Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 IVCA Awards!

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 submission forms can be found below.

2024 IVCA VENTURE CAPITAL Portfolio Company of the Year Award

The Portfolio Company of the Year is awarded to an Illinois company that:

• was VC backed,
• had a realized liquidity event in 2023 or 2024
• the exit was successful for investors

2024 IVCA PRIVATE EQUITY Portfolio Company of the Year Award

The Portfolio Company of the Year is awarded to an Illinois company that:

• was PE backed,
• had a realized liquidity event in 2023 or 2024
• the exit was successful for investors

Download any or all Nomination forms HERE.

(any questions or issues contact Kathy Pyne at kpyne@illinoisvc.org)

Previous Portfolio Companies of the Year Awardees:

• 2023 Nerdio (Venture backed)
• 2023 Right at School (PE backed)
• 2022 AIM Clinics (Venture backed)
• 2022 TPC (PE backed)
• 2021 Factor (Venture backed)
• 2021 Option Care (Private equity backed)
• 2020 Sprout Social (Venture backed)
• 2019 Livongo (Venture backed)
• 2019 Evans Food Group (Prvate Equity backed)
• 2018 Aptinyx (Venture backed)
• 2018 The Stepping Stones Group (Private equity backed)
• 2017 Naurex (Venture backed)
• 2017 Kronos Foods Corp. (Private equity backed)
• 2016 Cleversafe (Venture backed)
• 2016 Sage Products (Private equity backed)
• 2015 Paylocity (Venture backed)
• 2015 Sterigenics International (Private equity backed)
• 2014 GrubHub (Venture backed)
• 2014 Fieldglass (Private equity backed)
• 2013 Gogo (Venture backed)
• 2013 Actient Pharmaceuticals (Private equity backed)
• 2012 SurePayroll (Venture backed)
• 2012 Flexera Software (Private equity backed)
• 2011 Accretive Health (Venture backed)
• 2011 Great Kitchens (Private equity backed)
• 2010 Initiate Systems, Inc. (Venture backed)
• 2010 Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Private equity backed)

We look forward to hearing from you!