Posts by Kathy Pyne

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 At the core of IVCA’s mission is our commitment to advocating for Illinois’ venture capital and private equity community. This week, IVCA Executive Director Christie Pruyn and IVCA-PAC Legislative Liaison Dave Stricklin met with: Both legislators support entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses, and we’re grateful for their leadership and partnership. These meetings are part of the ongoing…

June 25, 2025 The IVCA Foundation is proud to celebrate the success of the 2025 IVCA Invitational, our largest and most impactful fundraising event to date. Held at the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, the event brought together over 200 professionals from across the Chicagoland private equity and venture capital ecosystem for a day of golf, networking,…

June 25, 2025 Is the future unknown or of the now? With financial education becoming highly sophisticated, more Gen Z and even younger adults are entering the Venture Capital and Private Equity space. With fresh connection to the world around them, they seek to both disrupt the now and shape that future. The online press…

June 11, 2025 Join us for an informal IVCA Happy Hour on Wednesday, June 18, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, generously hosted by our friends at Plante Moran. This casual gathering is a great opportunity to trade notes with your peers on what they’re seeing in the market and how they’re navigating through the…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, June 11, 2025 IVCA MEASURE LEFT OUT OF OMNIBUS The IVCA legislation to correct a decision by the Illinois Department of Revenue on Foreign Tax Credits was not included in the final omnibus revenue legislation approved by the Illinois General Assembly at…

June 11, 2025 Investments and funding can come from a number of sources from all over the world, and both the Venture Capital and the Private Equity industries has consistently led the way in opening up different regions for both disbursing and acquiring capital. With a current domestic governmental emphasis on borders and America First,…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & Associates Wednesday, May 28, 2025 FINALE Legislators and the governor’s office are working to assemble an energy bill, pension changes, transit solutions, and the annual budget over the next few days before adjournment on May 31. This includes IVCA efforts to include in a…

May 28, 2025 Join us for an informal IVCA Happy Hour on Wednesday, June 18, from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, generously hosted by our friends at Plante Moran. This casual gathering is a great opportunity to trade notes with your peers on what they’re seeing in the market and how they’re navigating through the…