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Founded in 1996, New World Ventures is Chicago’s largest and most innovative technology venture investor. We bring to bear a combined 100 years of venture capital and entrepreneurial experience, a broad network of strategic relationships, thought leadership and idea generation, and multi-stage investment capital that help entrepreneurs and management teams build market-leading, world class information technology companies.
New World Ventures is unique for its tremendous flexibility with size, structure and duration of an investment, allowing us to stand on the same side of the table with entrepreneurs who simply want to build great businesses. Along with more than 50 venture investments made, and the backing of The Pritzker Group run by J.B. Pritzker and Tony Pritzker, our partners bring a strong reputation of integrity and a focus on excellence. Our engagement with local and national entrepreneurship organizations, our close relationships with industry specific mentors and partners, and our strong track record of success allow us to add value for entrepreneurs and companies on day one.
News
- The Case for First-Party Data Control December 22nd, 2011
- USA Triathlon Selects Active Network as Official Technology Partner December 20th, 2011
- Active Network Forges Strategic Alliance with the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) for Its Worldwide Events December 20th, 2011
- FleetMatics and FleetCor to Launch Branded Fuel Card, Enabling GPS Tracking Users to Better Control Fuel Usage and Costs December 6th, 2011
- Active Network Selected by the National Archives and Records Administration to Support Freedom of Information Act Dispute Resolution December 5th, 2011
- Sportvision and TruMedia Networks to deliver detailed analytics to minor league Baseball Teams December 5th, 2011
- Kontiki Revolutionises Internal Video Delivery for Nationwide November 29th, 2011
- Sportvision’s Rick Cavallaro named to prestigeous list of “Top Idea Innovators” November 21st, 2011
- Company Offers Web Sites a Button for Visitors’ Privacy Settings November 16th, 2011
- Digital marketer BrightTag offers opt-out tool for online ads November 16th, 2011
- TopSchool Brings SaaS Model to International Colleges and Universities November 14th, 2011
- Demonstrating the Leadership Role as A Market Innovator, FleetMatics Releases Industry Benchmarks November 14th, 2011
- Active Network Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results November 10th, 2011
- Active Network Accelerates Move into Winter Sports with Acquisition of RTP, LLC November 10th, 2011
- Alliance Health Networks Joins International Effort to Increase Diabetes Awareness through the Blue Circle Campaign November 1st, 2011
- Sixty of the Largest North American Cities Rely on Active Network’s Enterprise SaaS Technology to Manage City Processes Online November 1st, 2011
- Active.com® Schwaggle™ Partners with Google Offers October 27th, 2011
- Univa Appoints Veteran Head of Sales October 26th, 2011
- Continuing Education Programs Learn How to Leverage Student Profiles to Improve Recruitment and Retention October 26th, 2011
- BrightTag ONE™ Digital Marketing Integration Platform Receives Broad Industry Support October 17th, 2011
- Is It Chicago’s Moment For A Start-Up Renaissance? October 14th, 2011
- Going Green with GPS Fleet Tracking October 12th, 2011
- Kontiki Partners with World Television to Enable Network-Friendly Delivery of Enterprise Video October 11th, 2011
- 2011 Adobe MAX Awards Winners Announced October 5th, 2011
- Univa Widens Grid Engine Gap; Delivers Substantial Improvements Over Version 6.2U5 October 4th, 2011
- SMS Assist names former Home Depot executive Pitts as its chief operating officer October 3rd, 2011
- Alliance Health Networks and Joslin Diabetes Center Join Forces to Foster Patient Engagement on Diabetic Connect Social Network September 26th, 2011
- Active Network Powers Over 480 K-12 Schools Nationwide Just in Time for Back-to-School Season September 20th, 2011
- Chegg Plans to Expand into $7 Billion College Recruiting Market and Increase Student Base By Over 3.5 Million September 15th, 2011
- Unveiling VentureWire’s FASTech 50: Most Innovative Start-Ups September 7th, 2011
- Active Network Flexes International Muscle by Powering One of the Largest Endurance Events in Asia with Singapore Sports Council September 7th, 2011
- Active Network Appoints Twenty-Year Global Technology Veteran, Darko Dejanovic, as Chief Technology, Product and Innovation Officer August 30th, 2011
- SmartSports and Sportvision Form Partnership to Enhance Baseball Statistical Analysis August 25th, 2011
- New York Jets Add Juice to In-Venue Show with Sportvision August 17th, 2011
- Digital marketer BrightTag raises $5M in new cash August 12th, 2011
- Active Network to Announce Second Quarter 2011 Earnings Results August 10th, 2011
- New World Ventures Invests in SinglePlatform August 9th, 2011
- JB Pritzker Interview with HyperLocalLIVE: Chicago Edition at TechWeek July 29th, 2011
- FleetMatics’ New iPhone Mobile App for Apple Receives Tremendous Market Response July 26th, 2011
- Apptera Named to the AlwaysOn Global 250 July 26th, 2011
- Active Network Empowers Active Communities with Little League Baseball July 18th, 2011
- TopSchool Identifies Five Trends in Career Services that Colleges and Universities Must Address July 14th, 2011
- Active.com® Surpasses One Million Social Media Fans July 13th, 2011
- Active Network and Triathlon Australia Enter Strategic Alliance to Enhance Triathlon and Multisport Down Under July 11th, 2011
- ReserveAmerica Unearths “Hidden Gems” Campgrounds Across America’s Great Outdoors June 22nd, 2011
- New World Ventures Invests $15 million in Chicago-based SMS Assist June 22nd, 2011
- Active Network Announces Addition to Russell 2000 Index June 20th, 2011
- Alliance Health Networks Announces $11 Million Investment Led by New World Ventures June 1st, 2011
- TopSchool Named a Finalist for the 2011 Red Herring Top 100 North America Award May 25th, 2011
- Active Network Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering May 24th, 2011
- Studying Abroad in China is Now a Zinch May 10th, 2011
- Active Network and the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) Team Up to Understand Consumer Behavior around Sports Participation May 9th, 2011
- Sittercity Raises $22.6 Million To Connect Families With Caregivers April 27th, 2011
- Chicago’s Excelerate Labs Announces Companies Chosen for Summer Incubator Program April 26th, 2011
- Active.com to Expand Schwaggle Daily Deals Program Nationwide April 7th, 2011
- Will Carroll: Sports Illustrated Fantasy Baseball April 4th, 2011
- TopSchool SLM 3.0 Takes Open Architecture SaaS to the Next Level February 28th, 2011
- The Active Network Announces Filing of S-1 Registration Statement February 15th, 2011
- Active Network Expands into Faith Market with Acquisition of Leading Church Management Software Provider Fellowship Technologies February 8th, 2011
- Firm58 Trade Processing Activity More Than Doubled in 2010 January 27th, 2011
- Univa Closes Additional $7M in Funding January 25th, 2011
- Active Network Launches Best of Active.com Awards to Recognize Nation’s Best Running, Cycling and Triathlon Events January 24th, 2011
- First Lady Michelle Obama Urges American Youth to Strengthen U.S. – China Ties January 19th, 2011
- Grid Engine Finds Safe Harbor at Univa January 18th, 2011
- Mike Plunkett Appointed to Board of Directors of Firm58 January 11th, 2011
- Active.com Launches Schwaggle Program to Deliver Exclusive Sports and Fitness Deals to Active Consumers January 10th, 2011
- Univa Refines Data Center Optimization Strategy January 10th, 2011
- Firm58 Provides Online Billing for CBOE Holdings’ C2 Options Exchange December 20th, 2010
- ESPN, Sportvision Acquire PVI Virtual Media’s Intellectual Property December 14th, 2010
- Active Network Hits a Hole-in-One! The First Tee, a Preeminent Youth Development Program, Selects Its Software Solutions December 2nd, 2010
- Firm58 Completes SAS 70 Certification January 6th, 2010
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