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Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, July 20, 2022CALM BEFORE THE STORM The Illinois General Assembly is in recess. Governor Pritzker, diagnosed this week with COVID, is taking a break from public activities after highly publicized visits to New Hampshire and Florida, which have put his name in the…

July 6, 2022 IVCA is proud to announce the class of 2022 IVCA Scholars! Begun in 2007, the IVCA Scholar Program is a 10-week, internship program.  The program seeks to engage “underrepresented” undergraduates (women & persons of color) in our industry to cultivate an interest in private company investing.  It is the hope that through…

July 20, 2022 180 golfers enjoyed 18 holes during a sunny day of networking and competition at the 2022 IVCA Invitational Golf event at Olympia Fields Country Club. This event is designed for members of the Chicagoland PE and VC community to come together to raise awareness and dollars for Diversity programs. Special thanks go…

July 20, 2022 The IVCA continues its 2022 series on Accelerators/Incubators, in relationship to the current class at Techstars Chicago. In March of 2022, the start up blog fallory.com published “The 300 Best Accelerators and Incubators in the United States.” Where do the Chicago Accelerators/Incubatorss rank on the list? This guide will give that information. To link…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, July 6, 2022 HIGHLAND PARK Readers of this newsletter live in Highland Park or surely know people who live in Highland Park, and our hearts go out to the families of the victims and to the entire community which was attacked on the 4th of…

July 6, 2022 IVCA is proud to announce the class of 2022 IVCA Scholars! Begun in 2007, the IVCA Scholar Program is a 10-week, internship program.  The program seeks to engage “underrepresented” undergraduates (women & persons of color) in our industry to cultivate an interest in private company investing.  It is the hope that through…

July 6, 2022 In the last issue of the IVCA newsletter, the Techstars Chicago Accelerator “Class of 2022’ – the 12 companies currently going through the 13-week forum that teaches them how to improve and execute their business ideas – were introduced. Throughout the year, and for the upcoming J.P. Morgan partnership, Techstars are always…

June 22, 2022 Registration is available below for upcoming dates in our Series of “Inclusion in Action” program! June 29, 2022 – IVCA Webcast: Inclusion in Action Series, Part 2 – How to be an Upstander When You See Bias in Action In an effort to develop a common language for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, June 22, 2022 BAILEY SURGES TO LEAD FOR REPUBLICAN NOMINATION Downstate State Senator Darren Bailey by all accounts has consolidated a base of support in a multi-candidate field and is poised to be Republican Party choice to face Governor JB Pritzker in November. Bailey…

June 22, 2022 One of the most successful accelerator and founder facilitation programs in Chicago is Techstars, an annual mentorship course that allows entrepreneurs, start-ups and companies to participate in a 13-week forum that teaches them how to improve and execute their business ideas. The program culminates in Demo Day – where the Techstars participants…