Free for IVCA members to attend but only 6 days left to register for March 22nd IVCA Webcast: Inclusion in Action!

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…

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IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/16/22

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…

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IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 03/02/22

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.…

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IVCA Feature: Start-Up and M&A Fever! How 2022 and the Financial Media is Looking at the Starting Points for VC & PE

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…

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IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 02/16/2022

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…

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IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 02/02/2022

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…

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IVCA Feature: 2022 Trends for Healthcare Investment, As Reported by the Online Financial Media

February 2, 2022 Coming into Year Three of the pandemic, where is healthcare investment trending? With so many changes to the marketplace and even how hospital and office procedures are applied, especially during these oversaturated times, what can Venture Capital and Private Equity expect from the direction of healthcare in 2022? The financial media weighs…

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