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IVCA Newsletter – February 18, 2026

By Kathy Pyne | February 19, 2026

Association News

IVCA Feature: New Member Profile of Decasonic

Next IVCA Event, March 4th! IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series


Legislative News

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 02/18/2026


IVCA Events

March 4, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #1  The State of the Business Insurance Market

March 11, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #2 Deep Dive on Transaction Liability Insurance


Other Events of Interest

March 4, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #1  The State of the Business Insurance Market

March 11, 2026 – IVCA Insurance Market Webcast Series – #2 Deep Dive on Transaction Liability Insurance


Industry News

Gies Business launches U of I’s first student-led venture capital fund

Arbor Investments Announces Acquisition of Furlani Foods

Baird Capital Invests in Rapid Energy

Aleysian Enters Next Chapter of Growth with Strategic Acquisition by Concentric Equity Partners; Appoints Jon Klinepeter as CEO

First Analysis invests in behavioral health platform TPN.health

H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of CargoTuff

HPA Backs AI-Native DFIR Platform Revolutionizing Catastrophic Breach Recovery

Compa raises $35M for faster compensation data

Regenity Biosciences receives strategic investment from Cinven, adding new partner alongside Linden Capital Partners

Monroe Capital Supports Fusion Capital Partners’ Acquisition of Excel Testing and Engineering Holdings LLC

Horizon Technology Finance and Monroe Capital Support OSSIO with a $50 Million Credit Facility for Continued Growth

Monroe Capital Supports Golden Bear Partners’ Investment in CST Academy

S2G Investments Backed Once Upon a Farm Lists on NYSE in IPO

TRM Labs Announces $70M Series C to Scale AI Solutions to Disrupt Criminal Networks and Counter National Security Threats; Thoma Bravo Participates

Janus Henderson Affiliates Privacore Capital and Victory Park Capital Launch First Interval Fund focused on Private Asset-Backed Credit

Deerpath Capital – A Hard Look at Software

Frontenac Named to 2026 TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market™ List

Pfingsten Named to 2026 TOP 50 PE Firms in The Middle Market™ List for Tenth Consecutive Year

Shore Capital Partners Closes Second Industrials Fund Amid Strong LP Demand for Sector-Focused Strategy

Thoma Bravo Port Co Proofpoint Acquires Acuvity to Deliver AI Security and Governance Across the Agentic Workspace

Wynnchurch Capital Port Co ISS Acquires MSHS Pacific Power Group


Professional Advisor News

2025 Market Update for the Americas  | Lockton

Vedder Represents Industrial Service Solutions in its Acquisition of MSHS Pacific Power Group

Ropes & Gray Private Equity Group Named Law360 2025 Private Equity Group of the Year

Vedder Represents CGI in its Pending Acquisition of Stratfield Consulting

Audax Private Equity Completes Sale of Colony Hardware

Ropes & Gray Advised Silver Lake in Waymo’s $16 Billion Financing Round

European Wax Center to Be Taken Private by General Atlantic in All-Cash Transaction

Ropes & Gray Recognized as a Leading International Law Firm in Chambers Global 2026


Job Postings

Please view the full details for each Job Posting listed below, on our website HERE. Once at Job Postings please scroll down the pages to view the jobs. They are listed chronologically as received, most current first.

7wire Ventures – Principal Role in Chicago

Decasonic – AI Operations Manager

TechNexus Venture Collaborative – Sr. Accountant

NEWS ARCHIVE:

Apply Now: Venture Forward’s LP Office Hours in Chicago

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022 Emerging VC fund managers from underrepresented backgrounds: are you interested in connecting with LPs and experienced GPs? If so, we encourage you…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/30/22

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, March 30, 2022 IVCA BILLS IN THE MIX AS ADJOURNMENT IS IN SIGHT…

New Event on the IVCA Calendar!  July 12th “Web3 is coming. Are your teams ready?”

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022 IVCA adds another event to our calendar on July 12th, “Web3 is coming. Are your teams ready?” Bloomberg has described Web3 as an…

IVCA Diversity Education Programs Continues – Register Now for Upcoming Events!

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022 Registration is available for upcoming dates in our Series of “Inclusion in Action” programs! In an effort to develop a common language…

The In-Person IVCA Annual Spring Luncheon Returns on May 18th!

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022 IVCA returns in-person for the 2022 IVCA Annual Spring Luncheon sponsored by Baker Tilly! Open to IVCA members and non-members we will…

IVCA Feature: Techstars Chicago to Facilitate a Hybrid Program for 2022

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022Last week (March 23rd) applications closed for the 2022 Techstars Chicago, the process that determines its “Class” of companies for the the new…

IVCA Newsletter March 30, 2022

By IVCA Admin | March 30, 2022

Association News IVCA Feature: Techstars Chicago to Facilitate a Hybrid Program for 2022 The In-person IVCA Annual Spring Luncheon Returns on May 18th! IVCA Diversity…

IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/16/22

By IVCA Admin | March 16, 2022

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, March 16, 2022IVCA BILLS – STATUS REPORT A pair of identical bills to…

Free for IVCA members to attend but only 6 days left to register for March 22nd IVCA Webcast: Inclusion in Action!

By IVCA Admin | March 16, 2022

March 16, 2022 Join IVCA for the first in our four-part series on Inclusion in Action:  Why Inclusion Efforts Aren’t Working in Workplaces Today and What You…

IVCA Launches Diversity Education Program

By IVCA Admin | March 16, 2022

March 16, 2022 In an effort to develop a common language for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in our industry, IVCA will be offering an educational…