| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.03.2022 | CompanyFirst Holds Initial Close of Fund | In June CompanyFirst held an initial close on its new fund, CompanyFirst Capital Fund I LP (the “Fun... |
| 21.03.2022 | CompanyFirst Summer 2020 Newsletter | Did you get a copy of the CompanyFirst Summer 2020 Newsletter? Among the topics covered in the newsl... |
| 21.03.2022 | New CompanyFirst Office Space | New pictures of the CompanyFirst office space in the ICNC as it begins to take shape. The team is ha... |
| 21.03.2022 | CompanyFirst Winter 2021 Newsletter | Did you get a copy of the CompanyFirst Winter 2021 Newsletter? Among the topics covered in the newsl... |
| 21.03.2022 | CompanyFirst Judge at ACG Food Conference | CompanyFirst will be attending and serving as a judge in the “Food Startup Pitch Slam” at the 10th A... |
| 21.03.2022 | Polsky Center Panel and Food Navigator Interview | CompanyFirst recently had an opportunity to sit down with Mary Ellen Shoup from Food Navigator while... |
| 21.03.2022 | CompanyFirst Office Buildout | Home stretch of office buildout of the new CompanyFirst offices at the Industrial Council of Nearwes... |
| 21.03.2022 | Introducing CompanyFirst | I am very excited to announce today the launch of CompanyFirst. I am extremely proud of the many gre... |
| 21.03.2022 | CompanyFirst Invests in Murphy’s Naturals | We are proud to announce that CompanyFirst has made an investment in Murphy’s Naturals. Murphy’s Nat... |
| 21.03.2022 | CompanyFirst Summer 2021 Newsletter | Did you get a copy of the CompanyFirst Summer 2021 Newsletter? If you did not receive our newsletter... |
| 21.03.2022 | CompanyFirst Mentors New Venture Challenge Winner | The finals were held for the 2017 Chicago Booth New Venture Challenge (the nationally recognized sta... |
| 16.01.2022 | Quevos Shark Tank Update | Great article in Chicago Inno, “Why the founder of KIND Snacks doubled down on his Quevos investment... |
| 09.11.2021 | CompanyFirst Invests in Betr Remedies | CompanyFirst is proud to announce an investment in Betr Remedies founded by Livio Bisterzo, Jennifer... |
| 07.07.2021 | CompanyFirst Invests in Pacha Soap Co. | CompanyFirst is proud to announce an investment in Pacha Soap Co. founded by Andrew and Abi Vrbas. P... |
| 06.04.2021 | CompanyFirst Invests in Yishi Foods | CompanyFirst is proud to announce an investment in Yishi Foods (formerly Crave Natural), a purposefu... |
| 12.12.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in Huron | CompanyFirst is excited to announce an investment in Huron!
Whether at home, at the gym, or on the ... |
| 12.12.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in Huron | CompanyFirst is excited to announce an investment in Huron!
Whether at home, at the gym, or on the ... |
| 11.12.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in Baboon to the Moon | CompanyFirst is proud to announce an investment in Baboon to the Moon.
Baboon to the Moon is the ne... |
| 11.12.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in Baboon to the Moon | CompanyFirst is proud to announce an investment in Baboon to the Moon.
Baboon to the Moon is the ne... |
| 09.12.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in O’MY Foods | CompanyFirst is excited to announce an investment in O’MY Foods. O’MY creates deliciously creamy, si... |
| 09.12.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in O’MY Foods | CompanyFirst is excited to announce an investment in O’MY Foods. O’MY creates deliciously creamy, si... |
| 25.11.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in Cool Beans | We are proud to announce that CompanyFirst has made an investment in Cool Beans based in Chicago. Co... |
| 25.11.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in Cool Beans | We are proud to announce that CompanyFirst has made an investment in Cool Beans based in Chicago. Co... |
| 15.06.2020 | What We Do at CompanyFirst to be Open, Inclusive, and Impact... | Now more than ever, actions are more important than words. While we can and will continue to look fo... |
| 15.06.2020 | What We Do at CompanyFirst to be Open, Inclusive, and Impact... | Now more than ever, actions are more important than words. While we can and will continue to look fo... |
| 23.04.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in ICONIC Protein | CompanyFirst is proud to announce that we have made an investment in ICONIC Protein. ICONIC Protein ... |
| 23.04.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in ICONIC Protein | CompanyFirst is proud to announce that we have made an investment in ICONIC Protein. ICONIC Protein ... |
| 13.04.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in Sacred Serve | We are proud to announce that CompanyFirst has made an investment in Sacred Serve plant-based gelato... |
| 13.04.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in Sacred Serve | We are proud to announce that CompanyFirst has made an investment in Sacred Serve plant-based gelato... |
| 22.02.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in Caraway Home | Caraway is all about good looking, clean cooking.
We are proud to announce that CompanyFirst is an ... |
| 22.02.2020 | CompanyFirst Invests in Caraway Home | Caraway is all about good looking, clean cooking.
We are proud to announce that CompanyFirst is an ... |
| 27.08.2019 | CompanyFirst Summer 2019 Newsletter | View an archive of the CompanyFirst Summer 2019 Newsletter, which contains the following topics:
... |
| 27.08.2019 | CompanyFirst Summer 2019 Newsletter | View an archive of the CompanyFirst Summer 2019 Newsletter, which contains the following topics:
... |
| 01.07.2019 | CompanyFirst Invests in STANTT Apparel | We are proud to announce that CompanyFirst has made an investment in STANTT. STANTT is an innovative... |
| 01.07.2019 | CompanyFirst Invests in STANTT Apparel | We are proud to announce that CompanyFirst has made an investment in STANTT. STANTT is an innovative... |
| 01.06.2019 | Elisabeth McKenna Joins CompanyFirst Team | We would like to welcome Elisabeth McKenna to the CompanyFirst team! Elisabeth has extensive experie... |
| 01.06.2019 | Elisabeth McKenna Joins CompanyFirst Team | We would like to welcome Elisabeth McKenna to the CompanyFirst team! Elisabeth has extensive experie... |
| 25.03.2019 | CompanyFirst Participates in Undergrad Accelerator | PODU, the first Arabic podcast platform, won $15,000 at the 2019 College New Venture Challenge, the ... |
| 25.03.2019 | CompanyFirst Participates in Undergrad Accelerator | PODU, the first Arabic podcast platform, won $15,000 at the 2019 College New Venture Challenge, the ... |
| 09.03.2019 | CompanyFirst Attends Expo West 2019 | Another great Natural Products Expo West in the books…great to see old friends and make new ones, an... |
| 09.03.2019 | CompanyFirst Attends Expo West 2019 | Another great Natural Products Expo West in the books…great to see old friends and make new ones, an... |
| 06.03.2019 | CompanyFirst Participates in Springboard Incubator | CompanyFirst had a chance to participate in the demo day for the second class of the KraftHeinz Spri... |
| 06.03.2019 | CompanyFirst Participates in Springboard Incubator | CompanyFirst had a chance to participate in the demo day for the second class of the KraftHeinz Spri... |
| 01.02.2019 | Matt Ramoundos Joins CompanyFirst Team | We would like to welcome Matt Ramoundos to the CompanyFirst team! Matt joins CompanyFirst as part of... |
| 01.02.2019 | Matt Ramoundos Joins CompanyFirst Team | We would like to welcome Matt Ramoundos to the CompanyFirst team! Matt joins CompanyFirst as part of... |
| 24.03.2018 | CompanyFirst Attends Expo West | Another great Natural Products Expo West in the books! The show just seems to keep getting bigger…bu... |
| 24.03.2018 | CompanyFirst Attends Expo West | Another great Natural Products Expo West in the books! The show just seems to keep getting bigger…bu... |
| 24.03.2018 | CompanyFirst Presents at ACG Future of Food Conference | CompanyFirst presented at the 9th Annual ACG “Future of Food” conference in Chicago on April 19…than... |
| 24.03.2018 | CompanyFirst Presents at ACG Future of Food Conference | CompanyFirst presented at the 9th Annual ACG “Future of Food” conference in Chicago on April 19…than... |
| 02.03.2018 | CompanyFirst Attends FoodBytes San Francisco | CompanyFirst attended the FoodBytes by Rabobank pitch competition in San Francisco. Congrats to the ... |
| 02.03.2018 | CompanyFirst Attends FoodBytes San Francisco | CompanyFirst attended the FoodBytes by Rabobank pitch competition in San Francisco. Congrats to the ... |
| 08.02.2018 | Kirsta Kellin Joins CompanyFirst Team | We would like to welcome Kirsta Kellin to the CompanyFirst team! Kirsta joins CompanyFirst as part o... |
| 08.02.2018 | Kirsta Kellin Joins CompanyFirst Team | We would like to welcome Kirsta Kellin to the CompanyFirst team! Kirsta joins CompanyFirst as part o... |
| 26.01.2018 | New Home for CompanyFirst | Proud to announce that CompanyFirst has a new “home” at the Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (... |
| 26.01.2018 | New Home for CompanyFirst | Proud to announce that CompanyFirst has a new “home” at the Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago (... |
| 24.10.2017 | CompanyFirst on Chicago Booth SeedCon Panel | We were honored to be on one of the panels at SeedCon, Chicago Booth’s annual entrepreneurship and v... |
| 24.10.2017 | CompanyFirst on Chicago Booth SeedCon Panel | We were honored to be on one of the panels at SeedCon, Chicago Booth’s annual entrepreneurship and v... |
| 02.09.2017 | CompanyFirst Participates in Polsky Accelerator | We were honored to be able to participate as a judge for the Chicago Booth 2017 Polsky Accelerator D... |
| 02.09.2017 | CompanyFirst Participates in Polsky Accelerator | We were honored to be able to participate as a judge for the Chicago Booth 2017 Polsky Accelerator D... |
| 01.06.2017 | Mary Scarpulla Joins CompanyFirst Team | We would like to welcome Mary Scarpulla to the CompanyFirst Team. Mary will be spending the summer w... |
| 01.06.2017 | Mary Scarpulla Joins CompanyFirst Team | We would like to welcome Mary Scarpulla to the CompanyFirst Team. Mary will be spending the summer w... |
| - | CompanyFirst Invests in Murphy’s Naturals | We are proud to announce that CompanyFirst has made an investment in Murphy’s Naturals. Murphy’s Nat... |
| - | New CompanyFirst Office Space | New pictures of the CompanyFirst office space in the ICNC as it begins to take shape. The team is ha... |
| - | CompanyFirst Summer 2020 Newsletter | Did you get a copy of the CompanyFirst Summer 2020 Newsletter? Among the topics covered in the newsl... |
| - | Introducing CompanyFirst | I am very excited to announce today the launch of CompanyFirst. I am extremely proud of the many gre... |
| - | Polsky Center Panel and Food Navigator Interview | CompanyFirst recently had an opportunity to sit down with Mary Ellen Shoup from Food Navigator while... |
| - | Thank You to Our Awesome Associate Interns | CompanyFirst once again participated in the University of Chicago Booth School of Business Private E... |
| - | CompanyFirst Office Buildout | Home stretch of office buildout of the new CompanyFirst offices at the Industrial Council of Nearwes... |
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| - | CompanyFirst Judge at ACG Food Conference | CompanyFirst will be attending and serving as a judge in the “Food Startup Pitch Slam” at the 10th A... |
| - | Life Beyond DTC (Podcast) | We recently had an opportunity to sit down and chat with Matthew Gattozzi on the How to Market Your ... |
| - | CompanyFirst Summer 2021 Newsletter | Did you get a copy of the CompanyFirst Summer 2021 Newsletter? If you did not receive our newsletter... |
| - | CompanyFirst Winter 2021 Newsletter | Did you get a copy of the CompanyFirst Winter 2021 Newsletter? Among the topics covered in the newsl... |
| - | CompanyFirst Holds Initial Close of Fund | In June CompanyFirst held an initial close on its new fund, CompanyFirst Capital Fund I LP (the “Fun... |
| - | CompanyFirst Mentors New Venture Challenge Winner | The finals were held for the 2017 Chicago Booth New Venture Challenge (the nationally recognized sta... |