Chicago:Blend

📢 Calling all ecosystem partners, companies, TechChicago Week attendees... Help us make #CapitalSummit2024 unforgettable by contributing your awesome company swag! 🎁 Your items will be featured in Poker Night prize bags, given as Speaker Thank You gifts, and offered in build-your-own-bag opportunities for attendees. If you'd like to showcase your brand, just scan the QR code, or drop a comment/DM. Lets make #TCWCapitalSummit swag-tastic! 🙌 🎉 #TCW24 #TechChicagoWeek #SwagDonation 1871, Chicago:Blend, mHUB , TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Techstars Chicago Accelerator, World Business Chicago, Drive Capital, Chicago Innovation, LongJump, BMO

✨ Educating, connecting, and celebrating innovators. That’s what Chicago Innovation is all about. 🏆 Today, they’ve brought together the 22nd annual Chicago Innovation Award winners to ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell. 🎉 Congratulations, thanks for celebrating with us!

⭕ Full circle moment for Chicago:Blend! Last fall, we proudly received the Social Innovator Award from Chicago Innovation for our efforts in diversifying the local #VC industry and tomorrow, our team will be in New York City alongside all of the 2023 winners to ring the Nasdaq opening bell! We are so grateful to Tom Kuczmarski, Luke Tanen, and the entire Chicago Innovation team for their efforts in promoting #Chicago's role as a global innovation hub, and we are honored to be a part of this experience alongside all of the 2023 award recipients. 🏆 🕣 Watch the livestream tomorrow at 8:30 AM CDT and catch our very own Salvador Dueñas and Fall '23 fellowship alum Jessie Casey, who will be repping Blend! 👇🏽 https://lnkd.in/eAA5u8nS

🎉 Exciting News Alert! 🎉 ✨ Chicago Innovation is gearing up to ring the Nasdaq Bell tomorrow at 8:30am CT! Even more thrilling, the 2023 Chicago Innovation Awards winner will be the one ringing the bell! Join us live as we mark this incredible milestone. Watch the livestream here: https://ow.ly/fo7e50SxmiE Stay tuned for highlights! Nasdaq Argonne National Laboratory Canadian Consulate General Chicago:Blend Code Your Dreams Comcast Business Dell Technologies Dion's Chicago Dream Concourse Global, a part of EAB Aetna, a CVS Health Company Ice Miller LLP Intellihot Inc. Jellyvision Lessen LUDEX Molex McCann Partners project44 Serafin & Associates, Inc. Solésence Vedder Price Wells Fargo Advisors The Planting Hope Company Inc. STIGMA Mavely ICNC VOCEL #ChicagoInnovation #NasdaqBellRing #InnovationCelebration #2023Winner #LiveStreaming #MarkYourCalendar

Join us this Thursday (7/11) afternoon in downtown Chicago for a high energy summit on all things entrepreneurship! ✨ We have AMAZING keynotes Amanda Lannert and Ellie Bahrmasel and fantastic guest speakers including Luisa Castellanos, Shelley Gupta, Jan Seale, Tony Wilkins, Julia Stamberger, George Khalife, Christopher Deutsch, Jeffrey Eschbach, Joey Mak, Nancy (Choi) Bonges, Dahlia Mijarez, Michael Fassnacht, Bailey Moore, Jasmine Shells, Desiree Vargas Wrigley, Gregory Grossman, and Aimee Schuster. Buy your ticket here: https://lu.ma/redosummit I have a limited number of comp tickets if you would like to attend and do not have funds right now - just DM me as we'd love to have you there!! ✨ All proceeds benefit Chicago:Blend. ✨ Thank you to our sponsors Wintrust Financial Corporation, William Blair, TMX Group, Cooley LLP, Fifth Third Bank, Lofty Ventures, Cuvée Counsel, Sweet Thing Bake Shop, Inspiro Tequila, LLC, & VITALIZE Venture Capital.

Excited to be speaking and learning at the #RedoSummit, a must-attend gathering for anyone interested in learning about and celebrating women’s entrepreneurship in #Chicago. Join me on Thu, July 11 for an afternoon of inspiring talks, panels and networking as we bring together the city’s startup community. This event is open to men, women, everyone! SUMMIT AGENDA • 1:30p - Doors open • 2:00p - Formal program begins • 5:00p - Evening Reception 🎟 Get your ticket and see the full agenda! 👉 https://lu.ma/redosummit

🌈 Photos for our THIRD Annual PRIDE in Tech Event are here!! Last week, Chicago:Blend, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, and StartOut had an incredible evening celebrating the diversity of Chicago's LGBTQ+ business and technology community! 🎤 Huge S/O to Katie Kincaid, our keynote comedian! Check her out here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gPEzJN6U. AND check out photos for our PRIDE in Tech Event here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gvvfjiQC Thank you to our sponsors for making it happen! CDW • Hyde Park Venture Partners • Energize Capital • BMO • Shure Incorporated • Silicon Valley Bank • Techstars - Chicago • Techstars - Columbus • #QueerVC • StartOut • HirexHire.

🚨 ANOTHER ONE 🚨 HUGE S/O to Chicago:Blend alumni Manead Khin who just landed a role with Boom Capital as their Summer Analyst!! Manead will be analyzing deals for Boom Capital's portfolio so if you're a #healthcare founder (specifically #biotech) GET IN TOUCH! 🏁 Manead JUST finished the program in May and I am so proud of the work she's done getting to this point. Boom Capital got a GREAT one! If you're a VC looking to get involved into this program and meet awesome Fellows like Manead, sign up here ⏩ https://lnkd.in/gnDpGsQg So excited for this next chapter!! GO MANEAD 🔥

🥳 The Chicago:Blend Fellow wins just keep coming!! HUGE Congrats to Louisa C. who joined the team at Echoing Green as their Vice President of Finance & Operations!! 🌎 A core part of Louisa's role will be managing their $25M annual budget where a large portion is dedicated to programming and impact investments supporting an international portfolio social entrepreneurs! Louisa was part of our FIRST cohort here at Chicago:Blend and has stayed engaged with us throughout the years. I am SO happy for this new chapter!! 📣 To all the VCs, if you want to get involved in this Fellowship and meet incredible people like Louisa sign up here 👇 https://lnkd.in/gnDpGsQg SO excited for this next chapter! ✌️

Happy Friday everyone! I could use your help! New Stack is on the lookout for a bright, driven early-career individual to join our investment team as an Analyst. We are growing and seeking someone passionate about VC with fast learning agility. Please re-share and help us spread the word! TY!! Candidates can Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gScZ2-6u #hiring #analyst #VC #opportunity