Transformative 12-week initiative designed for minority and women-owned businesses in Chicago to prepare business owners to pursue the capital needed to grow and scale their businesses. We aim to empower entrepreneurs with the financial knowledge, technical skills, management, and resources necessary to take their business to the next level.

Connects founders with investors to accelerate growth. As an extension of the Chicago Venture Summit, the VC attraction and startup growth program facilitates venture matchmaking between regional & national investors with 250+ entrepreneurs; the majority of the cohort seeking a Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, or Series B round.