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New Investment Series: Quikly

The Hyde Park Angels “New Investment Series” profiles our most recent investments by examining the investment process and the individual company’s future trajectory from two perspectives: the portfolio company’s CEO and the HPA leader who made the deal happen.  This month we invested in Quikly, a Detroit-based digital marketing platform for retailers, in a Series […]

July 29, 2016 By Alida Miranda-Wolff

Land an Investment in 5 Steps

At the early-stages, entrepreneurs are concerned with a host of problems and uncertainties surrounding the development of their company from how to hire talent to what it takes to get that product built and sold to customers. But overwhelmingly, we see entrepreneurs struggle to understand how the early-stage investment process works, and what they need […]

July 22, 2016 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
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Protecting Your Business from Threats, Vulnerabilities, and Setbacks

In a resource-strapped, lean, and agile environment like a startup, it can be easy to lose sight of the fact that you are just as vulnerable to business risks as other types of companies. Anything from an employee slip and fall to a security breach can turn into a major liability. For a startup, it’s […]

July 15, 2016 By Alida Miranda-Wolff

State of Midwest Investments Series: Chicago Edition

The State of Midwest Investments Series assesses top startup rankings culled from sources like award ceremonies, revenue growth lists, and holistic predictions to evaluate how Midwest startups are performing six months, one year, and two years out from being ranked. We specifically evaluate additional capital raised, new stage of investment, new hires, and current investors […]

July 8, 2016 By Alida Miranda-Wolff

New Investment Series: Luxury Garage Sale

The Hyde Park Angels “New Investment Series” profiles the companies we most recently funded by examining the investment process and the future trajectory from the perspectives of the new portfolio company’s CEO and the HPA leader who made the deal happen. This month we invested in Luxury Garage Sale, an omni-channel consignment startup, in a […]

June 24, 2016 By Alida Miranda-Wolff

Where the Alternative Finance Market Is Headed

As technology continues to disrupt, transform, and enhance established industries like finance, education, and healthcare, we have tracked the resulting intersections and developments to better understand the different market landscapes. Recently, we brought together leaders in the alternative finance market Al Goldstein (Founder and CEO, Avant), Rumi Morales (Executive Director, CME Ventures), Scott Rose (Leader, […]

June 17, 2016 By Alida Miranda-Wolff

How to Raise Venture Capital

We launched the second program in our Entrepreneurial Education Series, “How to Raise Venture Capital,” on June 8th with our partner 1871. The event brought together world-class entrepreneurs and investors Al Goldstein (CEO, Avant), Rumi Morales (Executive Director, CME Ventures), Nick Solaro (Partner, Drive Capital), Adam Tilton (Founder & CEO,Rithmio), and Guy Turner (Managing Partner, Hyde […]

June 10, 2016 By Alida Miranda-Wolff

Lessons Learned from the 20th Annual New Venture Challenge

For the last ten years, Hyde Park Angels has been an active partner of the New Venture Challenge, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the University of Chicago. Our members and Managing Directors have served as judges, mentors, and instructors for the New Venture Challenge, and we have invested in winners and finalists like […]

June 3, 2016 By Alida Miranda-Wolff

Accelerate Your Investment Timeline

As an entrepreneur, you often have more control over investment timelines than you know in the early stages. You can drive the discussions and the timing by being prepared, anticipating commonly asked questions, and managing the investment process as professionally and strategically as you manage your business. Specifically, by actively preparing for a fundraise before […]

May 27, 2016 By Alida Miranda-Wolff

Win the Startup PR Game

At Hyde Park Angels, we spend a lot of time working with our portfolio companies on developing and executing communications strategies that help them achieve their unique goals, whether they are attracting new partners, generating leads, or launching a new product in the market. With over forty portfolio companies, we have worked on a variety […]

May 20, 2016 By Alida Miranda-Wolff