The Illinois Venture Capital Association advocates for a strong Illinois business climate for private investors in private companies by:
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- Promoting a pro-growth public policy platform
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- Facilitating member networking
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- Introducing underrepresented groups to the business of private company investing
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- Collaborating with organizations of mutual interest
In addition, IVCA works with entrepreneurial organizations in the Midwest to encourage a strong cycle of innovation and business creation leading to superior investment opportunities.
Active IVCA Members
IVCA members include an impressive array of investor firms and service providers - all leaders in their fields and the private equity community. IVCA investor firms are engaged at all stages of private investment - from very early stage seed and venture investments through buyouts-in private companies.
IVCA Investor Member Firms include organizations engaged in all phases of private equity investment, from early stage through buyout stage.
- 4490 Ventures
- 5th Century Partners
- 50 South Capital Advisors, LLC
- 7wireVentures
- Adams Street Partners, LLC
- Agent Capital
- Arbor Investments
- ARCH Venture Partners
- Avathon Capital
- Baird Capital
- Blue Venture Fund
- BPOC
- Buoyant Ventures
- Chicago Pacific Founders
- CORE Industrial Partners
- Cressey & Company LP
- Decasonic
- Exposition Ventures
- Financial Investments Corporation
- First Analysis
- Frontenac
- Growth Catalyst Partners
- GTCR LLC
- H.I.G. WhiteHorse
- High Street Capital
- Hyde Park Angels
- Hyde Park Venture Partners
- Jump Capital
- KB Partners, LLC
- Kinzie Capital Partners
- Linden Capital Partners
- Listen Ventures
- M25
- Madison Dearborn Partners LLC
- May River Capital, LLC
- Mesirow Financial Private Equity
- Method Capital
- Mid Oaks Investments LLC
- MK Capital
- Moderne Ventures
- Monroe Capital LLC
- New Enterprise Associates
- OceanM19
- OCA Ventures
- Origin Ventures
- Paragon Biosciences
- ParkerGale Capital
- Patriot Capital
- Periscope Equity
- Plymouth Growth
- PPM America Capital Partners, LLC
- Prairie Capital
- Pritzker Group Venture Capital
- Pritzker Private Capital
- Prospect Partners LLC
- RCP Advisors LLC
- Red Arts Capital
- RiverGlade Capital
- RoundTable Healthcare Partners
- Runway Growth Capital
- Sandbox Industries LLC
- Shore Capital Partners
- SSM Partners
- Supply Change Capital
- Svoboda Capital Partners
- The Edgewater Funds
- The Vistria Group
- Thoma Bravo, LLC
- Valor Equity Partners
- Victory Park Capital
- Water Street Healthcare Partners
- Wind Point Partners
- WP Global Partners
- Wynnchurch Capital
- Zebra Ventures
IVCA Service Provider Member Firms include the most experienced and recognized names in professional services. These IVCA members support venture capital and private equity firms.
- 7 Layer Solutions Inc
- Andersen
- Baker Tilly US, LLP
- BDO USA, LLP
- CIBC Bank US
- Cooley LLP
- EY
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- HMB Legal Counsel
- Houlihan Lokey
- JP Morgan
- Katten
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- KPMG LLP
- KRD, Ltd.
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- Locke Lord LLP
- Martin Partners
- Mayer Brown LLP
- McDermott Will & Emery LLP
- Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP
- Northern Trust
- Plante Moran
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Ropes & Gray LLP
- RSM US LLP
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Silicon Valley Bank
- Simon Compliance LLC
- SRS Acquiom
- Stern Cassello & Associates, LLP
- Thompson Flanagan & Co.
- Valuation Research Corporation
- Vedder Price P.C.
- White & Case LLP
- William Blair
- Winston & Strawn LLP
- Wintrust Commercial Bank
IVCA's Academic Members include universities and laboratories with business relevancy to the venture capital or private equity profession.
- Heizer Center for Private Equity and Venture Capital, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
- University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Chicago Booth)
- University of Illinois - College of Business / Office of the Vice President for Research
Honorary Members have been invited to enjoy the benefits of IVCA membership due to their long-term commitment to venture capital/private equity in the state of Illinois.
- Chicago Teachers Pension Fund
- Golder Investment Management
- Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
- Illinois State Board of Investment
- State Universities Retirement System
- Teachers' Retirement System of Illinois