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Jackie DiMonte

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Jackie DiMonte is a Partner at Chicago Ventures, an early-stage Venture Capital firm based in Chicago. She began her career at Accenture as a consultant. She then worked for an IoT startup named Silver Spring Networks while receiving her MBA at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Jackie entered Venture Capital at Hyde Park Venture Partners prior to becoming a Partner at Chicago Ventures.In this episode, we cover: The maturation of Venture Capital in Chicago  A recap of seed investing in 2020 Prognosis for seed investing in 2021  The impending Series A crunch NFT's You can find Jackie on LinkedIn &amp; on Twitter and Chicago Ventures at their website.Resources discussed: Jackie’s newsletter Day by Jay,   Seeding the Exception article  Her NFT  - Floating Houses. Manifold Group is a venture holding company based in Chicago with offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, and soon Atlantic Canada. Early stage private investments represent an extraordinary investment opportunity, but existing investment models in the space leave much to be desired.Manifold is a new model for growth in the new economy, designed to create and capture value at the early stage through synergies across its venture fund, incubation and acceleration studio, and advisory firm. Learn more about Manifold at https://www.manifold.group.zg1LRLBZYzJ5XvU2fuwJ

Jackie DiMonte is a Partner at <a href="http://chicagoventures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chicago Ventures</a>, an early-stage Venture Capital firm based in Chicago. She began her career at Accenture as a consultant. She then worked for an IoT startup named Silver Spring Networks while receiving her MBA at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Jackie entered Venture Capital at Hyde Park Venture Partners prior to becoming a Partner at Chicago Ventures.In this episode, we cover:<ul> <li>The maturation of Venture Capital in Chicago </li> <li>A recap of seed investing in 2020</li> <li>Prognosis for seed investing in 2021 </li> <li>The impending Series A crunch</li> <li>NFT's</li> </ul>You can find Jackie on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdimonte/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> &amp; on <a href="https://twitter.com/jaydimonte?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and Chicago Ventures at their <a href="http://chicagoventures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>.Resources discussed:<ul> <li>Jackie’s newsletter <a href="https://jaydimonte.substack.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Day by Jay</a>, </li> <li> <a href="https://jaydimonte.substack.com/p/day-by-jay-10-seeding-the-exception" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seeding the Exception</a> article </li> <li>Her NFT  - <a href="https://rarible.com/token/0xd07dc4262bcdbf85190c01c996b4c06a461d2430:285805:0x758ef7a7dc6606686a824f31bd7902ea7e9e7f3c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Floating Houses</a>.</li> </ul>Manifold Group is a venture holding company based in Chicago with offices in Dallas, Los Angeles, and soon Atlantic Canada. Early stage private investments represent an extraordinary investment opportunity, but existing investment models in the space leave much to be desired.Manifold is a new model for growth in the new economy, designed to create and capture value at the early stage through synergies across its venture fund, incubation and acceleration studio, and advisory firm. Learn more about Manifold at <a href="https://www.manifold.group/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.manifold.group</a>.zg1LRLBZYzJ5XvU2fuwJ

Jackie DiMonte @ Chicago Ventures on Maturation of Chicago VC, Seed Investing in 2020, & Impending Series A Crunch

Interview begins: 7:15Debrief: 55:14Jackie DiMonte is a partner at Chicago Ventures.Prior to joining Chicago Ventures, Jackie was a principal at Hyde Park Venture Partners, working with portfolio companies such as RoadSync, Podchaser, Fixer, FactoryFix, and PartySlate. Before that, she worked at Silver Spring Networks (now Itron), an IoT company for critical infrastructure, driving development and pilot projects for emerging smart city technology. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Starting Block Madison and Chicago:Blend and a Venture Partner at Republic.We discuss: Feedback Loop 13:54 Evolution in a Venture Firm 17:14 What Level is a Deal Flow Done? 21:46 Get a Deal Through 24:17 Programmatic Venture 26:35 Working Virtually from Austin 31:13 Partner at Chicago Ventures 35:27 Inbound Pitches 42:43 Fragmenting Markets 48:53 Personal Goals for the role 50:26 Chicago Ventures was founded in 2012.Learn more about Chicago VenturesFollow Jackie on TwitterThis episode is sponsored by SavvyCal. SavvyCal is the most intuitive and powerful scheduling tool on the market. In fact, we just started SavvyCal to book interviews with our guests! You can create personalized links in seconds and even allow recipients to overlay their calendar on top of yours. You really gotta see how this works, and you’ll wonder why it wasn’t always this easy.Sign up to create a free account at savvycal.com/upside and when you're ready to test out a paid plan, use the code UPSIDE to get your first month free.Follow upside on TwitterAdvertise with an upside classified--This episode of upside is also sponsored by Ethos Wealth Management. Managing wealth with an eye toward the future demands vigilance and skill in today’s global economy. Over the years, Ethos Wealth Management has worked with clients and their other professional advisors – including attorneys and accountants – to create comprehensive wealth management plans designed to make the best use of their wealth today and help ensure its endurance for future generations.They can do the same for you. Visit upside.fm/ethos to learn more

Interview begins: 7:15Debrief: 55:14 Jackie DiMonte is a partner at Chicago Ventures. Prior to joining Chicago Ventures, Jackie was a principal at Hyde Park Venture Partners, working with portfolio companies such as RoadSync, Podchaser, Fixer, FactoryFix, and PartySlate. Before that, she worked at Silver Spring Networks (now Itron), an IoT company for critical infrastructure, driving development and pilot projects for emerging smart city technology.  She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Starting Block Madison and Chicago:Blend and a Venture Partner at Republic. We discuss:<ul> <li>Feedback Loop 13:54</li> <li>Evolution in a Venture Firm 17:14</li> <li>What Level is a Deal Flow Done? 21:46</li> <li>Get a Deal Through 24:17</li> <li>Programmatic Venture 26:35</li> <li>Working Virtually from Austin 31:13</li> <li>Partner at Chicago Ventures 35:27</li> <li>Inbound Pitches 42:43</li> <li>Fragmenting Markets 48:53</li> <li>Personal Goals for the role 50:26</li> </ul> Chicago Ventures was founded in 2012. <a href="http://chicagoventures.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more about Chicago Ventures</a><a href="https://twitter.com/jaydimonte" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow Jackie on Twitter</a> This episode is sponsored by SavvyCal.  SavvyCal is the most intuitive and powerful scheduling tool on the market. In fact, we just started SavvyCal to book interviews with our guests!  You can create personalized links in seconds and even allow recipients to overlay their calendar on top of yours.  You really gotta see how this works, and you’ll wonder why it wasn’t always this easy. Sign up to create a free account at <a href="https://savvycal.com/upside" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">savvycal.com/upside</a> and when you're ready to test out a paid plan, use the code UPSIDE to get your first month free.<a href="https://twitter.com/upsidefm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Follow upside on Twitter</a><a href="https://upside.fm/classifieds" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Advertise with an upside classified</a>--This episode of upside is also sponsored by Ethos Wealth Management. Managing wealth with an eye toward the future demands vigilance and skill in today’s global economy. Over the years, Ethos Wealth Management has worked with clients and their other professional advisors – including attorneys and accountants – to create comprehensive wealth management plans designed to make the best use of their wealth today and help ensure its endurance for future generations. They can do the same for you.  Visit <a href="https://upside.fm/ethos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">upside.fm/ethos</a> to learn more

Jackie DiMonte of Chicago Ventures // ascending the venture career ladder and opening an office in Austin [CC071]