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Upfront Ventures Raised New $280 Million Fund

Both Sides of the Table

In case you didn’t know, many VCs target a 3-year investment horizon for a fund and after that the fund mostly does only follow-on investments in companies in that portfolio. You can usually find 2-3 investors per location but it’s not uncommon to see VCs in: Boston, NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, St.

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Mark Hauser’s Hauser Private Equity Spearheads Major Deals in Industrial Sector

The Startup Magazine

With Hauser Private Equity board member John Hayden serving on the board of directors for Washing Systems and Gryphon Investors providing a strong collaboration, both firms were able to position the enterprise for continued growth and success, and in 2018 the investment was realized with the sale of the portfolio company.

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Remind Me Why I Love You? (Why “In Person” is Everything)

Both Sides of the Table

After my board meeting I had to do an interview with a CFO candidate that one of my portfolio companies asked me to speak with. New York, Chicago, Boston, etc. I left the meeting and had to attend a 3-hour board meeting where two founders have been fighting and each want the other one fired. But it’s only Tuesday.

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Female Founder Interview: Latina Leader Elizabeth Colón

The Startup Magazine

She has been named Chicago Business Journal Woman of Influence (2016), the National Association of Women Business Owners’ Woman Business Owner of the Year award (2015), the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person of the Year award (2014), and Enterprising Women’s Enterprising Woman of the Year award (2013).

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GRP Announces $200 Million Fund. Rebrands as Upfront Ventures

Both Sides of the Table

Some of our most successful deals have been in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Baltimore and London. Our portfolio companies value us as sparring partners. Like many modern VCs, we’re committed to investing in the community and in our portfolio companies. We think it’s best to embrace this role from the start.

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TechStars Chicago Applications Are Now Open

Feld Thoughts

TechStars Chicago applications are now open. You didn’t know there was a TechStars Chicago? Last night I was in Chicago at 1871 , the amazing 50,000 square foot co-working space in the Chicago Merchandise Mart that has become the convening spot for the digital economy in Chicago and the home of Excelerate Labs.

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Twitter Link Roundup #222 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

The image above is an interesting project from Strava, showing a heatmat of bike paths in the Chicago area. Here’s a link to the Chicago map, but you can easily navigate to another geographic area. 23 Inspiringly Beautiful Portfolio Designs – crowdspring.co/1mVP03W. This is Chicago area – crowdspring.co/1j3qZ8y.