Regional operating company (OpCo) of Sysco Corporation -- a distinct legal subsidiary per SEC filing (Exhibit 21.1, FY2020 10-K), serving the Sysco Chicago area.

Launched by University of Illinois Board of Trustees 2002. Seed/early-stage VC for companies with U of I DNA. IT, physical sciences, life sciences, clean tech. Manages iVenture Accelerator with Origin Ventures.

Industrial AI and predictive analytics for heavy equipment. Chicago IL. Bessemer + Revolution. $2.3B valuation 2017.

Founded 1986 as UChicago initiative to commercialize UChicago + Argonne National Lab IP. Now independent deep tech + life sciences VC. Chicago + Seattle + SF offices. Deployed $3B+ in life sciences 2024–2025. Seed/early stage. Founding GP: Steven Lazarus; current MD: Keith Crandell.

AI-powered insurance marketplace. Chicago IL. Acquired by Prudential $3.5B 2019. Personalized health, life, and Medicare insurance.

Basecamp is a project management platform that helps teams, companies, and organizations centralize their work -- managing projects, tasks, communications, and files without spreading work across multiple disconnected apps.

Personalized celebrity video platform. Chicago IL. Spark Capital + Lightspeed. $1B valuation 2021.

Foodservice equipment and supplies distributor, acquired by Sysco Corporation December 2023. 1,300+ employees, 7 full-service distribution centers, own transportation fleet. HQ 9801 Adams Don Parkway, Woodridge, IL. Serves independent restaurants, national chains, healthcare, hospitality, country clubs, schools/universities, and government institutions.

Upscale urban convenience store and delivery app. Chicago IL. Jump Capital + Revolution. Closed all stores April 2024 — notable shutdown.

B2B software review and buyer intelligence platform. Chicago IL. Accel + IVP + Permira. $1B+ valuation. 100M+ annual users.

Point-of-care digital health media company. Chicago IL. Goldman Sachs + Alphabet. $5.5B valuation 2017 — later embroiled in fraud scandal. Illustrative of Chicago unicorn boom/bust dynamics.

Legal technology / eDiscovery platform. Chicago IL. Silver Lake Partners. $3.8B valuation 2021. Used in majority of US litigation.

Chicago food and agriculture venture fund. Transforms food system: supply chain, ingredients, distribution. Impact-driven.

Chicago multi-fund manager. Runs BlueCross BlueShield Venture Fund (BCBS healthcare CVC). Healthcare IT and innovation. $1M–$20M checks.

Parking reservation platform. Chicago IL. Drive Capital + Jump Capital. 7M+ users.

Regional operating company (OpCo) of Sysco Corporation -- a distinct legal subsidiary per SEC filing (Exhibit 21.1, FY2020 10-K), serving the Sysco Central Illinois area.

AI-powered precision medicine and genomics platform. Chicago IL. Founded by Eric Lefkofsky (co-founder Groupon). IPO June 2024 NASDAQ: TEM at $5.9B. NEA + Google Ventures. Largest healthcare AI IPO of 2024.

Manufactures specialty ingredients -- esters, surfactants, oleochemicals -- for personal care, industrial, and food and nutrition applications; owned by H.I.G. Capital since 2017.