Jim Dugan

Chicago Board of Trade provides trade derivative facilities. It allows speculators throughout the world to interpret economic data, news, and other information. The company was founded on April 3, 1848 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

OCA Venture Partners LLC (OCA Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Jim A. Dugan, John J. Dugan and Peter A. Ianello. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center provides business development advisory services. It helps clients by providing financing, sales and client development, mentoring, peer-to-peer exchange, grant and new ventures accelerating services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Illinois Venture Capital Association engages in providing services such as education, networking, industry events, roundtable discussions and government lobbying. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Archer Education, Inc. provides online information services. Its services include pricing transparency, scholarship information, career information, and college rankings. The firm's platform allows student to personalize their searches and connect directly to schools online. The company was founded by Jerry Slavonia and Brian Hartnack on July 6, 2007 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

ED MAP, Inc. provides online education support services. It offers eBooks, custom materials, print textbooks, and educational supplies. ED MAP was founded in 2003 by Michael Mark and Kerry Stoessel Pigman and is headquartered in Nelsonville, OH.

Base-2 Capital Group LLC provided trading systems and technology services. The company was founded by Stephen O'Connor in 2004 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Automated Insights, Inc. operates as an online data visualization services platform. It operates Wordsmith, a technology platform that automatically transforms raw data into narratives, such as articles, summaries, and headlines, visualizations, including charts, tables, graphs and interactive applications that include mobile and Twitter and Facebook based social applications. The company was founded by Robert C. Allen in 2007 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

SumRidge Partners LLC (SumRidge) is a FINRA-registered broker/dealer headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm was founded by Robert Morano and Thomas O'Brien in 2010. In 2022, they were acquired by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). SumRidge is a fixed income electronic market maker that specializes in high yield and investment grade corporate bonds, municipal bonds, institutional preferred securities, and emerging market bonds. The firm uses its own balance sheet to facilitate flow trading, ensuring instantaneous execution for their diverse client base.

BodyShopBids, Inc. develops and operates an online and mobile platform for car appraisal and insurance services. Its products include Snapsheet Appraisal, Snapsheet Transaction, Snapsheet Rental and Asset Management Platform, and Snapsheet Software platform. The company was founded by Brad Weisberg and C. J. Przybyl in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

SpotHero, Inc. provides mobile applications and website for drivers to find reserve parking spot. The company was founded by Mark Lawrence, Jeremy Smith and Lawrence Kiss in 2011 and is headquartered Chicago, IL.

Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center /Incubator/ (Chicagoland Entr Center) is a venture capital subsidiary of Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The Mom Project Inc. engages in the provision of digital talent marketplace and community that connect professional women with companies. The company was founded by Allison Robinson and Gregory Robinson in 2017 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Ocient, Inc. provides technology for the storage of data to the various companies. The company was founded by Christopher S. Gladwin, Joe Jablonski, and George Kondiles in 2018 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Alembic Technologies, Inc. offers software marketing technology. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Prisidio, Inc. is a cloud-based digital vault that offers a secure and centralized solution for individuals and families to store, organize, and share their important documents and information. Prisidio is based in Naples, FL and was founded by Glenn L. Shimkus, who has been the CEO since incorporation. Users can access and manage various assets such as legal agreements, financial information, medical records, and birth certificates. The company helps users prepare for both expected and unexpected events in life.