The Raise Investor Matchmaking + LongJump Community Lunch
Join LongJump for a curated investor-startup matchmaking event featuring fifteen emerging Chicago-area pre-seed companies from The Raise, an intensive eight-week program designed to prepare founders to run a tight fundraising process.
These fifteen companies span deeptech, AI, healthtech, biotech, consumertech, insurtech, and more. Each has been rigorously vetted by LongJump and has completed over 20 hours of sessions, pitch teardowns, and 1:1 mentor meetings to refine their narrative, collateral, and fundraising strategy.
This event is invite-only and space is limited.
How It Works
Before the event:
All registered investors will receive a browsable Airtable featuring each company's overview, target raise, valuation, and key pitch materials in the weeks leading up to the event. You'll rank your top choices, and we'll create a personalized meeting schedule designed to maximize fit with your thesis and stage focus.
Day-of experience:
Arrive to a curated schedule of up to six back-to-back 20-minute meetings with the founders you are most interested in meeting. We'll wrap the day with LongJump's Q1 community lunch.
Agenda
9:30 - 10:00 AM
Welcome & Program Overview
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Curated Investor-Founder Meetings (six, 20-minute sessions)
12:00 - 1:00 PM
LongJump Quarterly Community Gathering & Lunch
Open networking with investors, select founders, and Chicago's early-stage ecosystem partners.
Who Should Attend
Angel investors actively writing checks into pre-seed companies
Pre-seed and seed-stage VCs
Sector-focused investors in deeptech, AI, healthcare, biotech, consumer, or climate or generalist funds
Scouts and syndicates looking for high-quality deal flow in Chicago
Thank you to The Coleman Foundation and World Business Chicago for their support of this initiative.