V2:VC

🌟 What a Night! 🌟 A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for the VC Happy Hour hosted by V2:VC and Chicago:Blend! 🖤✨ It was incredible to see so many folks come together for an evening filled with great food 🌮, engaging conversations, and meaningful connections -- just pure good vibes and genuine networking! 🥂 Let’s keep this IRL momentum going as we continue to build and strengthen our amazing Chicago tech & venture community! 🚀 S/O to our amazing sponsors who made this evening possible: 🤝 TeamWorking by TechNexus – Born out of TechNexus Venture Collaborative, this tech-focused coworking space is where innovation thrives and scaling companies find a home. It’s the perfect place for entrepreneurs, innovators, and tech leaders to grow and succeed (and throw killer parties, like this one) right here in Chicago. Thank you for supporting the community and fostering a space to connect and collaborate! 🌎 Formidium – As a global leader in fund administration solutions, you’re helping investment managers streamline complex processes and focus on what really matters – #growth and #innovation. We appreciate your partnership and dedication to empowering the industry!

✨ We're back! Join Chicago:Blend and V2:VC for our 🍂 Fall #VC Happy Hour on Wed, Sep 25. Sponsored by TeamWorking by TechNexus and Formidium, this exclusive event is for 💸 VCs and #angelinvestors to connect, catch up and unwind. Expect great food, engaging conversations, and casual networking with other investors and the latest Chicago:Blend Venture Fellows. No pitches, just good vibes! 🤝 🎉 #Chicago VC Happy Hour 🗓 Wednesday, Sep. 25 🕔 5:00 - 7:30 PM 📍 TeamWorking by TechNexus 🎟 REGISTER: https://lnkd.in/eir2vRjH

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Earlier this month, we hosted the V2:VC's annual SPRING event, our very own VC PROM, and it was an absolute hit! 🪩 Exclusively for members of the #Chicago chapter, we enjoyed fantastic conversations, met new members, and reconnected with old friends. Immersing everyone "Under the V-Sea," 🐠🫧 the evening brought back memories of our high school days with yearbook pics, throwback jams, and prom nostalgia. It was the perfect blend of what V2:VC aims to achieve: 1️⃣ Connect our community as people, not just professionals, within Chicago's vibrant venture investing scene. 2️⃣ Spark creativity, inspiration, and fun. 3️⃣ Bring members together in real life. A VERY special thank you to: 🌟 Our event sponsor: Standard Metrics 🌟 Media partners: Clover Media / Carter Clover [Video Credit] and MK Event Photo 🌟 Leadership team: Madelyn Rutter, Olivia Zdeb, Ellie Davis

Join Chicago:Blend, BLCK VC Midwest, The Gray Matter Experience, and TechNexus Venture Collaborative as we celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth on Feb. 28. The event includes: 🎙 A stellar lineup of VCs, innovators, and change-makers offering practical advice through a series of TED-style talks including Britney Robbins, Jason Mercer, Devin Brown, and more. 🤝 Unparalleled networking opportunities with our audience of investors, founders, and tech ecosystem partners 🥘 Delicious food courtesy of Cajun Cafe Chicago Register today! 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehBttN_5 Thanks to our incredible event sponsors CDW and Accenture for their financial support. 🙏

Join us on February 21st for another fabulous VC Happy Hour with our pals at Chicago:Blend & their newest cohort of VC Fellows! 🎉

Today, we released the latest Chicago:Blend Startup Diversity Report, which examines how opportunities to launch companies and raise #VC are distributed among historically underrepresented founders. We found that when compared to other cities, #Chicago has some of the highest rates of racial, ethnic, and gender representation among venture-backed founders, but the share of VC funding they are capturing is a different story. Check out today’s Crain's Chicago Business for more. Thank you to Robin Ficke and the team at World Business Chicago for collaborating on this report, as well as to CDW, whose financial support makes this work possible. 🤝 📑 Download the full report 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/dwytHpkA 🗞 Read the Crain's write-up 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/dwCYMSHj