About Midwest 2001
Co-hosted by Springboard Enterprises, and the Women’s Business Development Center of Chicago, the Springboard: Midwest 2001 program featured 27 of the most promising high-growth, women-led companies in technology and life sciences from the Midwest. The Forum was held on May 9, 2001 at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management’a Allen Center in Evanston, IL, showcasing the entrepreneurs before an audience of the area’s top corporate, angel, and venture investors.
Venture Partners:
Axxon Capital
BlueStar Ventures
Chicago Angels
eBlast Ventures
Flatiron Partners
Fox Capital Fund
Gryffindor Capital Partners
INROADS Capital Partners
Kettle Partners
Net Fuel Ventures
New Ellis Ventures
O’Connor Partners
Perimeter Capital Management
Prairie Angels
The Net Squad
White Pines Ventures
Women’s Growth Capital Fund
Co-Hosts
Springboard Enterprises
Sponsors:
Series Sponsors:
Local Partners:
Partner Sponsors:
LaSalle Bank
ReeseMcMahon
Ross & Hardies
Contributing Sponsors:
Gordon & Glickson
Media Partners:
i-Street Reporter
Supporting Organizations:
Carlson Graduate School of Management, University of Minnesota
Chicago Women in Technology (ChicWit)
Digital Detroit
Edison Biotechnology Center, Inc.
Franchise Partnership
Illinois Coalition
Midwest Entrepreneurs Forum
National Association of Women Business Owners – Chicago Chapter
National Association of Women Business Owners – Minnesota Chapter
Network of Women Entrepreneurs
Runners’ Club
Sisterfriends.com
University of Michigan – Samuel Zell & Robert Lurie Institute of Entrepreneurship
Venture Quest, Ann Arbor