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09.02.2014

Chicago Venture Summit Reveals First Five Presenting Companies For October Event

Organizers for the Chicago Venture Summit today announced the first five emerging growth companies that will present at the Midwest venture event on October 14th and 15th.

These five companies are the first of dozens of expected tech firms to be selected to showcase their technologies in front of the nation’s leading venture capital firms.

“These first five firms are an excellent representation of the innovation we are seeing across the Midwest and what we expect will be an eye-opening display of what makes Chicago and the region such a rich opportunity for investors,” said Guy Turner, managing partner, Hyde Park Venture Partners.  “The selection committee is continuing the hard work of choosing the best of the best.”

The first five participating companies include:

  • Keeper Security: The Chicago mobile/data security company is the creator of Keeper, the password manager and data vault. Keeper can be used across all smartphones, tablets and computers and is available for download at the iTunes App Store, Google Play and the Windows Store. Keeper Security was originally seed funded by founder Darren Guccione.
  • Geofeedia: The Chicago cloud/social media company specializes in location-based social media monitoring. The platform quickly gathers social data from specific locations and across multiple social sources to provide groups like law enforcement a way to mine relevant, actionable data. Geofeedia has received funding from Hyde Park Venture Partners.

“We are very grateful to have been selected for this flagship and prestigious event,” said Darren Guccione, CEO & co-founder, Keeper Security. “We look forward to presenting to world-class venture firms and showcasing Chicago as a technology innovator.”

Additional announcements regarding presenting companies at the Chicago Venture Summit will be announced in the coming weeks.

About the Chicago Venture Summit 

The Chicago Venture Summit will be held at Venue Six10 on Chicago’s Michigan Avenue. The Summit’s agenda includes presentations by dozens of the top emerging tech companies in the Midwest, panel discussions with national technology experts, and private dinners with C-suite leaders of the Midwest’s Fortune 100 companies.

About ChicagoNEXT

ChicagoNEXT seeks to create innovative programs to foster technology and entrepreneurship in Chicago, including shared space partnerships, exchange programs for entrepreneurs and outreach to venture capital firms and technology talent. ChicagoNEXT is led by J.B. Pritzker and is an outgrowth of World Business Chicago, chaired by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. WBC leads the city’s business retention, attraction and expansion efforts, raises Chicago’s position as a premier global business destination, and guides implementation of the Plan for Economic Growth & Jobs.

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