| Date | Title | Description |
| 22.03.2024 | Packback Announces Strategic Investment from PSG Equity | We are thrilled to share that Packback, an AI-driven writing and discussion platform within the HPA ... |
| 21.03.2024 | Fuel Me Raises $18 Million Series A Round | HPA is excited to announce our investment in Fuel Me’s $18M Series A Round, which was co-led by Prit... |
| 12.03.2024 | HPA Announces Key Leadership Promotions in Investment Team | CHICAGO, Illinois – March 13, 2024: Hyde Park Angels (HPA) is excited to announce the promotion of f... |
| 19.01.2024 | Alphathena Raises $4 Million Series Seed Round | HPA is excited to announce our participation in Alphathena’s $4M Series Seed Round, which was led by... |
| 15.11.2023 | Racing Against Time: Why Scientists May Use AI ‘Research Ass... | Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly outpacing scientific research due to the latter’s inherent l... |
| 07.06.2023 | Blumira Raises $15 Million Series B Round | HPA is excited to announce our participation in Blumira’s $15M Series B Round, which was led by Ten ... |
| 05.05.2023 | Bloomfilter Raises $7 Million Seed Round | HPA is excited to announce our participation in Bloomfilter’s $7 Million seed round, which was led b... |
| 06.04.2023 | Aqua Cultured Foods raises $5.5M to bring its seafood altern... | We’re excited to share that Aqua Cultured Foods, a food tech startup, is bringing its ultra-realisti... |
| 27.03.2023 | Zengines raises $5M for AI-powered data conversion | We’re excited to announce that Zengines, the first AI-powered data conversion platform, raised $5M i... |
| 16.03.2023 | HPA Member Hardik Bhatt Appointed as CEO at SDI Presence | Congrats to HPA Member Hardik Bhatt for being appointed as CEO at SDI Presence! Hardik joined SDI in... |
| 14.03.2023 | Elate raises $4.9M in Series A funding to strengthen its rap... | We’re excited to announce that Elate, a cloud-based strategic planning software, raised $4.9M in fun... |
| 14.02.2023 | NanoGraf raises $65M Series B to scale production of silicon... | We’re excited to announce that NanoGraf, an advanced battery materials company and enabler of the wo... |
| 08.02.2023 | NOCD raises $34M to end the global OCD crisis | HPA is excited to announce that NOCD, the world’s leading provider of obsessive compulsive-disorder ... |
| 07.02.2023 | Pimly Raises $5M to scale its product information management... | We’re excited to announce that Pimly, a product relationship management tool designed to close the g... |
| 15.11.2022 | How Discovery Partners Institute is Driving Tech Talent in C... | Finding tech talent to fuel the growth that investors expect right now is a challenge. With distribu... |
| 07.11.2022 | ShipBob co-founders featured in Crain’s 40 Under 40 List | Congrats to Divey Gulati and Dhruv Saxena, the co-founders of ShipBob, for being listed in the 40 Un... |
| 11.10.2022 | What Drives The University Of Michigan’s Entrepreneurial Suc... | In preparation of speaking at the Michigan Tech Week (MTW) on October 12 and 13, I discovered so man... |
| 04.10.2022 | Why Chicago Is Home To The Future Of Logistics Tech | Uniquely positioned as the nation’s crossroads for moving freight via air, rail, and truck, the Wind... |
| 03.10.2022 | Tractor Zoom Raises $5M in New Round | We’re excited to announce that Tractor Zoom announced that it raised $5M in Series A funding. HPA pa... |
| 29.09.2022 | HPA Member John Lewis Appointed as CEO at InMoment | Congrats to HPA Member John Lewis for being appointed as CEO at InMoment! This role is in addition t... |
| 31.08.2022 | Why The University Of Illinois Is A Top College For Entrepre... | The University of Illinois has an incredible history of producing world-class startups and cutting-e... |
| 13.07.2022 | How tastytrade Helps Retail Investors Navigate Uncharted Mar... | The pool of self-directed investors has surged during the past few years. By some estimates, 20 mill... |
| 29.06.2022 | oak9 Raises $8M in New Round | We are excited to share that oak9, the leader in cloud native security, announced raising $8M in new... |
| 21.06.2022 | FourKites secures strategic investment from FedEx | HPA is excited to announce that FourKites, the global supply chain visibility platform, received a s... |
| 07.06.2022 | Rheaply raises $20M in new funding | We are excited to share that Rheaply, an award-winning resource management and asset exchange platfo... |
| 02.06.2022 | HPA Welcomes New Analyst | HPA is a leading early stage investor. As the most active early-stage investor in the Midwest, we ar... |
| 31.05.2022 | The Future Of Food Starts In Chicago | - |
| 25.05.2022 | Sifter raises $5M in Series Seed Round | We’re excited to share that Sifter, the industry-leading Nutrition as a Service™ platform, today ann... |
| 12.05.2022 | Chicago:Blend Spotlight Series: Option Pool Strategy | Originally featured on Chicago:Blend’s Spotlight Series. |
| 11.05.2022 | 20 Top Innovators Building The Chicago Crypto And Web3 Ecosy... | From NFTs to token sales and memes, there is no shortage of hype around crypto. Beneath this noise, ... |
| 04.05.2022 | The Midwest’s Best Enterprise Software Companies | I’ve previously written about Chicago’s rise as one of the top innovation hubs in the country. There... |
| 27.04.2022 | S.I. Container Builds Raises $1.7M in Series Seed Round | We’re excited to share that S.I. Container Builds, a startup that converts recycled shipping contain... |
| 20.04.2022 | Out of Office Raises $3.5M in Series Seed Round | We’re excited to share that Out of Office, a social commerce application focused on travel, today an... |
| 12.04.2022 | Leaf Trade Raises $12.5M in Series B Round | We’re excited to share that Leaf Trade, the leading wholesale cannabis ecommerce platform, today ann... |
| 07.04.2022 | Celebrating HPA Success with Launch of New Website | Today, we are thrilled to launch our powerful, new HPA website! We feature success stories of our Fo... |
| 06.04.2022 | BriteCo Raises $9M in Series A Funding | We’re excited to share that BriteCo, a leading direct-to-consumer jewelry and watch insurance compan... |
| 01.04.2022 | Congrats John Higginson, CTO of Chief, a Freshly Minted Unic... | Congratulations to the team at Chief for its Series B round and for joining the unicorn club as a fe... |
| 25.03.2022 | Lightricks Acquires Popular Pays | We are excited to announce that our portfolio company Popular Pays has been acquired by Lightricks, ... |
| 15.03.2022 | metaMe Health Raises $2.2M in Funding | We’re excited to share that metaMe Health, a prescription digital therapeutics (PDT) company, today ... |
| 03.03.2022 | PagerDuty to Acquire Catalytic | We are excited to announce that our portfolio company Catalytic will be acquired by PagerDuty, a glo... |
| 22.02.2022 | Join the HPA Team: We’re Hiring an Analyst!
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| 10.02.2022 | LandscapeHub Raises $9M Series A | We are excited to share that LandscapeHub, an intelligent marketplace streamlining the procurement p... |
| 03.02.2022 | HPA Member Bill Watkins Announced as New CRO at Pinterest | Congrats to HPA Member Bill Watkins for being announced as the new CRO at Pinterest! |
| 08.12.2021 | Aqua Cultured Foods Raises $2.1M | Food tech startup Aqua Cultured Foods announced a $2.1M Pre-Seed Round. HPA participated in the roun... |
| 06.12.2021 | Stacked Raises $35M Series A | We are excited to share that Stacked, a cryptocurrency investment platform, announced raising a $35M... |
| 05.12.2021 | HPA Member Mike Apostal’s Company Factor Acquired by HelloFr... | Our portfolio company, Factor, a ready-made meal delivery company serving premium customers focused ... |
| 17.11.2021 | Cohesion Raises $15M Series A | Cohesion, a leader in smart building and digital twin SaaS technology, announced raising $15M in a S... |
| 16.11.2021 | Stagetime Raises $1.5M Series Seed | Stagetime announced raising a $1.5M Series Seed round, which was led by HPA. M25 and IU Angel Networ... |
| 07.10.2021 | Tenacity Raises $3M Series Seed | Tenacity announced raising a $3M Series Seed Round, which was led by HPA. As a cloud infrastructure ... |
| 05.10.2021 | HPA Member Kayne Grau Appointed as CEO at Uptake | Congrats to HPA Member Kayne Gau for being appointed as the CEO at Uptake! |
| 21.09.2021 | NOCD Raises $33M in Series B | HPA is excited to announce that NOCD, a telehealth app focused on providing care to people with OCD,... |
| 21.09.2021 | Provi Raises $100M in New Funding | HPA is excited to share that Provi, a technology platform connecting restaurants, distributors and s... |
| 17.08.2021 | Branch Secures Over $540M | Branch, a startup that helps businesses accelerate payments to empower working Americans, announced ... |
| 10.08.2021 | Amanda Lannert Inducted into Chicago Innovation Hall of Fame | Congratulations to HPA Member Amanda Lannert for being inducted into the Chicago Innovation Hall of ... |
| 10.08.2021 | Hologram Raises $65M in Series B Round | Hyde Park Angels is excited to announce our participation in Hologram’s $65M Series B round, which w... |
| 29.07.2021 | HPA Member Jason VandeBoom Recognized as the EY 2021 Entrepr... | Congratulations to HPA Member Jason VandeBoom for being recognized as the EY 2021 Entrepreneur of th... |
| 14.07.2021 | Congrats to HPA Member Corey Ferengul (CEO of Yello) for Ann... | WayUp, a sourcing platform for diverse candidates, is merging with Yello, a Chicago HR tech firm. |
| 29.06.2021 | ShipBob Raises $200M Series E | ShipBob, the leading cloud-based ecommerce logistics platform, announced $200 million in funding at ... |
| 24.06.2021 | OROS Raises $14.5M in Series A | OROS, a performance apparel brand utilizing materials technology, announced raising a $14.5M Series ... |
| 09.06.2021 | HPA Member Dr. Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker’s New Board Role | Congrats to HPA Member Dr. Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker for being added to the Board of Directors at Equal... |
| 08.06.2021 | Market Wagon Raises $5M in Series Seed Round | Hyde Park Angels participated in Market Wagon’s $5M Series Seed round, which was led by Hyde Park Ve... |
| 02.06.2021 | oak9 Raises $5.9M in Series Seed Round | Hyde Park Angels participated in oak9’s $5.9M Series Seed round, which was led by Menlo Ventures. Un... |
| 02.06.2021 | HPA Member Hardik Bhatt Joins SDI Presence as President &... | Congrats to HPA Member Hardik Bhatt for joining SDI Presence as President and Chief Growth Officer! |
| 17.05.2021 | Sifter Raises $4.6M in Series Seed Round | Hyde Park Angels and Valor Equity Partners, through their Valor Siren Ventures fund, led Sifter’s $4... |
| 14.05.2021 | Cisco Intends to Acquire Kenna Security | Hyde Park Angels is excited to announce that Cisco announced their intent to acquire our portfolio c... |
| 13.04.2021 | Clearcover Raises $200M in Series D | Clearcover, a next generation insurance company, today announced a new $200 million Series D round o... |
| 24.03.2021 | FourKites Raises $100M in Series D | FourKites, the #1 real-time supply chain visibility platform, today announced a new $100 million Ser... |
| 23.03.2021 | Leaf Trade Raises $5.5M in Series A | Leaf Trade, the leading wholesale cannabis ecommerce platform, announced their Series A financing. H... |
| 26.02.2021 | K4 Mobility Raises $5.7M Round | We are excited to share that Hyde Park Angels participated in K4 Mobility’s $5.7M equity round, whic... |
| 16.02.2021 | Rheaply Raises $8M in Series A | We are proud to announce our participation in Rheaply’s $8M Series A round, which was led by High Al... |
| 25.01.2021 | Ocient Raises $40M in Series B | Ocient is a data analytics solutions (DAS) company serving companies struggling with massive dataset... |
| 10.12.2020 | Tractor Zoom Raises $3M in Series A | Tractor Zoom, an Iowa-based auction marketing and equipment pricing company, announced that it raise... |
| 23.11.2020 | Factor Acquired by HelloFresh | We are excited to announce that our portfolio company, Factor, a ready-made meal delivery company se... |
| 18.11.2020 | NestEgg Raises $7M in Series A | NestEgg, a startup building the future of residential rental property management, raised $7 million ... |
| 17.11.2020 | Havoc Shield Raises $1.45M in Series Seed | Havoc Shield is a technology company whose all-in-one cybersecurity platform is built specifically f... |
| 09.10.2020 | YCharts Acquisition Fuels Next Stage of Growth | YCharts, a cloud-based investment analytics and communications platform for registered investment ad... |
| 08.10.2020 | NOCD Raises $12M in Series A | NOCD is a burgeoning telehealth company that specializes in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) iden... |
| 28.09.2020 | ShipBob Raises $68M in Series D | ShipBob, an ecommerce enablement technology company that provides fulfillment by bringing fast shipp... |
| 12.08.2020 | Trala Raises $3.5M in Series Seed | Trala is an AI platform that teaches users the violin through video tutorials and simultaneous feedb... |
| 22.07.2020 | Chowbus Raises $33M in Series A | Chowbus, a food-delivery platform providing high-quality authentic Asian food, announced a $33M Seri... |
| 16.07.2020 | Cohesion Raises $6.5M in Series Seed | Cohesion, a leading Intelligent Buildings software solution, raised $6.5M in seed funding to further... |
| 09.07.2020 | Dispatch Raises $11M in Series B | Dispatch, a B2B marketplace for courier services, recently completed its Series B round of funding, ... |
| 05.06.2020 | HPA’s People First Approach Stands with Black Lives Matter | First and foremost, as an organization, HPA stands with the Black community and supports the pursuit... |
| 27.05.2020 | HPA MD Transition Indefinitely Postponed | When the Hyde Park Angels Board of Directors and Pete Wilkins made the decision to start a Managing ... |
| 27.04.2020 | Equilibria Raises $2M in Series Seed | Equilibria is a Chicago-based company offering premium, farm-fresh, full-spectrum CBD products. The ... |
| 07.04.2020 | HPA’s Talent and HR Resource Guide During COVID-19
Quick Re... | HPA recently created a resource guide that aggregated information on finance assistance and business... |
| 23.03.2020 | HPA Resource Guide During COVID-19
Quick Resource Guide Lin... | Over the last couple weeks, HPA has been working diligently to build a resource guide with aggregate... |
| 05.03.2020 | HPA Welcomes New Marketing & Community Manager | HPA, the most active early-stage investor in the Midwest, is excited to announce its continued growt... |
| 16.02.2020 | Principal Promotional Announcement | HPA believes world-class organizations are built by giving people the resources and opportunities to... |
| 15.08.2019 | Practical Fundraising Tips from Repeat Entrepreneur Ann Dete... | Ann Deters is CEO & Founder of Vantage Technology, which has provided cataract services to hospi... |
| 12.08.2019 | How Livongo Just Opened the Floodgate to a Digital Healthcar... | In the future, when we analyze moments in time when true innovation transformed an industry, we’ll r... |
| 09.08.2019 | Why Educating Startup Employees About Equity Is As Important... | This is the final article in a three-part series on the benefits of giving all startup employees equ... |
| 18.07.2019 | Why Michigan Could Become a Startup Powerhouse | The unicorns in Michigan demonstrate a fertile startup ecosystem with unlimited opportunities. A cou... |
| 18.07.2019 | Video Games, a Single Mom, and “Brilliant Assholes”: How thi... | John Higginson is the CTO at Enova, a large publicly-traded Chicago FinTech company that’s extended ... |
| 30.06.2019 | How Startup Equity Can Impact the Average Tech Employee | When the first startup I worked for was acquired in 2010, my equity—which I did not have full apprec... |
| 25.05.2019 | Why Chicago Needs to Be More Vocal About Equity to Compete N... | This is the first article in a three-part series on the benefits of giving all startup employees equ... |
| 23.05.2019 | Why This Executive Challenges Startups to Get Engineers in F... | Anjoo Rai-Marchant served as the COO at HighGround, which was acquired last year by YouEarnedIt. Wit... |
| 18.05.2019 | Why The Midwest Drives Top Venture Returns | While startup and venture performance in the Bay Area is a valuable datapoint that provides meaningf... |
| 09.05.2019 | Midwest Startup & VC Market Analysis (2019) | The HPA team is excited to bring you the 2019 edition of our annual Midwest Startup and Venture Capi... |
| 22.04.2019 | How This Successful Self-Taught Engineer and Repeat Founder ... | David Nelson has started and scaled three startups, most recently Motion AI, a software platform to ... |
