Lauren Bigelow

Demibooks, Inc. operates an online platform for creative interactive experiences. Its software allows publishers, students, and teachers to share interactive books, presentations, games, and lessons. The company was founded by Rafiq Ahmed in 2010 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK.

MaxOne LLC provides technological services for coaches. It helps the head coaches to run, train and manage their programs. The company was founded by Jason Mejeur and Ryan Vanderpool and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

The Metal Ware Corp. manufactures household appliances. The firm offers roaster ovens, dehydrators, jerky spices and kits, food slicers and grinders and kitchen appliances. The company was founded in October 1920 and is headquartered in Two Rivers, WI.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center provides business development advisory services. It helps clients by providing financing, sales and client development, mentoring, peer-to-peer exchange, grant and new ventures accelerating services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Walker-Miller Energy Services LLC distributes energy-efficient products, including lighting, motors and electronic vehicle charging stations. It specializes in energy efficient voltage equipment to help commercial and residential customers decrease energy consumption. The company was founded by Carla Walker-Miller in 2000 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

EVRAZ North America Plc engages in the production of engineered steel products for rail, energy, and industrial end markets. Its products include steel and coiled plate, premium rail, wire rod and coiled reinforcing bar, seamless pipe, line pipe, OCTG casing and tubing, and EVRlock connections. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Novi Energy LLC, founded in 2002, is a private company that specializes in developing clean and affordable energy projects. The company is based in Novi, MI and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company works in partnership with the communities they serve to develop energy solutions that are as quiet as possible and abide by dark sky standards to limit light pollution.

NextGen Venture Partners LLC (NextGen Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Brown Advisory Inc, founded in 2011 by Daniel Mindus and Grant Allen. The firm is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center /Incubator/ (Chicagoland Entr Center) is a venture capital subsidiary of Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Ford Smart Mobility LLC designs, builds, and invests in mobility services. It also provides transportation services. The company is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

MP Consulting Services LLC engages in construction services. The firm serves the commercial, higher education, health care, restaurant and retail markets. The company was founded by Michael Parnell on February 1, 2005 and is headquartered in Wall Township, NJ.

Nameless Ventures LLC (Nameless Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Agora Intelligence, Inc. develops and operates a block chain-based business-to-business e-commerce platform. The firm offers Crowdz ZenoChain. The company was founded by Payson E. Johnston, Steven Lee, and Kevin Hopkins in 2014 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Pace Loan Group LLC is a national leader in the C-PACE marketplace, providing direct financing to commercial property owners for energy-efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation, and seismic projects. The private company is based in Eden Prairie, MN. The PLG team has decades of experience in commercial lending and structured finance, providing expertise up and down the capital stack. The company was founded in 2017 by Rafi Golberstein, who has been the CEO since 2017.

Rheaply, Inc. provides inventory management platform for research and development that enables better resource visibility and utilization. The firm offers internet services, research, academic, science, web design, procurement, inventory management, asset management, surplus exchange, asset exchange, and circular economy services. The company was founded by Gerry Cooper in 2016 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

MITO Material Solutions, Inc. engages in the manufacture of chemical additives for polymer. Its products can be used in ester resins, both BPA and BPF epoxies, and thermoplastics such as PA66. The company was founded by Kevin Keith, Haley Keith, Richard Gajan, and Bhishma Sedai in 2018 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Part of Communityco, Inc., Forbes Chicago Business Council operates a community of entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Assembly Ventures LLC (Assembly Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Chris Thomas, Jessica Robinson and Felix Scheuffelen. The firm is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Detroit Mobility Lab LLC provides transportation services. The American company was founded by Jessica Robinson, Chris Thomas.

Destination Accelerator is an American company that provides writing services.

Infolytx, Inc. offers products and services that utilize artificial intelligence technologies to help businesses improve their operations. The American company's offerings include AI accelerators and development teams.

The Economic Club of Chicago provides platform to discuss economic, business and social issues. The company was founded by Lucius Teter in 1927 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Improovy, Inc. offers a range of painting services including house painting, interior painting, exterior painting, drywall repair for both residential and commercial properties. The company, based in Chicago, IL, is a tech startup that aims to streamline the process of house painting for homeowners and contractors. Improovy is a team of painting experts who leverage data and technology to change how contractors and homeowners do business. The company also provides a guide for apartment and condo painting, including the cost and best interior paint colors. The company was founded in 2019 by Andre Kazimierski, who has been the CEO since then.

RYDES GmbH is a German company that offers a Navit Mobility Budget to help businesses attract top talent. The company is based in Berlin, Germany. The budget provides unique advantages for companies to stand out and hire the best people.

CompleteCase LLC is a company that specializes in online divorce form preparation. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company's services provide an easy, private, and fast way to obtain a divorce without the need for a lawyer. The company guarantees 100% court approval. The company was founded in 2000 by Robert A. Butterworth, who has been the CEO since 2000.

Longjump Ventures (Longjump) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Tim Grace. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Great Lakes Crystal Technologies, Inc. is a company that specializes in creating cost-effective high-performance diamond materials for advanced applications. The company is based in East Lansing, MI. The potential for diamond to outperform all other semiconductor materials for a broad range of electronic device applications has been long understood by scientists and engineers due to its fundamental properties. GLCT's mission is to provide a source of these materials, and it was started as a spin-out of the collaboration between Michigan State University and the Fraunhofer USA Center for Coatings and Diamond Technologies. The company was founded in 2019 by Timothy Grotjohn and Keith R. Evans, who has been the CEO since then.

Catalyst Campus For Technology & Innovation Inc (Catalyst Campus) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Oneil Kevin. The firm is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

P33 Chicago is an American private company. The firm functions as an alternative investment manager. Brad Henderson has been the CEO since 2018.