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==History==
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*Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center was the first entrepreneurial focused center for Chicago. TiE Midwest and IVCA followed in the early 2000’s
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*2004—Illinois Technology Association and Heartland Angels
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*2006—Increase in the number of resources available—I2A Fund, Hyde Park Angels, Tech cocktail, Tech Nexus
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*2008-present—continued expansion of funding and support
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==Resources (map of Chicago resources: http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2017/05/18/this-interactive-map-showcases-chicagos-connected-tech-ecosystem/==
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=Chicago companies=
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*Groupon, Mu Sigma, GrubHub, centro, mediabank
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=Universities—Future Founder’s U.Pitch and Student Startup Madness are venture/pitch competitions open to students at any university=
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*The University of Chicago
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*No school of engineering, but has become a leading startup university (Groupon, GrubHub, Braintree Financial)
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*Space in 1871
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*Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship
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*New Venture Challenge
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*Illinois Institute of Technology
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*DePaul
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*“DePaul is planning to open a space in 1871, joining a half dozen of the area’s universities already in the entrepreneurial hub” (http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-depaul-to-open-space-in-1871-bsi-20160719-story.html)
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*Coleman Center
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*Northwestern
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*Space in 1871
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*The Farley Center for Entrepreneurship, The Garage
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*Venture Challenge
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*Funding resources—NxtFund/Northwestern Start Fund
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*Loyola
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*Space in 1871
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*Quinlan School of Business & Loyola Limited
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*University of Illinois
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*Space in 1871
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*Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
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*Startup Challenge, Cozad New Venture Competition, Illinois Innovation Prize
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*Illinois Institute of Technology
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*Space in 1871
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==Capital==
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*New World Ventures
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*Excelerate
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*Apex Venture Partners
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*FireStarter Fund
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*Iza Fund
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*Oca Ventures
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*Hyde Park Angels
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*Lightbank
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*Corporate HQ
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*Sears
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*Walgreens
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*Motorla
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*State Farm
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*Kraft
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*Allstate
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==Accelerators/Incubators/Co-Working spaces (complete list: http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2015/03/30/chicago-co-working-spaces-a-map-of-the-citys-shared-spaces/)==
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*1871—Public-private (city task force) effort to create a hub for young tech businesses
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*1871 and Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced that they’re launching a new incubator focused on Hispanic-owned tech companies (October 2016) http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2016/08/22/chicago-has-a-new-incubator-to-support-hispanic-led-tech-companies/
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*Inaugural cohort includes 12 Hispanic/Latinx-owned tech companies and provide educational programming, resources, funding an tech support
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==Coworking Spaces==
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*Grind, The Shift, WeWork, 2112, Polsky Exchange & more
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==Accelerators, incubators & fellowships==
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*Future Founders Startup, Northwestern Wildfire, iCorps, Techstars, Chicago Fashion Incubator, Helathbox
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==Venture Capital==
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Need to pull data, not consistent reports of VC
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==Chicago Now==
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*Nearly $500 B gross regional product, 4.3 million employees, 260,000+businesses, 400+ major corporate HQs (27 Fortune 500), 2 major *global financial exchanges, 60 public and private post-secondary educational institutions
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==Looking to the Future==
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*Continued VC investment
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*VC investment from larger, nationwide VC funds

Latest revision as of 12:14, 12 July 2017


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Title Chicago
Author Diana Carranza
Series Emerging Ecosystems
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History

  • Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center was the first entrepreneurial focused center for Chicago. TiE Midwest and IVCA followed in the early 2000’s
  • 2004—Illinois Technology Association and Heartland Angels
  • 2006—Increase in the number of resources available—I2A Fund, Hyde Park Angels, Tech cocktail, Tech Nexus
  • 2008-present—continued expansion of funding and support

Resources (map of Chicago resources: http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2017/05/18/this-interactive-map-showcases-chicagos-connected-tech-ecosystem/

Chicago companies

  • Groupon, Mu Sigma, GrubHub, centro, mediabank

Universities—Future Founder’s U.Pitch and Student Startup Madness are venture/pitch competitions open to students at any university

  • The University of Chicago
  • No school of engineering, but has become a leading startup university (Groupon, GrubHub, Braintree Financial)
  • Space in 1871
  • Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship
  • New Venture Challenge
  • Illinois Institute of Technology
  • DePaul
  • “DePaul is planning to open a space in 1871, joining a half dozen of the area’s universities already in the entrepreneurial hub” (http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-depaul-to-open-space-in-1871-bsi-20160719-story.html)
  • Coleman Center
  • Northwestern
  • Space in 1871
  • The Farley Center for Entrepreneurship, The Garage
  • Venture Challenge
  • Funding resources—NxtFund/Northwestern Start Fund
  • Loyola
  • Space in 1871
  • Quinlan School of Business & Loyola Limited
  • University of Illinois
  • Space in 1871
  • Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Startup Challenge, Cozad New Venture Competition, Illinois Innovation Prize
  • Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Space in 1871

Capital

  • New World Ventures
  • Excelerate
  • Apex Venture Partners
  • FireStarter Fund
  • Iza Fund
  • Oca Ventures
  • Hyde Park Angels
  • Lightbank
  • Corporate HQ
  • Sears
  • Walgreens
  • Motorla
  • State Farm
  • Kraft
  • Allstate

Accelerators/Incubators/Co-Working spaces (complete list: http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2015/03/30/chicago-co-working-spaces-a-map-of-the-citys-shared-spaces/)

Coworking Spaces

  • Grind, The Shift, WeWork, 2112, Polsky Exchange & more

Accelerators, incubators & fellowships

  • Future Founders Startup, Northwestern Wildfire, iCorps, Techstars, Chicago Fashion Incubator, Helathbox

Venture Capital

Need to pull data, not consistent reports of VC

Chicago Now

  • Nearly $500 B gross regional product, 4.3 million employees, 260,000+businesses, 400+ major corporate HQs (27 Fortune 500), 2 major *global financial exchanges, 60 public and private post-secondary educational institutions

Looking to the Future

  • Continued VC investment
  • VC investment from larger, nationwide VC funds
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