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Jonathan Ellis

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VC @ Sandalphon Capital Pre-Seed/Seed focused primarily on Chicago + Midwest B2B SaaS, Marketplaces, Consumer Founder @ midwest.tech Visit midwest.tech to learn about our midwest.tech/connect virtual summit connecting Pre-Seed to Series A Midwest startups with VCs, angel investors, incubators, accelerators and more through quick 1-on-1 meetings - free for startups Returning September 2021 Investor in Avail (exit to realtor.com), Backstitch, Balto AI, Chowly, CRE Simple, Daupler, HappyCo, Jiobit, Kin Insurance, LogicGate, MyCOI, Page Vault, Provi, Quevos, RealKey, RealVision, Regroup (nka Array Behavioral Care), Structurely, Supernova, The Minte, TripScout, Truss (exit to Avison Young), Vertex. Learn more about our fund at sandalphoncapital.com Angel investor in Chatmeter (acquired by Providence Equity), Grove Collaborative (unicorn), AutoFi, Meural (acquired by Netgear), HomeSpotter, TurboAppeal (acquired by Paradigm Tax Group) and more Previously private equity and special situations debt investor at Macquarie investing in tech, specialty finance, commercial real estate and other types of businesses. Join us in Chicago Tech Club Co-host of 2 weekly Chicago Tech chats with @chrisdeutsch 🎙 Startup Club • Chicago Deep Dish: Startup chat with VC & Angels 🍕💰👼 - Thursdays at 5pm CT • Meet the Chicago Tech & Startup Community - Saturdays at 2pm CT Board at Chicago:Blend increasing DEI in Chicago VC chicagoblend.org Board at Social Venture Partners Chicago - NFP breaking the cycle of poverty in Chicagoland svpchicago.org Executive Committee and Mentorship Committee Co-Chair at VentureNext venturenext.vc Mentor at VentureForward ventureforward.org Angel investing, VC, startups, tech sector economic development