Association News IVCA Feature: Announcing the ‘Techstars Chicago Powered by J.P Morgan’ Class of 2024 Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 IVCA Awards! Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 09/11/2024 IVCA Events October 24, 2024 –IVCA CFO Summit for VC and PE Professionals sponsored by Plante Moran December 9,…

September 11, 2024 IVCA is now accepting nominations for the 2024 IVCA Awardees to be honored at the 2024 IVCA Awards Dinner presented by Kirkland & Ellis LLP, on December 9, 2024. YOU are our best source for these companies and individuals so we ask you to submit/recommend your candidate(s) by Wednesday, September 27, 2024.  Details and…

The partnership between Techstars Chicago and the J.P. Morgan Private Bank began in 2022, and has evolved to the latest Class of 2024. As was said at the point of opening the applications that became the 24 entities below, the program will be dedicated to six key industries poised to tackle the most urgent challenges…

Illinois Venture Capital Association Illinois Legislative ReportDavid Stricklin / Stricklin & AssociatesWednesday, September 11, 2024 COGFA REPORT We met with an Illinois State Senator yesterday who confirmed again what I’ve said when passing along this report, which is, the General Assembly pays attention to what the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability (COGFA) says about…

Association News IVCA Feature: Online Article Links to Intern Best Practices and Perspectives Celebrating Success: Conclusion of the 2024 IVCA Scholars Program Legislative News IVCA Provides Updates for State Legislative Issues – 08/28/2024 IVCA Events October 24, 2024 –IVCA CFO Summit for VC and PE Professionals sponsored by Plante Moran December 9, 2024 – IVCA…

The 2024 IVCA Scholar Program concluded recently with a celebratory lunch and a final firm visit to The Vistria Group offices. This year’s cohort exemplifies the program’s expanding reach, with participants from Illinois institutions such as DePaul University, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, as well as from Duke University,…