Location: Chicago, Illinois
Impact Engine
We invest in business models that align financial and social or environmental impact returns such that there is minimal or no tradeoff between the two.
Angeles Investors
A nationwide angel network committed to find, fund and grow the most promising Hispanic and Latinx ventures.
Invest Her Ventures
InvestHer Ventures is the first venture capital fund in Chicago that promotes, supports, and invests in early-stage tech companies built by female founders
Genius Guild
Genius Guild is on a mission to make sure businesses and ideas rooted in Black excellence and success are funded. We are kicking the old way of doing venture capital to the curb—one genius at a time.
Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives
Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives seeks to revitalize neighborhoods and create jobs by developing high-impact projects, providing financial resources to entrepreneurs and sustaining long-term community partnerships.
Allies for Community Business
Our mission is to provide the capital, coaching, and connections entrepreneurs need to grow great businesses that create jobs and wealth in their communities. As a nonprofit located on Chicago’s West Side, A4CB prioritizes Black, Hispanic/Latinx, women, and low-income entrepreneurs throughout the Chicagoland area and beyond.
Moderne Ventures
An early stage venture fund focused on technology companies that are innovating within real estate, mortgage, finance, insurance, hospitality and home services—multi-trillion dollar industries that make up well over 20% of the US GDP and are ripe for innovation.
