🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

💡 Thinking about becoming an investor? Check out this podcast episode with Chicago:Blend board member Gale Wilkinson @VITALIZE, founding managing partner at VITALIZE Venture Capital, about inclusive investing with TMX Group's George Khalife. youtu.be/eobDjvqtVfk?si…

At Chicago:Blend event at TechNexus Venture Collaborative, Elle Ramel of GETCities spells out how to surmount the barriers facing women in tech - retention, networks, mentorship & finance

ICYMI, check out our photos from yesterday's #WomensHistoryMonth event w/All Raise, iBIO, GETCities, HPA & TechNexus Venture Collaborative! Special thanks to our incredible speakers Lindsay Knight, Lynessa Rico, Ann Vogel, Elle Ramel & Thru Shivakumar! 📸 photos.app.goo.gl/1fqQyafQ4BYs5H…

💛 Big thanks to Chicago:Blend, All Raise, GETCities, TechNexus Venture Collaborative, iBIO, HPA, Joey Mak, and Lindsay Knight for creating a platform for women to share their stories and be recognized for their impact.

This week our Chicago:Blend Venture Fellows heard from two great LPs in #Chicago's VC ecosystem. Thank you to Caroline Greenberg of PSP Growth & Joe Aguilar of Treasurer Michael Frerichs for sharing their candid insights! 💡 Meet the Spring '24 VC Fellows 👉 chicagoblend.org/news-insights/…

🎉 The weather is finally getting good, so celebrate with Chicago:Blend and CDW Corporation next Thu 4/25 at our VC & Startup Mixer in downtown Chicago. Come mingle with industry leaders, build new connections, and enjoy cocktails and bites. Register below! chicagoblend.org/events/cdw-vc-…

Blend:Talks is back! Join us 5/21 when our #VC Fellows deliver live talks about key tech trends to an audience of VCs/investors. Sponsored by CDW Corporation & mHUB, get your early-bird ticket by Sun 4/21 for 40% off! chicagoblend.org/events/blendta…

🏆 Congrats to the finalists and winners of last night's University of Illinois Chicago Blaze Pitch Competition, which awarded $13k to student-led pitch competitions. Always great to be back on the UIC campus to see the innovations coming out of this great institution. ❤️

Kids born today will experience 5x the # of extreme weather events than today's 80-year-olds, highlighting the need for more #sustainability due diligence by companies + investors, according to Chicago:Blend VC fellow @slbasys (Fall '23). #EarthDay2024 🌎 youtube.com/watch?v=E5vDsA…

🗓️ Join 1871 for their ScaleUp 2024 tech conference on 5/8 for growth-stage founders, late-stage scalers, corporate innovators, & team leaders looking to grow their business. For a limited time, use the code SCALEUP2024 for complimentary tickets! 👇 1871.com/event/scaleup-…

🗓️ Tue 5/21 #FutureOfFoodWeek World Business Chicago 🔟 Talks by Chicago:Blend's #VC Fellows 💡 5⃣ TechRise - powered by P33 startups pitching for $25k 💸 🤝 Meet #Chicago's top founders, investors, techies 🙏 Sponsors CDW Corporation mHUB Expo Pass 🎟️ Tickets 👉 lu.ma/blendtalks-spr…

We're so excited to partner with Chicago:Blend for an awesome Future of Food Pitch Competition & Blend:Talks! Tickets and more info below.

After years of collaborative work, we're transitioning to the broader #GETcommunity by passing the torch to partners like Last Mile Education Fund, Radical Partners & World Business Chicago, continuing the legacy of impactful work. Stay tuned for updates! #GETTransition

⏳ Only 1 week left to nominate for 1871's 17th annual #MomentumAwards! 🏆 Honor the top tech innovators, leaders, and companies across Chicagoland. Nominations close on 6.12! ➡️ 1871.com/momentum-award… #nominations #techawards

One day left to submit your nominations for this year's #Momentum Awards hosted by our friends at 1871! It takes just a few minutes. Nominate by tomorrow, June 12!

Want FREE TIX to the The Executives' Club of Chicago's 6/20 event about Equity in Tech? Friends of Chicago:Blend can use the code EQUITY100 for complimentary admission (a $150 value for Exec Club non-members)! Register 👇 executivesclub.org/events/equity-…

We're so excited to announce that Elle Ramel and Samir Mirza are joining the Chicago:Blend board of directors! Read the full press release! chicagoblend.org/news-insights/…

This #Juneteenth, we commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, the legacy of which persists today. At a time when efforts to address racial inequities are under attack, we stand firm in our commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive economic future for all.

Packed room for #PrideinTech celebration with Chicago:Blend at TechNexus Venture Collaborative tonight!

📣 We are excited to see All Raise Chicago Steering Committee member Elle Ramel joining the @Chicago_Blend board where we have no doubt she will continue to be a voice for change in the community. 👏 bit.ly/4dpaF07