The idea and the pitch are only half the battle. In a competitive funding town like Chicago, you have to make sure you're knocking on all the right doors—that is, the doors with the cash.
Crain's published its annual directory of Chicago-area venture-capital and private-equity firms on Oct. 27. The alphabetical directory contains nearly 75 firms with offices in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. Data for most firms include 2013 and 2012 capital, sources of funding, number and dollar amount of investments made during the past two years, types of investments and the number of local employees.
