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April 13, 2022 IVCA returns in-person for the 2022 IVCA Annual Spring Luncheon sponsored by Baker Tilly and Ropes & Gray! To Register Open to IVCA members and non-members alike, “What Limited Partners are Talking About” on May 18th will be an LP Panel Discussion moderated by Joanna Rupp, University of Chicago Office of Investments with panelists: Melissa Richlen, MacArthur Foundation Clayton Harrison, Cambridge Associates…

April 13, 2022 Registration is available below for upcoming dates in our Series of “Inclusion in Action” program! In an effort to develop a common language for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in our industry, IVCA will be offering an educational event per quarter through 2022.  The event topics can be standalone but are intended to…

April 13, 2022 IVCA invites you to attend our July 12th Luncheon, “Web3 is coming. Are your teams ready?” Bloomberg has described Web3 as an idea that “would build financial assets, in the form of tokens, into the inner workings of almost anything you do online”.  Some have expressed the notion that Web3 could improve data…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, April 13, 2022 IVCA BILL ON PARTNERSHIPS ON STANDBY Legislation to clarify the definition of an investment partnership did not pass during the Spring Session of the Illinois General Assembly. To review, IVCA introduced  SB 2430 to more accurately define a partnership. This followed audit…

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 accelerator program year. The mentoring and program was done in person pre-pandemic, but as many organizations have evolved through the era, Techstars will have in-person requirements at the beginning and…

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 present an LP Panel Discussion moderated by Joanna Rupp, University of Chicago Office of Investments.  We will have more details soon but you can Register Now so let’s get this…

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 for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in our industry, IVCA will be offering an educational event per quarter through 2022.  The event topics can be standalone but are intended to build…

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 idea that “would build financial assets, in the form of tokens, into the inner workings of almost anything you do online”.  Some have expressed the notion that Web3 could improve…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, March 30, 2022 IVCA BILLS IN THE MIX AS ADJOURNMENT IS IN SIGHT Legislation championed by the IVCA to improve the diverse investing goals and reporting the results in the Technology Development Account / Illinois Growth and Innovation Fund is on the doorstep…

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 to apply to participate in LP Office Hours, an educational program that will be hosted in Chicago on May 19th by Venture Forward. 25 emerging managers will be selected to attend, to…