Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, January 4, 2023 LAME DUCK OPENS Legislators and the governor are in Springfield this week for the final days of the current (102nd) Illinois General Assembly. The legislature meets today, Thursday and Friday, with a Saturday session on the books which is a…

After hearing an update from IVCA Chair Jennifer Steans on the State of our Association, we presented the Portfolio Company of the Year Awards.  The award presentations were ably emceed by IVCA Vice Chair Jim Macdonald of First Analysis.  VC-Backed Portfolio Company of the Year Duncan Davis of Breakout Capital presented The Venture Capital-backed Portfolio Company of…

December 21, 2022 Happiest of Holidays and peace in the coming New Year of 2023 to the membership of the IVCA. As we keep moving through the years, the VC and PE industries continue their unprecedented investment and success. Simultaneously, the IVCA continued in their mission to represent the VC/PE community and their support organizations,…

December 6, 2022 With three weeks left in 2022, the reports are coming in on the time period for Venture Capital and Private Equity. Each turn of the calendar post the pandemic era has contained its own personality and challenges, and 2022 has been no exception. From online articles around various financial report outlets, the…

January 4, 2023 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…

January 4, 2023 Mark your calendars for the 2023 IVCA Invitational Golf Event on June 26, 2023, as we return to Olympia Fields Country Club! Last year’s sponsors may contact Kathy Pyne to secure your previous sponsorship level! Want to sponsor  for the first time?  Please contact Kathy Pyne to reserve your 2023 sponsorship! IVCA thanks…

Wednesday, December 07, 2022 BDO USA, LLP invites you to join us at the exclusive Dalcy event hall in the historic Fulton Market District for an interactive, educational and networking session intended for CFOs, finance and tax professionals of private equity and venture capital firms. Register for event HERE! Join BDO to connect with peers and…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, December 7, 2022 ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS CHANGE LEADERS In the wake of a disappointing season at the ballot box Illinois Republicans in the General Assembly voted to change their leadership roster. Illinois House Republican Leader Tony McCombie Leader McCombie who will be the first woman to lead…

December 7, 2022 On Monday, December 5th, the VC/PE community honored the 2022 IVCA Awardees at the annual IVCA Awards Dinner presented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP. View the pictures HERE! 2022 IVCA Stanley C. Golder Awardee Stephen V. King, Co-Founder of Prairie Capital,  epitomizes what the IVCA Golder Award is all about: an exceptional leader who upholds the strongest…