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Pritzker Group Venture Capital is a group focused on making investments in early-stage consumer healthcare and enterprise technology companies. Partner, Sonia Nagar, talks about some of the challenges one might face when working for a venture fund. One of the biggest adjustments in investing in companies is helping them overcome hurdles they might face in […]
Pritzker Group Venture CapitalPritzker Group, the investment firm founded by Tony and J.B. Pritzker, comprises three professional investment teams: middle-market acquisitions, technology venture capital and asset management. Unlike private equity and venture capital firms with traditional limited partner structures, Pritzker Group’s permanent capital base brings significant advantages, including alignment with management teams, efficient decision-making and flexible transaction structures. […]
Melissa KaufmanMelissa Kaufman is the executive director of The Garage at Northwestern. She is a former Googler, startup veteran, and entrepreneur with a decade of experience at consumer technologies companies in Silicon Valley. Currently, she is a committee member of ChicagoNEXT (Mayor Emanuel’s technology council), a member of the Chicago Technology Initiative, and a venture partner […]
UpshowUPshow is changing the way businesses think about in-venue marketing. Its plug-and-play technology transforms a venue’s TVs into engaging and promotional experiences that drive sales, enhance engagement and improve marketing ROI. Powering more than 4,500 locations with 12,000+ active screens, UPshow’s customers include hospitality, fitness, entertainment and healthcare venues such as Crunch Fitness, UFC Gyms, […]
Adam HirsenAdam is the CEO and co-founder of UPshow. Launched in 2015, UPshow is re-inventing consumer engagement at the point of action. The company transforms TVs inside a business into a marketing & entertainment platform that is built to serve the brand. The key ingredients are customer-generated content, intelligent games and apps, mixed with promotional marketing […]
Dan BrownDan Brown, president of LoggerHead Tools, is an award-winning designer, inventor and entrepreneur. He is also a professor at Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering and a champion of establishing design-inspired leadership. Brown has worked with companies to create and commercialize differentiated new products and processes for their businesses, often creatively redefining these markets. He […]
AVANTAVANT Communications is a channel sales enablement company and the nation’s premiere distributor for next generation technologies. AVANT adds unique value with its focus and expertise in channel sales assistance, sales training, sales guidance, and sales tools to fuel IT services business growth. From complex cloud designs to global wide-area network deployments, AVANT sets the […]
Amy FranceticAmy oversees the Fund’s investment activities and operations. Her career spans over 20 years of high technology entrepreneurship, private equity, and research. Prior to the Fund, she served as co-founder and CEO of technology accelerator Clean Energy Trust which has invested in dozens of early-stage clean energy companies across the Midwestern US. Amy also held […]
Dan AbbateDan Abbate is an entrepreneur, thought leader, and investor with a career-long focus in business process automation through the use of advanced technology and organizational development and improvement. Mr. Abbate excels at leading businesses to overcome challenges and make high-stakes decisions using his experience-backed judgment, strong work ethic, and irreproachable integrity. Characterized as a visionary […]
Look For Common GoalsInformation collection and processing has an incredibly adverse impact on professional growth and development. Catalytic is resolving this issue by taking advantage of Artificial Intelligence and Automation to help companies focus on original ideas instead of laborious processes. Jeff Grisenthwaite, the firm’s VP of Product, recently sat down with us to give an inside take […]