Chicago Capital Podcast

Exploring Chicago’s early stage investment ecosystem by interviewing Startup Founders, VCs, and Angel Investors.

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

💰Chicago raised $2.8bn in VC funding in 2020.

🚀 ~3,000 startups headquartered here.

✍️ >300 firms writing early-stage checks.

🦄 5 new unicorns in 2021 alone.

🎙 only 1 VC podcast focused solely on the Chi-Town ecosystem today.

Welcome to Chicago Capital 🤝

[Strabo @strabo_world]

Understand the world, one country at a time.

[Bridge Venture Fund @BridgeInvestVC]

In case you missed it, our Q2 Newsletter is out!
🌳Bridge leads Seed round of @alderapparel
🎙️Bridge's @ConnorRyan2013 featured on the @ChiCapPodcast
⚖️ @PrioriLegal raises $15MM Series A
💲New Investments in @termscout, @us_abstract, and @QuilttFintech

https://t.co/ZoE9Kk9Mz9

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

New ep - @iraweiss - @hydeparkvp

Spotify: https://t.co/Ltrtqyg43R
Apple: https://t.co/XiDYQqAgvI

Ira rejoins to discuss the current market downturn and its impact on early-stage investing.

Tune in to learn more!
#vc #podcast #chicagotech

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

New ep - @jessicatschultz

Spotify: https://t.co/j65wcgNKYp
Apple: https://t.co/5i1krjdFe8

Jess founded @amplifyscales - a fractional CRO & Head of Sales for early-stage companies! She’s also an Exec Board Member for @venture_up

Tune in to learn more!
#vc #podcast #sales

[Lance Dietz @lancedietz]

🔥 episode with tactical & strategic insights re consumer investing at the early stage. #chicago #capital

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

New ep - @raj_datta

Spotify: https://t.co/x2907ecewG
Apple: https://t.co/DGwUKerTvL

Raj is CEO at @oak9io - #security as code for #cloudnative infrastructure. He spent 18+ yrs at @IBM and time at @SoftwareAG before starting oak9.

Tune in to learn more!
#vc #podcast

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

New ep - @ConnorRyan2013

Spotify: https://t.co/Mf4fiUnDOz
Apple: https://t.co/uxjbTUDZA7

Connor is VP at @BridgeInvestVC - investing in SaaS and consumer brands. He’s a @KelloggSchool grad and spent time at @listendotco before Bridge.

Tune in to learn more!
#vc #podcast

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

New ep - @TessaFlippin

Spotify: https://t.co/U5eLCOjuaA
Apple: https://t.co/DZeWmFdjLq

Tessa is the Founder of @CapitalizeVC - investing in Black and Latinx founders in enterprise and D2C. She was previously at @TechNexus and @GeniusGuild

Tune in to learn more
#vc #podcast

[Christopher Deutsch @Chris_Deutsch]

Curious to hear insights from a local Chicago 🚀? Listen to @MattCastellini of @ChiCapPodcast interview @86Repairs co-founder @dcestrada discuss how they approach helping restaurant operators (& beyond) keep their equipment working 24/7 #LoftyFamily https://t.co/MbcTix8GL2

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

New ep - @dcestrada

Spotify: https://t.co/GV26BRVGmx
Apple: https://t.co/zHliOvJ0VO

Daniel is the Co-Founder/CEO of @86Repairs - repair and maintenance platform for the restaurant industry.

Tune in to learn more!
#vc #podcast #food #restaurant

[Jordan Gal @JordanGal]

Thanks @MattCastellini for having me on the pod and leading a great convo.

Look forward to joining the Chicago startup community soon!

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

New ep - @JordanGal

Spotify: https://t.co/A90g67HIhJ
Apple: https://t.co/gNBGiTfHKt

Jordan is the Founder of @getrallyon - a fully optimized one-click checkout with post-purchase offers. He also founded @CartHook.

Tune in to learn more!
#vc #podcast #headless #NFT #crypto

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

@KuriakoseAbin @WorldBizChicago We’re all in this together. Thankful for @WorldBizChicago 🤝 🤝 🤝

[Abin Kuriakose @KuriakoseAbin]

Love @ChiCapPodcast 🎧

That’s why @WorldBizChicago is a proud sponsor 🥳

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

New ep - Tom Zhang

Spotify: https://t.co/91LtAcJnSQ
Apple: https://t.co/SauvZ7kLPk

Tom is Co-Founder & CEO of @zenblen - a tech-enabled smoothie bar.

Tune in to learn more!
#vc #podcast #health #foodtech #hardtech

[Jason Starr, Consumer Ventures, Awakened Foods @JasonStarr]

Great article

I've been saying for years (even though many don't like to hear): DTC is powerful, but not exactly new or a silver bullet

For a good window into my perspective, we covered this on @ChiCapPodcast, starting about 26 minutes into the podcast:

https://t.co/6lcQlp48uc

[Abin Kuriakose @KuriakoseAbin]

YES!

Congrats to @MattCastellini & Team @ChiCapPodcast 🥳

And @WorldBizChicago is a proud sponsor ✅

⬇️⬇️⬇️

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

Reply in the comments or send us a DM with who you want to hear from next!
Let’s make year 2 even better.

[Chicago Capital Podcast @ChiCapPodcast]

CHICAGO CAPITAL TURNS 1

Spotify: https://t.co/3EXyT7mN8K
Apple: https://t.co/kUl0cLoQIj

Only 1% of podcasts get past ep 21. Big thanks to everyone for getting us past ep 70 and to our sponsor @WorldBizChicago

#vc #podcast #startup #tech