Map of the local innovation industry.
Meet some of the best and newest startups based in Chicago.
technology finance and operating executive, former technology investment banker, former COO/CFO of ClearTrial (sold to Oracle in April 2012), Harvard MBA
Founder & CEO at @okcupid.com
Founder/CEO of @techstars. Investor in Amazing Startups. Geeky to the bone.
http://www.davidgcohen.com
http://www.davidgcohen.com/
Co-Founder & President @ Pear, Co-Founder @ Brand Accelerator, Board Member @ Worthee, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center Advisory Board, former ibanker.
Director and Board Member Techstars Chicago; Advisor Hyde Park Venture Partners; Member FireStarter Fund
Designer. Husband. Friend to startups. Maker of things. Avid fan: scary movies, loud music. Work: CXO @betable. Past: @threadless, @digg, @simplegeo.
http://www.callmejeffrey.com
Angel Investor; BS/MS Computer Engineering, @carnegie-mellon-university University; CIO Top 100/InfoWorld Top 25 CTO
http://www.hubrix.com
Founder @smartnames • Worked at @transunion, @trymax • Investor @evoapp, @showingtime • Studied at @university-of-north-carolina-chapel-hill
former CTO of @obama-for-america , former CTO of @threadless and Advisor at @sandbox-industries.
http://www.nata2.org
CEO & Co-founder Tech Cocktail a media company focused on tech startup news, research & events. Former developer turned product development at @aol & @tribune-interactive.
http://tech.co
Co-Founder & CEO of @ycharts • Vertical Manager at @google • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
CEO & co-founder @sideqik • I manage, advise & fund disruptive companies @nokia, @navteq, @vitrue • 12 US & international patents • Certified alligator handler
http://www.southerntechnologyleaders.com
Founder/CEO, Vertere Group. Past Founder/MD Mediabrands Velociter (IPG). Past Founder/MD Denuo/VivaKi Ventures (Publicis Groupe); 20+ year ad/media veteran
Founded Trimmer Capital Management, Aurapoint Asset Management, and True Adventures. Rock climber, sailor, mountain biker, skier, mountaineer, world traveler.
Troy Managing Director of Techstars in Chicago & founder of @surepayroll
Managing Director at O'Keefe
Consultant and interim management in Change Management.
Angel investor and mentor to internet and mobile technology companies.
#innovator #entrepreneur #technologist #founder at Toodalu (acquired by Spring Marketplace)
General Partner, Apex Venture Partners
Founder @notelog, @athletepreneur • Worked at @tred, @coursemodo • B.S. & M.S. Economics & Sport Management at @FSU
SVP/GM Americas MediaMath. Formerly CEO Omnicom Media Group Digital, Founder @resolution-media
CEO @socialcrunch. Strong finance, business development & product launch skills. Brit in Chicago. 1 exit so far.
http://blog.alexgriffiths.info
Builder. Fixer. Thinker. Rocker.
http://derek.broox.com
Partner leader at Lithium. Agency background. Digital and social strategy experience: BofA, Coca-Cola, etc. Product development at a dot com. U.S. Army Veteran
Developer @modest-inc Helped to found @belly out of high school. Previously @lightbank. School during the day.
Advisor 75 early-stage venture funded firms -- emusic to Primesense. 50 new product rollouts. Bestselling author, speaker,past president USC Film Alumni assn
http://www.hollywood2020.net
Founder of @digital-innovations, @neuros-technology and @sonr-labs. Inventor of consumer products totaling $350M in revenue.
Founder @darc-corporation, O2Works • Worked at @oracle-corporation • Investor @fantree, @klick-push • Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign
Entrepreneurship and Finance professor at MIT Sloan School of Management; executive education professor at Kellogg School of Management. VC, entrepreneurship and innovation guru. Startup advisor. Former entrepreneur.
Experienced venture capital associate, tech startup operator, strategist, advisor. Love to build things, namely products and organizations of awesome people.
CTO at @pear-formerly-apparel-media-group. Entrepreneur, advisor, technologist. Studied at @university-of-illinois-urbana-champaign.
Founder WisePatient • Worked at @accenture, @arcapita-inc • Studied at @vanderbilt-university, @kellogg-school-of-management
Founder @reportedly • Worked at @gannett, @Advance Internet, @Knight Ridder Digital, @vendasta • Studied at @rutgers-university-new-brunswick
http://www.stanleygauss.com
Founder: @tourist-records
Co-Founder: ActiveFam
Past gigs: @the-active-network @eteamz-com @rollingnote @teamsnap @weplay @zaadz
Contemporary Pianist
Dad of 2
Techstars mentor, start-up advisor. Currently @razorfish. Acquity Group and gravitytank alum. Experience design, mobile, omni-channel focus.
My passion is mentoring, advising, funding and founding tech startups. Seriously seasoned and savvy strategy, marketing and business development veteran.
http://tomdenison.tumblr.com/
Founder @cariloop, @healthsparx and Health 2.0 Dallas, Advisor, @purdue-university University alum, living in Dallas, TX.
http://healthsparx.com
Integrated Marketing & Content Solutions Executive at CAA (@creative-artists-agency). Featured in Wired, Fast Company and Banff Media Festival.
http://www.andrewsaunders.com
Entrepreneur & Storyteller • Founder Hindex, Inc • Education and Business Development background • Worked at @img • Studied at @university of Miami, @Augustana
Sustainable, Long-Term ROI Growth Strategist. Founded my 1st company in Chicago. 5 years in S.F. working for two E&Y entrepreneur of the year award winners.
VP Operations and Co-Founder at cleverbridge
http://www.buildingkeystones.com
President & CEO ► Problem Solver ► Analytics Expert ► Mentor/Advisor
Experienced Entrepreneur with expertise in Talent Acquisition, Mobile/Web Solutions. Founder/CEO of @cmp-jobs & @loginaut. Bootstrap to $2m. EO NY Member.
I am a Partner at @caldera-venture-partners
CEO, entrepreneur and investor with 14+ years experience designing software solutions
M&A Advisor at City Capital, Founder/BOD - PRIMIS (52% IRR), Pres./BOD - BigTime Software (VC-backed), Adj. Entrep. Faculty at NU, Kellogg & Techstars Mentor
Versatile manager/doer who sells new technology and services. Drives faster adoption and greater revenue.
Was told that I'm "interstitial." Sounds good to me.
http://www.ranchodeluxe.blogspot.com
Former Lower Middle Market Banker, Current Screening and Diligence Team Member @private-capital-alliance
http://privatecapitalalliance.blogspot.com/
MD of Evergreen Equity, building great businesses and brands. Previously in marketing and general management for CPG food & beverages globally.
Consultant @mckinsey-company, Revenue Leader @google, @base-crm and @texas-instruments • MBA @northwestern-university-1 (Kellogg), MS & BS Eng @virginia-tech
Founder JiSu, CMO Entrigna. Established business leader (United Airlines, Tap Pharamceutical). Former consultant (ZS Associates) and academic (PhD Applied Math)
http://www.jisushopping.com/blog/
Studied at @miami-university
Founder Nextinit • Studied at @northwestern-university, @instituto-de-empresa
CEO of @dealer-ignition and Dealy, Strong sales and Marketing, Product Development and Architecture. Work @ford-motor-company, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz.
http://saasceo.me
Managing Partner, M4; Sold PE-backed company to (NASDAQ: ABFS) for $180M. Proven GM, Sales Exec in B2B, B2C and B2G. MBA, U of Chicago, '98; BSME, UIUC, '91.
Director at Urban Outfitters. Consumer growth operator/investor/advisor. Significant experience working and investing in growth stage to public companies.
Founder Saffron Technology • Worked at @northwestern-university-1, @massachusetts-institute-of-technology-1
http://paulhofmann.net/blogs
Partner/CEO: @polymathic We build products for nontech entrepreneurs & intrapreneurs. I live for: Logan Sq, DIY/interior design, planning stuff, & heavy beats.
http://wearepolymathic.com/blog
Strategy and Management Consulting Executive with 15 years of experience, Advisory Board Member of Endeavor, Member of Keiretsu Forum, ex-Accenture and comScore executive.
Co-Founder at Tactical Marketing Labs - Passionate Entrepreneur - Digital Marketing Strategist - Lean Startup Advocate - Startup Advisor - Only Results Matter
We bring expertise in a broad range of areas, including mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, roll-ups, bridge capital, and internal growth financing.
Co-Founder/CFO @Madaket Health • Entrepreneur in Residence - Notre Dame • Strong Finance/Accounting/Strategy background, CPA • Angel Investor/Ex-Private Equity
http://www.scottsoderstrom.com/news
Interactive Marketer/Business Strategy Professional. Web 3.0 Data Proponent. Worked at @expedia & @thomson-reuters. Currently at @responsys. Marine Corps Veteran.
CEO at Windcastle Venture Consulting, Visiting Instructor of Economics at Kenyon College
Founder @sprout-products
Worked @adobe @greenvolved @global-village-fruits-inc
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http://jeremycai.wordpress.com
CSO at 365 Retail. Strong finance and sales operations background. Startup to enterprise management expertise. Moderately irreverent.
Founder at BeachFire Ventures
Asst. Professor of Medicine at the Univ of Chicago. Experienced in clinical research & medical education. I want to change how we all think about health care.
Multi-lingual exec, worked at @gerson-lehrman-group, @corporate Executive Board • Studied @university-of-chicago, @johns-hopkins-university • Strat - Ops - Research Leadership
B2B business builder with 10 years sales, marketing, & management experience. Engineer & MBA. Advisor to Bison Pallet. Materials, industrial, cleantech.
Founded The HOTH (Acquired by Next Net Media 2013). Perpetual Immigrant. Compulsive connector. Occasional advisor/consultant. Let me know how I can help.
http://www.hungrymisfit.com
D.C. Crenshaw President & Ceo of Fete Select TV. He is a food and lifestyle personality and a two-time Emmy nominated TV Host and Executive Producer.
http://www.efete.ent
Startup & Growth Executive. Strategy, execution, operations, product management, build winning teams, international experience. Co-founded Vigilant Europe Ltd.
Founder HE SWIM • Worked at @beckman-coulter, @telluride-ski-and-golf-resort • Studied at @boston-college, @university-of-massachusetts-amherst
Founder @idefi-axs
Work at @progreso-financiero • Studied at @university-of-chicago, @university-of-minnesota-twin-cities
i head up tech at @pitchforkmedia and @beergraphs. lover of python, js, golang. baseball is a lifestyle. from hell's heart i regress thee.
Assistant Professor at @northwestern-university University's Medill School of Journalism