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Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, September 28, 2022 ILLINOIS AMENDMENT #1 Might the most important policy decision Illinois voters make in November be on getting relatively little attention or notice on the TV screen? Advocates call it a Workers Rights Amendment while business groups and conservative policy think tanks…

September 28, 2022 Mark your calendars for the 2023 IVCA Invitational Golf Event on June 26, 2023, as we return to Olympia Fields Country Club! IVCA thanks the nearly 200 attendees who participated in the 2022 event and a special thanks goes out to our Sponsors: Champion Sponsors: PwC RSM Winston & Strawn LLP Wintrust Bank…

September 14, 2022 Mark your calendars for the 2023 IVCA Invitational Golf Event on June 26, 2023, as we return to Olympia Fields Country Club! IVCA thanks the nearly 200 attendees who participated in the 2022 event and a special thanks goes out to our Sponsors: Champion Sponsors: PwC RSM Winston & Strawn LLP Wintrust…

September 14, 2022 The IVCA Scholar Program is intended to create an inclusive industry with more gender, racial and ethnic diversity by providing undergraduate students exposure to a possible career in the venture capital/private equity industry.  The IVCA Scholarship provides undergraduate students a very rare opportunity to be placed with a venture capital or private equity firm for 10…

September 14, 2022 On November 18th, IVCA presented its 4th in the series for the IVCA Diversity Program Series. If you missed them, we have the recordings and handouts HERE! In an effort to develop a common language for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in our industry, IVCA is offered an educational event per quarter through 2022.  The…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, September 14, 2022 CRIME CONTROL Television ads and press conferences focused on crime and violence in Chicago are driving the campaign for Governor at this stage in the race. Republican State Senator Darren Bailey is challenging incumbent Governor JB Pritzker with charges that…

September 14, 2022 Registration is open for the 4th and last in our Diversity Series “Inclusion in Action”! On November 18 via Zoom, IVCA presents “Strategies for Survival: Cultivating Mentors and Allies for Success “Date:  Thursday, November 18, 2022 Location:  IVCA Webcast via Zoom Time: 12:00noon – 1:30pm CST  To Register: We know that when people are…

The University of Chicago Gleacher Center450 N. Cityfront Plaza DriveChicago, IL United States Thursday, October 20, 20228:00 AM – 5:00 PM CST Category: IVCA Events Finance Professionals and staff, please join us for the 2022 IVCA CFO Summit presented by PwC! To Register: Certified for 8 CPE creditsDate: Thursday, October 20, 2022Time:8:00am – Continental Breakfast8:30am – 4:30pm…

September 14, 2022One of the harbingers that summer is over is that the Techstars Class of 2022 has “graduated” after pitching their companies on Demo Day, which took place on September 1st at the 1871 Incubator in the Merchandise Mart. The IVCA was there, and has some perspective below from a participant in the program…