneurs and experienced managers.

1780 Green Bay Road

Highland Park, IL 6***

Phone：847-681-***

http://www.**partners.com/

Launch DePaul New Venture Competition ?

DePaul University

Launch DePaul is a new venture competition for businesses, non-profits, and social ventures, and is open to the DePaul community.

1 East Jackson Boulevard

Suite ***

Chicago , IL 6***

http://www.**t.depaul.edu/Coleman_Entrepreneurship_Cente/Launch_DePaul/index.asp

Leo Capital Holdings ?

Leo Capital Holdings, LLC is a privately funded venture investor making investments in early and later stage private companies. Our focus is primarily on consumer oriented technology and applications. We like ventures that target very large markets, and consider investment opportunities across the United States. Leo maintains a broad network of contacts, investors, and advisors with whom we work after investing to help build value, and usually make investments that allow for our active involveme***

400 Skokie Blvd.

Suite***

Northbrook, IL 6***

Phone：847-418-***

http://www.**ocapholdings.com/

Lightbank ?

A fresh approach to venture capital - fueling the future of technology with more than just money. We invest money, but we do it our way. We provide a solid business model, technology that works, top talent, and an experienced and connected partner.

600 West Chicago Avenue

Suite***

Chicago, IL 6***

http://www.**ghtbank.com/

Merrick Ventures ?

Based on the fundamental belief that significant intrinsic values transcend the leader of an organization to its stakeholders, Merrick explores the track record and value based philosophies of its staff, leaders and companies to assure the success of its investments. Our goals are to provide intelligence and equity, to improve and build existing operations, and to continue to grow a great city in the key pillars of philanthropy, philosophy of capital enrichment and the creation of wea***

350 N. Orleans Street

10th Floor

Chicago, IL 6***

Phone：312-994-***

http://www.**rrickventures.com/

MK Capital ?

MK Capital invests in companies at all stages of the funding lifecycle with a strong sector focus on digital media, data center automation, software, and education technology. The MK Capital team aligns closely with entrepreneurs as a funding partner, a reliable mentor, and a valuable resource to build successful businesses.

1033 Skokie Blvd

Suite***

Northbrook, IL 6***

Phone：312-324-***

http://www.**capital.com/

Motorola Solutions Venture Capital ?

We are the global, strategic investment arm of Motorola Solutions, bringing together new technologies, new markets and new talent to discover and invest in tomorrow's technology solutions. Every investment we make is a strategic alliance encapsulated by vision, creativity, and business acumen. Bringing together talent and sharing dreams allows us to achieve more together than we can alone. We provide financial support to sustain a business through start-up, growth and expansion. We also provide...

1303 East Algonquin Road

Schaumburg, IL 6***

http://www.**torolasolutions.com/US-EN/About/Company+Overview/Motorola+Solutions+Venture+Capital

Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center ?

Northwestern University

University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Argonne National Laboratory

Established by a grant from the National Science Foundation in 2001 under the direction of Professor Chad Mirkin, the NU-NSEC represents researchers from Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Argonne National Laboratory and their collaborators from industry, academic institutions, and national laboratories in the common goal to create an accelerated pathway from conception to application to commercialization.

2145 Sheridan Road, TECH ***

Evanston, IL 6***

Phone：847-491-***

http://www.**-nsec.org/

New Enterprise Associates ?

When it is time to take a promising business

business idea to the next level, entrepreneurs want a venture partner who understands and believes in the power of big dreams, bold visions and fresh ideas that have the power to change an industry, a sector, the world. Moreover, entrepreneurs want a venture partner who knows what it takes-through first-hand experience and carefully nurtured relationships-to make a company succeed, to turn an idea into an action, and to make a plan a re...

http://www.**a.com/

NewFrontier Holdings ?

Formed by Nate Laurell in July 2010, NewFrontier Holdings is a Chicago-based holding company that manages various forms of investments; creates and funds innovative ventures; and facilities an engaging community of entrepreneurs. NewFrontier manages a small seed-stage venture fund that takes a hands-on approach, often starting companies itself. Through NewFrontier Capital, we manage traditional assets like public equities, private debt, and real estate. We also own solar...

1130 W Monroe St.

Chicago, IL 6***

Email：info**[ta]**oldings.com

http://www.**holdings.com/

NewFrontier Holdings