Since 2014, Midway Ventures has brought together the University of Chicago’s best entrepreneurs, strategists, and innovators. To date, we’ve helped over 30 startups at various stages. And we’re just getting started.
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Midway Ventures is a top student-run venture capital and startup-consulting group based out of the University of Chicago. We share a passion for entrepreneurship, venture capital, and technology. Some of us are founders ourselves.
We love working on compelling ideas with dedicated teams!
We’re a tightly-knit group from different corners of the globe, and our interests are just as diverse. When we aren’t completing PSETs and papers, we’re working directly on projects alongside startups, running educational events, co-hosting pitch competitions, and building lasting friendships.
Interested?
Whether it is working in the trenches with you on a company project, offering feedback on pitches, referring you to venture firms through our network, or consulting you on a strategic initiative, we’re here to help.
We've worked with startups at various stages and levels of funding.
What can we do for you?
Our mission is to actively grow and contribute to the Chicago startup ecosystem. We love watching this city rival the powerhouses in Silicon Valley and on the East Coast. We value educating our community at the University of Chicago on the fundamentals of venture capital, such as how to negotiate term sheets, the structure of VC firms, and the due diligence process.
Our VC partners are a valuable resource in this endeavour.
Midway Ventures works closely with the best venture capital firms in Chicago and the United States to source early-stage startups that fit their investment criteria or to help us run educational case competitions.
Some of our talented members have gone on to start these incredible startups:
We’ve been fortunate to work with over 90+ clients since 2014. Here are a few we’ve kept in close touch with!
10 teams, 3 startups, 4 venture capitalists, and only 24 hours to prepare.
The Midway Ventures Chicago Venture Capital Competition (CVCC) kicked off on November 15th at Chicago Booth, challenging finalists to analyze 3 distinct ventures spearheaded exclusively by BoothandUChicago founders: Club Hub, Hydrastack, and Uncle May’s Produce. The morning of the event was a whirlwind of caffeine and competition. After a quick introduction of the VC judging panel, teams were sequestered to build investment cases and term sheets from scratch. The highlight of the day was the rapid-fire founder Q&A sessions, a vital 10-minute window for teams to pressure-test their assumptions before delivering their final pitches to a panel of venture capitalists. With 50% of our expert judging panel being Midway alumni, the event served as a powerful bridge between current students and the professional leaders who once stood in their shoes.