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How We Help Startups

Chicago:Blend Launches Chicago Venture Fellows to Diversify VC Talent Pipeline

Chicago:Blend launched a new four-month cohort program to provide underrepresented, aspiring VCs with the knowledge, networks and investment experience needed to break into the venture industry.

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More women, people of color working in Chicago VC, Chicago:Blend survey shows

Chicago:Blend released findings from their VC Diversity Survey, an annual benchmark measuring gender, racial and ethnic trends among employees at Chicago-area venture capital firms.

Diversity in Chicago Companies: How New Players Can Change the Game

Meet Yvan-Claude Pierre, a Corporate & Securities Partner for Cooley LLP. YCP led the founding of Cooley’s Chicago office and serves on Chicago:Blend's Advisory Board.

Chicago:Blend is a collaborative effort of venture capitalists in Chicago who know that diverse teams and inclusive environments are critical foundations for both the startups we invest in and our own venture firms.

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