mox.E Collaborative Resource Guide

start-up resource guide

overview The mox.E Collabora+ve is a funding and support network focused on black and la+nx deal flow. The collabora+ve exists to iden+fy, coach, connect, and provide capital for promising ventures led by black and la+nx entrepreneurs. The women and men of these communi+es face unique challenges when seeking to raise capital. The mox.E Collabora+ve bridges the gap between such founders and various entrepreneurial resources within the city of Chicago.

table of contents Catapault 1 MHUB 10 MATTER 2 Blue 1647 11 1871 3 Impact Engine 12 Cleveland Avenue 4 Social Venture Partners Chicago 13 Techstars 5 WiSTEM 6 STARTUP ROCKET 14 BUNKER Labs 7 World Business Chicago 15 2112 8 Technori 16 TechNexus 9 VentureSCALE 17 Berwyn Tech Entrepreneurship Center 18 Wework 19 Deskpass 20

Catapult Chicago 1 Taking tech startups through the tricky phase in between a 227 W Monroe St Suite 5200, Chicago, IL ‎ viability company to a thriving one, Catapult is a non-profit providing office space to grow a peer selected group of businesses. Once approved by current tenants and alumni, applicants get two years in the downtown offices where the well-curated environment provides all the resources they need to grow. Highlights •  Co-working space •  Business development •  Peer-selected groups Descrip+on pulled from daremightythings.co

MATTER Chicago 2 MATTER is a community that brings together entrepreneurs 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1230, and industry leaders to leverage technology innova+on to Chicago, IL 60654 improve healthcare. To do that, it incubates 200+ healthcare tech startups and helps them connect with industry partners that include hospitals, health systems, universi+es and industry-leading companies. Highlights •  Healthcare focused •  Co-working Spaces •  Educa+on and professional development events •  Mentorship Descrip+on pulled from daremightythings.co

1871 3 As Chicago's Technology & Entrepreneurship Center, 1871 boasts 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1212, more than 400 startups in it's 150,000 square foot facility. Chicago, IL 60654 It is also the headquarters of world class accelerators, incubators, coding schools and VC firms. 1871 supports its members though resources like access to hundreds of mentors, investors and industry experts to help startups grow. They also provide educa+onal workshops, panels as well as networking events to connect the community & create new collabora+on opportuni+es. Highlights •  Co-working Spaces •  Educa+on and professional development events •  Mentorship •  Connec+ons to Venture Capitals Description pulled from daremightythings.co

Cleveland Avenue 4 The mission of Cleveland Avenue as an accelerator is to help 'foster 222 N. Canal St. growth for a 'new genera8on of remarkable restaurant, food tech and Chicago, IL 60606 beverage companies. They strategically invest in innova+ve food industry concepts by providing exper+se, educa+onal tools, and capital. Aside from capital and accelera+on, Cleveland Avenue has a Food Experience laboratory which consists of a 30,000sq e space in downtown Chicago. Here, new ideas can be developed, tested and validated. Highlights •  Growth ventures •  Research Facility •  Accelera+on Services •  Food Experience Laboratory Descrip+on pulled from daremightythings.co hgp://www.clevelandavenue.com/purpose

Techstars 5 Techstars Chicago gives access to funding, resources, and office 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1212, space to companies accepted into it's pres+gious program. Chicago, IL 60654 These startups in the windy city also get mentorship from an impressive array of 150+ entrepreneurs, investors and execu+ves. Over 40 companies have gone through the program, raising over $45m in capital. Highlights •  Access to funding •  Co-working space •  Pres+gious program •  Mentorship Descrip+on pulled from daremightythings.co

WiSTEM 6 WiSTEM is a 12-week accelerator program that connects 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1212, women to capital, community, and technology resources. Chicago, IL 60654 The program, co-created by 1871 and Ms. Tech and found success since launching in 2015, helping over 50 women- founded companies who have raised almost $10 million in funding and crea+ng hundreds of jobs. Funding from JPMorgan Chase has led to a recent expansion of the program, which is built around peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing and fundraising strategy curriculum. Highlights •  12-week program •  Women-focused •  Access to funding •  Mentorship Descrip+on pulled from daremightythings.co

BUNKER LABS 7 Owned and operated by military veterans, Bunker Labs is a 22222 W2 W M MerCechrhCciahchnaiacgdnaoigds,eo iIs L,Me I6 LMa0 6r6at05 rP6t4l5 aP 4zla az #a1 #211221,2 , non-profit that helps service members start a business once they return to civilian life. They provide educa+onal programming designed to including EPIC, an immersive 12 week program as well as \"Bunker in a Box\", a free online course. Bunker Labs also provide access to resources and a network of 11000+ to help veterans and their spouses become successful entrepreneurs. Highlights •  12-week program •  Service members focused •  Access to funding and resources •  Mentorship Descrip+on pulled from daremightythings.co

8 2112 1904, 4245 N Knox Ave, Chicago, IL 60641 As the first incubator in Chicago to work in the music, film and crea+ve tech industry, 2112 has provided space access to capital and educa+on for nearly 150 companies. Originally set up to give space for bands to play music, 2112 decided to open the doors to its 160,000-square foot complex in order to help provide cheap office space and residency programs to build out fully scaled teams for musicians and other crea+ves. Highlights •  Music fil and crea+ve tech focused •  Office spaces •  Access to capital and educa+on •  Residency program Descrip+on pulled from daremightythings.co

9 TechNexus 20 N Upper Wacker Dr #1200, Chicago, IL 60606 TechNexus is an incubator that finds, funds and grows technology ventures as a force mul+plier for entrepreneurs and enterprises. To do that, they've curated a massive global network of 2000+ partners, including investors, incubators, universi+es & more. During its ten-year run, they've helped more than 450 ventures bring in a haul of $400 million in capital. Highlights •  Office spaces •  Global network of partners •  Access to capital and educa+on •  Accelerate technology development Descrip+on pulled from daremightythings.co

MHUB 10 965 W Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60642 While most incubators and accelerators focus on solving problems in the digital world, mHUB is giving entrepreneurs a place to put their hands to work. The nonprofit is Chicago’s first innova+on center focused on physical product development and manufacturing. Their purpose is \"to ensure that Chicago and the Heartland’s manufacturing industry con8nues to accelerate, grow and thrive\". mHUB works with startups in 3D prin+ng, electronics manufacturing and metal fabrica+on and collaborates with massive companies like General Electric, Chase Founda+on and Marmon. Highlights •  Physical product focused •  Access to capital and educa+on •  Accelerate technology development Descrip+on pulled from daremightythings.co

Blue 1647 11 2150 S Canalport Ave, Chicago, IL 60608 Blue1647 is a social innova+on center that makes a big impact through tech educa8on, people development, and entrepreneurial events. They provide educa+onal classes, workshops and events, workforce development programs and business accelera+on to build communi+es and fuel innova+on. Blue1647 not only helps companies grow, but they help people learn the tech skills they need today... which in turn will lead to growth in Chicago's economy. Highlights •  Social innova+on •  Tech educa+on •  People educa+on •  Entrepreneurial events Descrip+on pulled from daremightythings.co

12 Impact Engine 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1212, Chicago, IL 60654 Impact Engine was launched in 2012 as an accelerator fund with the goal of iden+fying promising entrepreneurs star+ng businesses with the poten+al to drive both agrac+ve financial returns and posi+ve social impact. Their investors include family offices, founda+ons, and individuals who believe in inves+ng for both financial return as well as social impact. We are also commiged to cul+va+ng community among our investors. Our goal is to help our investors learn from each other and leading-edge impact investors who deploy capital across asset classes and geographies. Highlights •  Social impact •  Start-up development •  Access to financial resources Descrip+on pulled from theimpactengine.com

13 Social Venture Partners Chicago Social Venture Partners Chicago is a partnership of philanthropically-minded individuals striving to make a significant impact on the lives of those in our community. We take an engaged philanthropy approach to funding innova+ve and scalable nonprofits and we strengthen the impact of our dollars through volunteering our +me, exper+se and network connec+ons in support of the mission. SVP Chicago strives to iden+fy and support the most promising social entrepreneurs who bring innova+ve approaches to their work and can make a meaningful impact on the men, women and children facing society’s toughest challenges. Through mul+-year, unrestricted financial commitments and capacity building investments, we support organiza+ons that are small but proven and ready to scale their impact. Highlights •  Partnership of philanthropically-minded individuals •  Support network for social entrepreneurs •  Access to funding resources Descrip+on pulled from socialventurepartners.org

14 STARTUP ROCKET Building on smart business plan tac+cs, human-centered design, and Lean methodologies, Startup Rocket provides a comprehensive \"ideate, validate, create, grow, fund\" opera+ons framework, a collabora+ve web app, prac+cal business mentoring, a mul+-city investor network, and best-in- class learning resources to help founders build desirable products and accelerate growth. Highlights •  Mentorship services •  Investor community •  Collabora+ve web appTech educa+on •  Free to join Descrip+on pulled from www.startuprocket.com

15 World Business 177 N State St #500, Chicago, IL 60601 Chicago World Business Chicago is a public-private, non-profit partnership that drives inclusive economic growth and job crea+on, supports business, and promotes Chicago as a leading global city. Highlights •  Innova+on Ecosystem •  Workforce ini+a+ves •  Site selec+on services Descrip+on pulled from worldbusinesschicago.com

Technori 16 300 N LaSalle Dr, Chicago, IL 60654 Technori disrupts how startups are launched and funded by combining the power of equity crowdfunding with the support of a tradi+onal fund by providing early stage companies with access to capital, strategic advisory and tech support, while also enabling community members to invest in startups featured by Technori, via our exclusive Reg CF partner, Republic. Its ini+al objec+ve is helping founders launch successfully, but the mission is to grow the value of your company year-over-year. What separates its co-op from more tradi+onal accelerator programs or fund structures is that we enable all investors, elected advisors and startup companies to own a stake in the overall performance of the poroolio. Highlights •  Access to equity crowdfunding •  Access to tradi+onal fund •  Startup showcase events •  Entrepreneurial events •  No end date for the programs Descrip+on pulled from technori.com

17 VentureSCALE VentureSCALE is Midwest's first & only Sales Accelerator. Helping early- stage B2B tech companies build a founda+on for scalable revenue growth. The program helps companies to learn about, develop and implement the most important aspects pertaining to sales and revenue growth, resul+ng in the founda+on for smart, significant and accelerated scale. Throughout the VentureSCALE program, par+cipants learn directly from industry and domain experts as well as VentureSCALE’s 80+ sales, C- Suite and investor mentors from across the Chicago startup community. Upon gradua+ng out of VentureSCALE, cohort companies leave with an ac+onable, sustainable growth strategy as they con+nue raising capital and hiring employees. Highlights •  Sales accelerator •  VentureSCALE Program •  Mentorship •  Develop an ac+onable, sustainable growth strategy Descrip+on pulled from www.venturescale.io

18 Berwyn Tech 1047 N California Ave, Entrepreneurship Center Chicago, IL 60622 Business Technology Educa+on Center (BTEC) is uniquely posi+oned to meet the needs of any business model or industry. Be it a Tech Start Up, Consul+ng Company, Legal Prac+ce, Intelligent Innova+on business or building Educa+onal Plaoorms that meet the demand of the Global Marketplace. BTEC has the experience, technology and industry partners to assist with customizing educa+onal curriculums suited to fit your responsive of the business needs. Our purpose is to become the most sustainable and adap+ve entrepreneurship center for people to prosper and succeed in this innova+on gig-economy. Highlights •  Co-working space •  Entrepreneurship training programs •  Culture of connec+vity and inclusion •  Support network Descrip+on pulled from berwyntech.com

19 Wework 1 W. Monroe St | 222 South Riverside Plaza 515 N. State | 330 N. Wabash WeWork is a company that provides shared workspaces for technology startup subculture communi+es, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups, small businesses and large enterprises. Founded in 2010, it is headquartered in New York City. In Chicago, there are: 1 W. Monroe St; 222 South Riverside Plaza; 515 N. State; and 330 N. Wabash, 4 loca+ons. Highlights •  Co-working space •  No long-term commitment •  Business resources •  Entrepreneurial events Descrip+on pulled from wework.com

20 deskpass Deskpass is a monthly membership that offers as-needed access to an ever-growing network of professionally managed workspaces throughout Chicago, NYC, LA, Aus+n, San Francisco, Denver, Boston and Miami and soon the world. Highlights •  Co-working space •  No long-term commitment •  Business resources Descrip+on pulled from deskpass.com