Perspectives

BlackCart raises $8.8M Series A for its try-before-you-buy platform for online merchants

TechCrunch

Podchaser raises $4M to build a comprehensive podcast database

TechCrunch

The 20 Hottest Digital Health Startups From Flyover Country, 2021

Observer

FlashParking to merge with parking services platform Arrive

Reuters

TECH 50 2020

Crain's Chicago Business

Chicago startups raised $30M in November

Crain's Chicago Business

Winter Is Coming — Are Supply Chains Ready?

FourKites

For Digital Payments, The Best UX is Forgettable

Built in Chicago

'Thanksgiving To Go': Americans splash out on takeaways

BBC

Making Landlord Life Easier, NestEgg Raises $7M Series A

Crunchbase

NestEgg nabs $7M to pay your rent

The Real Deal

Upfront Healthcare raises $11.5 million in Series B funding round led by Baird Capital and co-led by LRVHealth

Healthcare IT Today

Atlanta-based Terminus makes fourth acquisition in three years

Atlanta Business Chronicle

How Bridgit's Co-Founder Tapped Into a Market Ignored by Tech

Beta Kit

Blocked Bridgit Business Insider

Business Insider

What Startups Need to Know About SPACs

You can’t read TechCrunch, the WSJ, or sit through a boring tech webinar without someone name-dropping SPACs.

What Startups Need to Know About SPACs

The Launch Of Podchaser Pro Pulls Back The Curtain On Podcast Statistics

Forbes

How One CEO Is Helping Organizations Take A Proactive Approach To Risk Management

Forbes

The F-word

There are “only two ways to make money in business: One is to bundle; the other is unbundle.

The F-word

How Outsourcing Logistics Can Help SMBs Compete With Amazon

PYMNTS

Indianapolis-based Malomo raises $2.8 million to turn order tracking into a branded customer experience

TechCrunch

‘Flying blind’: How DTC CEOs are preparing for the holidays

Digiday

E-Commerce Surge Draws Investment to Online Retail Logistics Providers

Wall Street Journal

Despite COVID-19, 5 Chicago VCs say region is poised for success

TechCrunch

The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of ‘20

In March, Americans frantically prepared for COVID-19 and sheltering-in-place.

The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of ‘20

Virtual Home Repairs

NBC

What new normal?!

Now as states reopen, we’re getting a preview of what the future might look like. But, it’s not yet clear.

What new normal?!

It might be time to tell my founder story…

Like many investors, before I was an investor, I was a founder. Like many founders, I failed — spectacularly.

It might be time to tell my founder story…

A tale of two markets

The venture ecosystem blossomed the last 10 years coming out of the Great Recession...Then, COVID hit.

A tale of two markets

Former Kroger executive's startup adds $8.5M to its Series B

Cincinnatti Business Courier

Terminus Buys B2B Conversation Chat Platform

MarTech Series

A new pro bono portal just launched for lawyers looking to help people hit hard by the pandemic

TechCrunch

Four Strategies for Startups to Thrive Through Crisis

Since March, most startups and VCs have focused on austerity and extending cash runway to ensure survival.

Four Strategies for Startups to Thrive Through Crisis

Shift the (Revenue) Curve

Events reserved for year-end or federal-holiday seasons became regular occurrences last month.

Shift the (Revenue) Curve

Understanding Demand Changes to WIN

For the last month, we’ve been working with our companies to focus on survival.

Understanding Demand Changes to WIN

Where did all the VCs go?

We, like many other VCs, have begun reviewing our portfolios on a regular basis in response to COVID.

Where did all the VCs go?

Federal Stimulus Impact on Venture-Backed Startups | COVID-19

The CARES Act was recently signed into law, making a number of federal economic relief options available for businesses and individuals.

Federal Stimulus Impact on Venture-Backed Startups | COVID-19

Transportation payments platform RoadSync raises $5.7M

Atlanta Inno

Nurturing Culture from a Distance — Covid-19

Almost overnight, a large portion of our nation’s workforce went remote in response to Covid-19 and efforts to flatten the curve.

Nurturing Culture from a Distance — Covid-19

Modeling COVID-19’s Impact and Making Hard Decisions

Realities are changing day-by-day as the impact of COVID-19 deepens.

Modeling COVID-19’s Impact and Making Hard Decisions

Markets Are Chaos

Last weekend, Jason Zweig wrote about our ability to mentally and emotionally withstand today’s market volatility.

Markets Are Chaos

Preparing your Startup for COVID19’s Impact

With COVID19 an increasing reality both for public health and business, we know that each of you is considering how best to lead your company...

Preparing your Startup for COVID19’s Impact

Blocked PartySlate Crains Chicago Business

Crain's Chicago Business

Everyone is Busy

Many see busyness as a virtue and a status symbol...busyness befalls people who are disorganized, over-committed or unable to prioritize.

Everyone is Busy

Podchaser raises $1.65M in round with prominent Louisville investors

Louisville Business First

New Year Letter — 2019 was the Year of Accountability

This year, I will look behind and ahead as I did last, through three lenses — Family, Profession and Context

New Year Letter — 2019 was the Year of Accountability

Hyde Park Venture Partners Raises $100M Third Fund

Early-stage venture capital firm’s third fund will power high-growth technology startups across the mid-continent

Hyde Park Venture Partners Raises $100M Third Fund

Introducing HPVP Fund III: Our Series B in Startup Terms

Today Hyde Park Venture Partners celebrates raising a $100M Fund III

Introducing HPVP Fund III: Our Series B in Startup Terms

From VC to CEO — I’m Leading the Charge at Terminus

I’ve always been drawn to the energy and thrill of working in an early-stage company.

From VC to CEO — I’m Leading the Charge at Terminus

To the mid-continent entrepreneurs…

A lot of people will blame the lack of diversity in tech on “the pipeline problem”

To the mid-continent entrepreneurs…

2ndKitchen Raises $4.35M to Bring Restaurant Food to More Establishments

Built In Chicago

So… White Claw is a really good tech company

Now that we’re squarely in fall, let’s take a moment to reflect how White Claw absolutely TOOK OVER this summer.

So… White Claw is a really good tech company

Why our cities are soft tomatoes

Scooters are taking over Chicago and the city is not taking it lightly!

Why our cities are soft tomatoes

Startup CEOs, your board meetings are probably lackluster. Here’s what to do about it.

One of the most interesting parts of being a VC is the role we play as board members.

Startup CEOs, your board meetings are probably lackluster. Here’s what to do about it.

Quantity has a quality all its own

Without network effects, the expected # unicorns in any ecosystem would be linearly dependent on # startups.

Quantity has a quality all its own

Okay, so what’s the number?

VCs are like toddlers. If you don’t give us what we want, we will keep asking for it.

Okay, so what’s the number?

My reminder to see with fresh eyes

Since starting at Hyde Park Venture Partners three years ago, I’ve learned a lot and come a long way.

My reminder to see with fresh eyes

Seed, speed, and we’re still here: my first decade in venture

It was nearly ten years ago that I landed an internship with a small fund in Chicago and “screened” my first startup story.

Seed, speed, and we’re still here: my first decade in venture

G2’s CEO Godard Abel on Getting the Best Investors Around the Table

Founder and CEO of G2, the leading B2B software review platform, Godard Abel is a serial entrepreneur.

G2’s CEO Godard Abel on Getting the Best Investors Around the Table

Why I took the Leap Into Venture Capital

If I’m being honest, it’s still a little surprising, even to me, that I now work in venture capital.

Why I took the Leap Into Venture Capital

SaaS: How will your 10th sale be 10 times easier than your first?

We have since honed our message, but in those earliest of days, being a SaaS entrepreneur or investor was differentiating.

SaaS: How will your 10th sale be 10 times easier than your first?

Living Our Values: Hyde Park Venture Partners Promotes Barnes and DiMonte

The most profound value we share at HPVP is that rewards accrue to those who create value.

Living Our Values: Hyde Park Venture Partners Promotes Barnes and DiMonte

3 Lessons on What it Takes to Build a Brand

The Indy Marketing Leaders group has quickly grown into a community consisting of all different levels of up-and-coming marketers...

3 Lessons on What it Takes to Build a Brand

Four Takeaways from a First-Time Tech Startup CMO

Ryan Bonnici hails from Sydney, Australia and now calls the windy city home.

Four Takeaways from a First-Time Tech Startup CMO

Freight-Tracking Startup FourKites Raises $50 Million in New Backing

WSJ

G2 Crowd Raises $55M to Transform the Way Businesses Buy Software

Forbes

Leading Towards Social Justice

we must look out for the safety and well-being of our teams.

Leading Towards Social Justice

Inside the Inside Round

There are good inside rounds, and there are bad inside rounds.

Inside the Inside Round

What Startups Need to Know About SPACs

You can’t read TechCrunch, the WSJ, or sit through a boring tech webinar without someone name-dropping SPACs.

The F-word

There are “only two ways to make money in business: One is to bundle; the other is unbundle.

The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of ‘20

In March, Americans frantically prepared for COVID-19 and sheltering-in-place.

What new normal?!

Now as states reopen, we’re getting a preview of what the future might look like. But, it’s not yet clear.

It might be time to tell my founder story…

Like many investors, before I was an investor, I was a founder. Like many founders, I failed — spectacularly.

A tale of two markets

The venture ecosystem blossomed the last 10 years coming out of the Great Recession...Then, COVID hit.

Four Strategies for Startups to Thrive Through Crisis

Since March, most startups and VCs have focused on austerity and extending cash runway to ensure survival.

Shift the (Revenue) Curve

Events reserved for year-end or federal-holiday seasons became regular occurrences last month.

Understanding Demand Changes to WIN

For the last month, we’ve been working with our companies to focus on survival.

Where did all the VCs go?

We, like many other VCs, have begun reviewing our portfolios on a regular basis in response to COVID.

Federal Stimulus Impact on Venture-Backed Startups | COVID-19

The CARES Act was recently signed into law, making a number of federal economic relief options available for businesses and individuals.

Nurturing Culture from a Distance — Covid-19

Almost overnight, a large portion of our nation’s workforce went remote in response to Covid-19 and efforts to flatten the curve.

Modeling COVID-19’s Impact and Making Hard Decisions

Realities are changing day-by-day as the impact of COVID-19 deepens.

Markets Are Chaos

Last weekend, Jason Zweig wrote about our ability to mentally and emotionally withstand today’s market volatility.

Preparing your Startup for COVID19’s Impact

With COVID19 an increasing reality both for public health and business, we know that each of you is considering how best to lead your company...

Everyone is Busy

Many see busyness as a virtue and a status symbol...busyness befalls people who are disorganized, over-committed or unable to prioritize.

New Year Letter — 2019 was the Year of Accountability

This year, I will look behind and ahead as I did last, through three lenses — Family, Profession and Context

Hyde Park Venture Partners Raises $100M Third Fund

Early-stage venture capital firm’s third fund will power high-growth technology startups across the mid-continent

Introducing HPVP Fund III: Our Series B in Startup Terms

Today Hyde Park Venture Partners celebrates raising a $100M Fund III

From VC to CEO — I’m Leading the Charge at Terminus

I’ve always been drawn to the energy and thrill of working in an early-stage company.

To the mid-continent entrepreneurs…

A lot of people will blame the lack of diversity in tech on “the pipeline problem”

So… White Claw is a really good tech company

Now that we’re squarely in fall, let’s take a moment to reflect how White Claw absolutely TOOK OVER this summer.

Why our cities are soft tomatoes

Scooters are taking over Chicago and the city is not taking it lightly!

Startup CEOs, your board meetings are probably lackluster. Here’s what to do about it.

One of the most interesting parts of being a VC is the role we play as board members.

Quantity has a quality all its own

Without network effects, the expected # unicorns in any ecosystem would be linearly dependent on # startups.

Okay, so what’s the number?

VCs are like toddlers. If you don’t give us what we want, we will keep asking for it.

My reminder to see with fresh eyes

Since starting at Hyde Park Venture Partners three years ago, I’ve learned a lot and come a long way.

Seed, speed, and we’re still here: my first decade in venture

It was nearly ten years ago that I landed an internship with a small fund in Chicago and “screened” my first startup story.

G2’s CEO Godard Abel on Getting the Best Investors Around the Table

Founder and CEO of G2, the leading B2B software review platform, Godard Abel is a serial entrepreneur.

Why I took the Leap Into Venture Capital

If I’m being honest, it’s still a little surprising, even to me, that I now work in venture capital.

SaaS: How will your 10th sale be 10 times easier than your first?

We have since honed our message, but in those earliest of days, being a SaaS entrepreneur or investor was differentiating.

Living Our Values: Hyde Park Venture Partners Promotes Barnes and DiMonte

The most profound value we share at HPVP is that rewards accrue to those who create value.

3 Lessons on What it Takes to Build a Brand

The Indy Marketing Leaders group has quickly grown into a community consisting of all different levels of up-and-coming marketers...

Four Takeaways from a First-Time Tech Startup CMO

Ryan Bonnici hails from Sydney, Australia and now calls the windy city home.

Leading Towards Social Justice

we must look out for the safety and well-being of our teams.

Inside the Inside Round

There are good inside rounds, and there are bad inside rounds.

FlashParking to merge with parking services platform Arrive

Reuters

The 20 Hottest Digital Health Startups From Flyover Country, 2021

Observer

Podchaser raises $4M to build a comprehensive podcast database

TechCrunch

BlackCart raises $8.8M Series A for its try-before-you-buy platform for online merchants

TechCrunch

Virtual Home Repairs

NBC

For Digital Payments, The Best UX is Forgettable

Built in Chicago

‘Flying blind’: How DTC CEOs are preparing for the holidays

Digiday

How Outsourcing Logistics Can Help SMBs Compete With Amazon

PYMNTS

How One CEO Is Helping Organizations Take A Proactive Approach To Risk Management

Forbes

The Launch Of Podchaser Pro Pulls Back The Curtain On Podcast Statistics

Forbes

How Bridgit's Co-Founder Tapped Into a Market Ignored by Tech

Beta Kit

Blocked Bridgit Business Insider

Business Insider

A new pro bono portal just launched for lawyers looking to help people hit hard by the pandemic

TechCrunch

'Thanksgiving To Go': Americans splash out on takeaways

BBC

Winter Is Coming — Are Supply Chains Ready?

FourKites

2ndKitchen Raises $4.35M to Bring Restaurant Food to More Establishments

Built In Chicago

Former Kroger executive's startup adds $8.5M to its Series B

Cincinnatti Business Courier

Blocked PartySlate Crains Chicago Business

Crain's Chicago Business

Podchaser raises $1.65M in round with prominent Louisville investors

Louisville Business First

Atlanta-based Terminus makes fourth acquisition in three years

Atlanta Business Chronicle

Transportation payments platform RoadSync raises $5.7M

Atlanta Inno

G2 Crowd Raises $55M to Transform the Way Businesses Buy Software

Forbes

Freight-Tracking Startup FourKites Raises $50 Million in New Backing

WSJ

Terminus Buys B2B Conversation Chat Platform

MarTech Series

TECH 50 2020

Crain's Chicago Business

Despite COVID-19, 5 Chicago VCs say region is poised for success

TechCrunch

Indianapolis-based Malomo raises $2.8 million to turn order tracking into a branded customer experience

TechCrunch

Upfront Healthcare raises $11.5 million in Series B funding round led by Baird Capital and co-led by LRVHealth

Healthcare IT Today

E-Commerce Surge Draws Investment to Online Retail Logistics Providers

Wall Street Journal

Chicago startups raised $30M in November

Crain's Chicago Business

NestEgg nabs $7M to pay your rent

The Real Deal

Making Landlord Life Easier, NestEgg Raises $7M Series A

Crunchbase

Keep up with our community

Perspectives early-stage

What Startups Need to Know About SPACs

BlackCart raises $8.8M Series A for its try-before-you-buy platform for online merchants

BlackCart raises $8.8M Series A for its try-before-you-buy platform for online merchants

Podchaser raises $4M to build a comprehensive podcast database

Podchaser raises $4M to build a comprehensive podcast database

The 20 Hottest Digital Health Startups From Flyover Country, 2021

The 20 Hottest Digital Health Startups From Flyover Country, 2021

FlashParking to merge with parking services platform Arrive

FlashParking to merge with parking services platform Arrive

TECH 50 2020

TECH 50 2020

Chicago startups raised $30M in November

Chicago startups raised $30M in November

Winter Is Coming — Are Supply Chains Ready?

Winter Is Coming — Are Supply Chains Ready?

For Digital Payments, The Best UX is Forgettable

For Digital Payments, The Best UX is Forgettable

'Thanksgiving To Go': Americans splash out on takeaways

'Thanksgiving To Go': Americans splash out on takeaways

Making Landlord Life Easier, NestEgg Raises $7M Series A

Making Landlord Life Easier, NestEgg Raises $7M Series A

NestEgg nabs $7M to pay your rent

NestEgg nabs $7M to pay your rent

Upfront Healthcare raises $11.5 million in Series B funding round led by Baird Capital and co-led by LRVHealth

Upfront Healthcare raises $11.5 million in Series B funding round led by Baird Capital and co-led by LRVHealth

Atlanta-based Terminus makes fourth acquisition in three years

Atlanta-based Terminus makes fourth acquisition in three years

How Bridgit's Co-Founder Tapped Into a Market Ignored by Tech

How Bridgit's Co-Founder Tapped Into a Market Ignored by Tech

Blocked Bridgit Business Insider

Blocked Bridgit Business Insider

What Startups Need to Know About SPACs

What Startups Need to Know About SPACs

The Launch Of Podchaser Pro Pulls Back The Curtain On Podcast Statistics

The Launch Of Podchaser Pro Pulls Back The Curtain On Podcast Statistics

How One CEO Is Helping Organizations Take A Proactive Approach To Risk Management

How One CEO Is Helping Organizations Take A Proactive Approach To Risk Management

The F-word

The F-word

How Outsourcing Logistics Can Help SMBs Compete With Amazon

How Outsourcing Logistics Can Help SMBs Compete With Amazon

Indianapolis-based Malomo raises $2.8 million to turn order tracking into a branded customer experience

Indianapolis-based Malomo raises $2.8 million to turn order tracking into a branded customer experience

‘Flying blind’: How DTC CEOs are preparing for the holidays

‘Flying blind’: How DTC CEOs are preparing for the holidays

E-Commerce Surge Draws Investment to Online Retail Logistics Providers

E-Commerce Surge Draws Investment to Online Retail Logistics Providers

Despite COVID-19, 5 Chicago VCs say region is poised for success

Despite COVID-19, 5 Chicago VCs say region is poised for success

The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of ‘20

The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of ‘20

Virtual Home Repairs

Virtual Home Repairs

What new normal?!

What new normal?!

It might be time to tell my founder story…

It might be time to tell my founder story…

A tale of two markets

A tale of two markets

Former Kroger executive's startup adds $8.5M to its Series B

Former Kroger executive's startup adds $8.5M to its Series B

Terminus Buys B2B Conversation Chat Platform

Terminus Buys B2B Conversation Chat Platform

A new pro bono portal just launched for lawyers looking to help people hit hard by the pandemic

A new pro bono portal just launched for lawyers looking to help people hit hard by the pandemic

Four Strategies for Startups to Thrive Through Crisis

Four Strategies for Startups to Thrive Through Crisis

Shift the (Revenue) Curve

Shift the (Revenue) Curve

Understanding Demand Changes to WIN

Understanding Demand Changes to WIN

Where did all the VCs go?

Where did all the VCs go?

Federal Stimulus Impact on Venture-Backed Startups | COVID-19

Federal Stimulus Impact on Venture-Backed Startups | COVID-19

Transportation payments platform RoadSync raises $5.7M

Transportation payments platform RoadSync raises $5.7M

Nurturing Culture from a Distance — Covid-19

Hyde Park Venture Partners Raises $100M Third Fund

Hyde Park Venture Partners Raises $100M Third Fund