IllinoisVENTURES is committed to helping entrepreneurs and technical founders to build world-changing businesses with the potential to create new market opportunities or significantly expand existing ones. During the course of the past six years we have led or collaborated on the initial funding of over 40 new ventures spanning a broad spectrum of scientific and technological innovation across multiple domains.

  • ANDalyze
    Formerly DyzmeTech, ANDalyze offers products for testing water contamination using catalytic DNA technologies.
  • INI Power Systems
    INI Power Systems is focused on commercializing direct methanol Laminar Flow Fuel Cells.
  • Phoenix Coal
    Phoenix Coal(tsx:phc) is one of the largest surface mining operators in the Midwest. The company is engaged in the acquisition, development, production, and sale of high sulfur, bituminous coal reserves.
  • SolarBridge Technologies
    Formally SmartSpark Energy Systems, SolarBridge Technologies is a leading developer of solutions that reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) in solar installations.
  • Tekion
    Tekion is developing a micro fuel cell that will be used to power cell phones, laptop computers and other mobile devices.
  • Tetravitae Biosciences
    Tetravitae Biosciences is developing next-generation production platforms for renewable bio-based chemicals and biofuels based on conventional and cellulosic feedstocks.