Seed stage venture capital fund investing in tech #startups in the Midwest and NYC.

Chicago & New York City
Joined November 2014
Our @chicago_blend team has been hard at work since 2018 to track and diversify Chicago's tech/VC ecosystems. Today, we announced a program to give underrepresenting aspiring VCs the tools for a path into venture. Apply by 4/11! thx to @GETCities for the partnership! 🤝
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@chicago_blend is launching Chicago Venture Fellows, a new program to diversify Chicago's VC talent pipeline, with support from @GETCities, @WorldBizChicago & TeamWorking @TechNexus! APPLY: chicagoblend.org/venture-fel… DEADLINE: Mon, April 11 at 11:59p CDT
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Dear white people, For days you’ve asked me what you can do to help. I’ve finally found an answer. Let your guard down and listen.
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We are excited to release our new 2019 Geosocial dataset! Explore these 70+ segments at taxonomy.spatial.ai Now retailers, restaurants, and real estate companies can access organic data that captures the real behaviors in any community. @spatialAI #geosocial #cre #retail
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Looking good Rob @Skopenow.
Thanks @WTWrisk for having our CEO Rob Douglas at your #insuretech conference last week in London. We had a great time talking about claim innovations and how #skopenow helps insurance companies and large corporations shift to an automated investigation process.
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Congratulations @Opternative! Awesome service. Awesome company.
We're excited to announce we've secured $9M in our most recent round of #funding! This will help us hire more #talent for our engineering, product, sales and marketing teams. Read more in our announcement. prn.to/2Pfo7x8
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This week we attended the #ChiVentureSummit and had the chance to share our story of innovation. Thanks for having us @Matter & @ChicagoNEXT!
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Congrats to our very own @getondibs founder @aliciant and all the talented founders featured in @VanityFair xitter.cf/aliciant/status/979393…
Very excited to be part of this epic pic with some truly amazing women @VanityFair #blackmagic #aboutthatlife xitter.cf/Backstage_Cap/status/9…
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Enjoyed the @opternative interview on Bootstrapping In America: Dr. Steven Lee & Brent Rasmussen of Opternative ontt.tv/2oQpWk6 via @tastytrade
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We used social data and machine learning to identify Payless stores that underperformed due to bad locations. Read our findings: blog.spatial.ai/how-to-predi… #retail #retailanalytics #retailrealestate
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Checkout interview w/ @isightdr @Opternative. xitter.cf/Opternative/status/958…
Online Eye Exams? Opternative's Steven Lee makes them happen! chicagotribune.com/business/…
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"Many studios will not survive the dramatic shift that's happening in the fitness industry." Read founder Alicia Thomas's letter on building a competitive pricing strategy. hubs.ly/H09FXd-0
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Congrats to @spatialai for being named to the top 10. AI in Transportation: 10 Companies to Watch in 2018 disruptordaily.com/ai-transp…
I just published “Accenture Recognizes Spatial.ai as a Top Smart Cities Technology” medium.com/p/accenture-recog…