IVCA proudly celebrates the recipients of the 2025 IVCA Awards, recognizing outstanding achievement, leadership, and innovation in Illinois’s private capital community.

2025 IVCA Award Winners

Venture Capital Portfolio Company of the Year
Simple Mills

Private Equity Portfolio Company of the Year
Door and Window Guard Systems (DAWGS)

Richard J. Daley Award
Bruce N. Barron, Origin Ventures

Stanley C. Golder Award
Robert P. Morgan, 50 South Capital

Rising Star Award
M25

IVCA Foundation Award
Shoshana M. Vernick

Save the Date

Join us on Monday, December 7, 2026 at the Four Seasons Chicago for the IVCA Awards Dinner.

As IVCA’s premier event, the Awards Dinner brings together leaders from across the private equity and venture capital community to celebrate excellence and recognize those shaping the future of the industry.



We invite you to support IVCA through sponsorship and join us for an evening of recognition, connection, and celebration.

Sponsorship and Table information coming soon.