I2A Fund

Overview

I2A Fund is a seed venture capital firm dedicated to supporting early-stage companies in Illinois. The firm aims to provide the first external professional capital to well-managed seed-stage companies, enabling them to grow and succeed. I2A Fund focuses on sectors such as technology-enabled products and services, new media and education products and services, and consumer and retail products. The fund also considers opportunistic investments in other sectors like clean technology, life sciences, and nanotechnology. The fund's members include many of Illinois' prominent business leaders and entities, who are committed to helping I2A Fund's portfolio companies with their collective expertise and networks. This collaborative approach allows I2A Fund to leverage a vast resource of networks and expertise to help the companies it invests in and partners with. I2A Fund's investment strategy involves making investments ranging from $250,000 to $1 million in each company. The firm is focused on entrepreneurs and companies founded in Illinois or willing to relocate there to address the Midwest capital gap. By bringing together local investors who believe in the future of Midwest companies, I2A Fund aims to create jobs for the region's future.

Investment Focus

• Companies founded in Illinois or willing to relocate to Illinois
• Demonstrated value proposition in a given market for their products or services
• Focus on technology-enabled products and services, new media and education products and services, or consumer and retail products

Portfolio Companies