Harvard Business School Angels of Chicago

Harvard Business School Angels of Chicago is a Chicago-based angel investor group committed to investing in early stage businesses and supporting the Chicago area startup ecosystem. We facilitate investment opportunities for our members in companies founded by Havard and non-Harvard alums alike from across all industry sectors. Our ideal investments are in companies that are early stage, have a strong management team, intend to compete in a large or fast growing market, have a proprietary or innovative product or service, and have a scalable business model. We review applications as part of a quarterly opportunity screening process. Our quarterly application deadlines for 2024 are:

• Q1: December 31 (2023)


• Q2: March 15


• Q3: June 21


• Q4: September 6

• Biotechnology
• Business Products
• Clean Technology
• Computers and Peripherals
• Consumer Products
• Education
• Electronics / Instrumentation
• Financial Services
• Food and Beverage
• Gaming
• Healthcare Services
• Industrial/Energy
• Internet / Web Services
• IT Services
• Lifestyle
• Marketing / Advertising
• Media and Entertainment
• Medical Devices and Equipment
• Mobile
• Nanotechnology
• Networking and Equipment
• Other
• Retailing / Distribution
• Semiconductors
• Software
• Sports
• Telecommunications
• Travel