Adam Calica

Part of Automattic, Inc., Podcast Media LLC is a company that provides advanced listening, search, and discovery tools through its product Pocket Casts. The company is based in Brooklyn, NY. The company offers hand-curated podcast recommendations and allows users to manage all their shows seamlessly across different platforms. The company was founded by Philip Simpson and Russell Ivanovic. Podcast Media was acquired by Automattic, Inc. on July 16, 2021.

SurePayroll, Inc. provides payroll and accounting services. It offers web-based payroll calculations, tax filing, direct deposit processing, email reminders, and internet reports to small businesses. The firm also offers co-branded and private-label payroll services that allow its partners to offer payroll processing. The company was founded by Scott Wald, Troy Henikoff, and Michael Alter in 2000 and is headquartered in Glenview, IL.

The Jellyvision Lab, Inc. develops employee communication platform. It offers ALEX Conversation, an interactive decision-support tool that helps employees make benefits enrollment decisions. The company was founded by Harry Gottlieb in 1989 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Medline Industries, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of healthcare supplies. Its products include advanced wound care, apparel, diagnostics, gloves, nutrition, office supplies, respiratory, and vascular access. The firm also offer quality management, reducing readmissions, staff management, capital planning and services, and institute for healthcare excellence business solutions. The company was founded by A. J. Mills in 1910 and is headquartered in Mundelein, IL.

Part of WebMD Health Corp., Specialized Systems, Inc. is a dealership of physician practice management systems. The company is based in Van Nuys, CA. Specialized Systems was acquired by Medical Manager Corp. on June 30, 1997.

OneWed, Inc. provides online wedding planning resources. Its services include dresses, hair styles, makeup, rings, accessories, flowers, decor and food. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

PowerReviews, Inc. provides customer reviews and social commerce solutions. The firm’s solutions include ratings and reviews, visual and social, questions and answers, influencer and sampling, and intelligence suite. The company was founded by Andrew Chen and Robert Chea in 2005 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Excelerate Labs provides investment services. It offers startup capital, mentorship, and consultancy services. The company was founded by Troy Henikoff, Sam Yagan and Nick Rosa and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Firestarter Fund (Firestarter Fund) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2012 by Matthew Moog, Sam Yagan and Brian Hand. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago Public Media, Inc. operates non-commercial radio stations. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded in 1943. The CEO is Matthew Moog.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau is an association of companies involved in online, interactive broadcasting, email, wireless, and interactive television media. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Stephen Goldberg, Rich A. LeFurgy, Michele Azan, and María Teresa Arnal. David Cohen has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Music Audience Exchange, Inc. operates an online platform that brings both artists and brands together to tell their stories. It specializes in brand marketing, music marketing, advertising network, marketing technology, online advertising, social media marketing and content marketing. The company was founded by Justin Mink, George Howard, Carlos Diaz, Ryan Whisenhunt, Nathan Hanks and Sean Hozumi in 2014 and is headquartered in Plano, TX.

All4staff, Inc. provides cloud-based human resources software solutions. It offers HR software, employee onboarding, human capital management (HCM), application tracking system, talent management, and human resources information systems. The company was founded by David Secunda and Arthur Nisnevich in 2013 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

71lbs, Inc. provides FedEx and UPS money-back guarantee tracking systems on shipments. It offers data analytics and cost recovery to small and medium size companies to optimize shipping and logistic spend. The firm operates as a technology firm that looks beyond shipping, and utilizes shipping insights to provide instant savings and is a web-based "set and forget" service that automatically audits shipments handled by FedEx and UPS for small and medium-sized businesses, when the carriers don't deliver on time, the company files a refund request on the recipients behalf. The company was founded by Jose Li in 2012 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Maxwell Financial Labs, Inc. develops technology platform that connects home buyers, agents and lenders. The company was founded by John Paasonen, Lance Poole, and Rutul Dave in 2015 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

First Leads LLC engages in the development machine learning models for the real estate industry. It offers audience builder, seller scores, conversations and mobile applications, and appointments. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

MightyNest LLC operates online shopping platform for baby products. It offers kitchen products, table, lunch gear, water bottles, bath and body products, baby and toddler products, gifts and toys and other home products. The company was founded by Kristen Conn and Chris Conn on October 12, 2009 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL.

Retrium, Inc. develops and delivers software solution for agile retrospectives. The company was founded by David Horowitz and Ryan Detweiler in 2015 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

CardFlight, Inc. provides tools and technology for developers to build their own mobile point of sale. It offers swipesimple, turnkey mobile application that helps merchant service providers, banks and other financial institutions. The company was founded by Tim Saunders and Derek A. Webster in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Jio, Inc. develops cloud based mobile application to track kid’s information. It operates on a platform of cloud services and mobile apps to learn routine behavior and locations. The company was founded by John Renaldi and Roger Ady in 2015 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

EatStreet, Inc. provides online local food delivery service that connects users with favorite restaurants. Its online restaurant listing shows all the diners in a defined area and allows users to order for delivery and pickup online. The company was founded by Matt Howard, Eric Martell, and Alex Wyler in 2009 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Chowly, Inc. provides technology-based restaurant industry solutions. It offers third party online ordering platform and helps restaurants streamline the delivery process and simplify technology across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The firm also offers business development, sales, and marketing services. The company was founded by Sterling Douglass, Brian Duncan, and Justin McNally and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Math Venture Partners Management LLC (Math Venture Partners) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, United States.

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.

Virtuous Software, Inc. develops customer relationship management platform which helps to raise funds through online. It offers donor management, integrations, relationship intelligence and mobile applications. The company was founded by Gabriel Cooper in 2014 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Gamewisp, Inc. develops an application for syncing saved games to the cloud. It operates an interaction, viewing, and monetization platform for live streamers and gaming YouTubers. The company was founded by Michael Anderson, Eli Hooten, Aaron Middleton and Andrew Wynans and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Q Interactive LLC provides online marketing services for advertisers and publishers. It focuses on delivering quality leads for digital performance based campaigns. The firm‘s online promotions, sweepstakes, coupons, and samples campaigns represent some of the monetizing properties on the Internet. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Sunrise, FL.

Seyen Capital LLC (Seyen Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by George H. Spencer. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Hyde Park Angels Inc. (HPA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Jeffrey R. Carter. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The Chicago Network provides a forum to support and counsel for member careers and to raise awareness of professional, political and social issues faced by women. The company was founded in 1979 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.

TTX Co. provides railcars and related freight car management services. The firm offers wreck repairs and car scrapping, car inspection, component reconditioning, light car repair, warrant repairs, air brake system testing and maintenance and multi-level auto rack conversions. The company was founded on November 9, 1955 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

MultiLogic, Inc. develops software. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN and has subsidiaries in United States.