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November 23, 2022It’s that time to honor the IVCA’s finest, and the 2022 Awards Dinner will be at The Four Seasons Chicago on December 5th, presented by Kirkland Ellis LLP. The Stanley C. Golder Awardee is Stephen V. King, the Founding Partner of Prairie Capital. The Venture Capital IVCA Portfolio Company of the Year is…

November 23, 2022 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…

November 21, 2022 CHICAGO – November 22, 2022 – KB Partners announces its final closing on KB Partners Myriad Opportunity Fund II at $127 million, far surpassing its original $100 million target. This is one of the largest early-stage sports/tech funds ever raised, and funds will be utilized to continue investing in cutting edge early-stage…

November 21, 2022 DALLAS – November 21, 2022 – Frontier Waste Solutions LLC (“Frontier”) is pleased to announce its management led partnership with an investment group led by Concentric Equity Partners (“CEP”) and Summer Street Capital Partners, LLC (“Summer Street”) aimed at continuing its history of successful customer service and geographic growth. Founded in 2017,…

November 9, 2022One of the important challenges facing the Venture Capital and Private Equity industries – in fact, all of finance – goes by the initials of D.E.I. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is an initiative that reflects the variety of the world and its occupants, and the United States commerce system must continue its evolution…

November 17, 2022 CHICAGO – November 17, 2022 – Pritzker Private Capital (“PPC”), a leader in family direct investing, today announced that Co-Founder Paul Carbone, who has served as the firm’s President and Managing Partner since 2012, intends to step back from day-to-day management of the firm effective January 1, 2023. Effective with this transition,…

The Conference Tower at UBS CenterOne North Wacker Drive, 2nd floorChicago, IL United States Thursday, December 15, 202211:30 AM – 1:30 PM CST Category: IVCA Events Web3 Mainstream Adoption or How Web3 May Impact Your Portfolio This meeting has been postponed.  Check back for it’s new date!

November 9, 2022 Please join us to honor this year’s Awardees: Stephen V. King, AIM Clinics and TPC, by purchasing a table or individual tickets, which are now available by contacting Kathy Pyne. The 2022 IVCA Awards Dinner sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP will take place on Monday, December 5, 2022 The Four Seasons Hotel 120 E. Delaware Street, Chicago 5:30pm – Cocktail…

September 28, 2022 Registration is open for the 4th and last in our Diversity Series “Inclusion in Action”! On November 18 via Zoom, IVCA presents “Strategies for Survival: Cultivating Mentors and Allies for Success”Date:  Thursday, November 18, 2022Location:  IVCA Webcast via ZoomTime: 12:00noon – 1:30pm CST  To Register: We know that when people are showing up to…

September 28, 2022 Mark your calendars for the 2023 IVCA Invitational Golf Event on June 26, 2023, as we return to Olympia Fields Country Club! IVCA thanks the nearly 200 attendees who participated in the 2022 event and a special thanks goes out to our Sponsors: Champion Sponsors: PwC RSM Winston & Strawn LLP Wintrust Bank…