Investing for
Return
Investing for
Growth

We’re on a mission to make the world a better, healthier, and more accessible place through return-focused seed and early investment in healthcare and technology. Our team works with industry leaders and partners to create a thriving entrepreneurial community in the University of Illinois system and alumni networks, Illinois and the Midwest, and the national venture capital market.

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Venture Capital

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Seed Funding

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Est. 2000

46 to 1

 

Quick Facts

We’re different than your standard Venture Capital Fund. We manage both return-focused venture funds and an evergreen fund for seed-stage tech startups from the University of Illinois System. We started in 2000 and we’ve spent the last 20 years perfecting the process. On average, our portfolio companies raise $46 in outside funding for each $1 we’ve invested.

 
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Our Companies

Want a glimpse into the future? Get to know our portfolio companies and founders. Meet the chemists working to treat everything from cancer to cystic fibrosis, the software developers enabling rapid analysis and management of the world’s largest datasets, the bio-engineers giving patients the sense of touch back after limb loss. Meet a portfolio of companies changing the course of tech and life science.

 

 

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