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<p>Seed to growth stage VC Firm</p>
<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>Catalyst for startup traction - By providing one team or an individual entrepreneur with a $1000 grant and coworking space on a quarterly basis</p>
<p>Garland Capital Group is an investment group that supports disruptive companies. Garland creates opportunities for growth-stage companies to successfully launch industry-disrupting products and services in traditional markets. Garland supports the vision of the entrepreneur by supporting companies with a team of brand-building experts. While investing financially, Garland is also involved in the process of collaborating and teaching entrepreneurs how to run their businesses, lead teams, build a client or customer base and know when to scale.</p><p>Garland Capital Group was founded in 2012 by Gary Holdren, former President and Chief Executive Officer at Huron Consulting Group. Under Gary’s leadership, Huron was named the fastest growing company in America by Entrepreneur Magazine in 2005, eventually growing as a public company to a market cap of $1.8 billion. </p>
<p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Our mission is to be a catalyst in the process of innovation. We do this by creating forums in which human, intellectual and financial capital are joined for a common purpose.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Heartland Angels' unique process has four components:</p><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; text-indent: -1.1em;">A <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Program </strong>to perform a stepped due diligence analysis to review investment opportunities.</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; text-indent: -1.1em;">A <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Strategy </strong>to use the multifaceted experience of professionals, academics and scientists in investigating and assessing early staged investment opportunities.</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; text-indent: -1.1em;">A <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Method</strong> to syndicate an opt-in funding approach so as to coordinate the interests of multiple private equity ("angel") investors.</li><li style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 2.1em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4em; text-indent: -1.1em;">A <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Protocol </strong>to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of negotiations. This maximizes communications and minimizes unnecessary risk and cost to the investor and to portfolio companies.</li></ul><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; list-style-position: inside; list-style-type: square; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></ul><p> </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 8px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Heartland Angels operates to facilitate the investor-company matching process.</p>
<p style="list-style-type: none; padding: 5px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: MyriadProRegular; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-size: 14px;">First Analysis is a leading private growth equity investor. We have one of the longest records (28 years) in private capital investing, having invested more than $700 million across multiple highly diversified funds.</p><p style="list-style-type: none; padding: 5px 0px; margin: 0px; font-family: MyriadProRegular; line-height: 25px; color: rgb(78, 78, 78); font-size: 14px;">First Analysis invests mainly in the United States with a focus on our three sectors of expertise: health care, broadband enabled businesses (IT applications and outsourced services), and clean-tech / infrastructure. We help established companies become profitable leaders in large markets, funding growth plans and working closely with management in areas including strategy, recruitment, sales and marketing, and corporate development. Our flexible approach targets investing $3-10 million as lead investor or as a syndicate partner who brings valuable perspective to the table.</p>
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<p><span style="color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">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. </span><br style="color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><br style="color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;"><span style="color: rgb(117, 117, 117); font-family: 'Droid Sans', Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px;">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 involvement.</span></p>
M25 Group seeks to responsibly steward our investors' capital by sourcing alternative investments with substantial potential to multiply.
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.
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.
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.
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
<p>VC firm that 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.</p>
We invest in founders and products that are positioned to fundamentally change existing markets or create new markets. We typically invest $100k-$500k at the seed or pre-seed stage. Our aim is to support founders and future founders before any capital has been raised.
MDT Ventures is early growth-stage venture capital fund focused on equity investments in companies with dynamic growth potential, primarily technology and highly-scalable services businesses. MDT invests in many industries, with a preference for technology, financial services, education, healthcare, and logistic/supply chain.
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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.
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.
