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March 16, 2022 As the positive numbers recede and pandemic restrictions lessen, Venture Capital and Private Equity Offices – like all businesses – are making decisions regarding personnel and resources within the “New Normal 3.0.” The online financial and HR media weigh in on how the atmosphere is evolving. Fortune.com, ‘Why This Venture Capital Firm…

March 16, 2022 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 on the prior content.  Our hope is that every IVCA member firm can send…

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 Can Do About It Register HERE! (IVCA Members Only) Issues registering? Please contact Kathy Pyne at kpyne@illinoisvc.org. Description:  In spite of how much we have committed to DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion), how much we have…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, March 16, 2022IVCA BILLS – STATUS REPORT A pair of identical bills to improve the Technology Development Account program are making their way through the legislature. SB 3777 has passed the Senate and is scheduled for a hearing in committee today in the…

March 2, 2022 As the first quarter rolls along, many regulatory and legal priorities are on the table for Venture Capital and Private Equity. What progress and implications can be expected from pending regulations, laws and the lobbying associated with them on a national level? The Financial and Legal Media weighs in … NVCA.org, ‘Venture…

March 2, 2022 Join IVCA for the first in our four-part series on Inclusion in ActionWhy Inclusion Efforts Aren’t Working in Workplaces Today and What You Can Do About It Register HERE! (IVCA Members Only) Description:  In spite of how much we have committed to DEI (Diversity Equity Inclusion), how much we have talked about it, and the…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, March 2, 2022 LEGISLATURE GRINDS TOWARD DEADLINES With hundreds of introduced bills waiting to be heard before an impending deadline to get them out of the committees where they first started, Illinois legislators are spending most of this week online in committee hearings.…

February 16, 2022 The economy is smoking and investors are active. 2022 is starting out as another banner year for Venture Capital and Private Equity. What is the temperature regarding the starting points for these two eminent investment institutions? The financial media has something to say about it. Crunchbase.com, ‘Last Year Was a Blockbuster for…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, February 16, 2022 LEGISLATURE GRINDS TOWARD DEADLINES With hundreds of introduced bills waiting to be heard before an impending deadline to get them out of the committees where they first started, Illinois legislators are spending most of this week online in committee hearings. The…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, February 2, 2022IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BUDGET Governor Pritzker delivers his FY 23 budget (begins July 1, 2022) at noon today. The snowstorm downstate canceled the legislative session, and the governor is instead making his speech from the Old State Capitol Building. Details…