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• In2001,IllinoisLegislaturearmeda“fourthmission”for

theUniversity–EconomicDevelopment–tostrengthenIllinoisandU.S.economies

• Inturn,UniversityTrusteescreatedIllinoisVenturesto

catalyzetheformationofIllinoisandMidwesttechnology

companies

• Total assets under management: $65Million

• Stage:Originationandearly-stageventurecapital

• Focus:Research-derivedinvestmentopportunities

• Consultativeinteractionswithover2200technologies

since2002

• Investedover$40Min60+companies,oftenacting

asco-founder

• Toaugmentitspublicevergreenfund,IllinoisVentures

raisedanddeployedtheIllinoisEmergingTechnologyFunds,nowtotaling$50millioninprivately-sourced

venturecapital

• ConsistentlyrecognizedbyEntrepreneur magazineand

Innovosourceasaleadingresearch-basedearly-stage

venturecapitalrmnationally

• Industries:Informationtechnology,physicalandlife

sciences,cleantech

• Geography:IllinoisandtheMidwest

• Attracted$470M3rd-partyco-investmentinholdings–

over12:1leverage

• Createdmorethan450high-valuejobs

RESEARCH | TEACHING | PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ILLINOIS VENTURESIllinoisVenturesisapremierstart-upandearly-stagetechnologyinvestmentrmfocusedonresearch-derivedcompaniesininformationtechnology,physicalandlifesciences,andcleantech.Conceived

andlaunchedasapublic/privatepartnershipbytheUniversityofIllinois,thermstartsandbuild

globally-competitivebusinessesbasedonworkconductedatMidwestUniversities,federallaborato

riesandothersources.TogetherwithUniversityOcesofTechnologyManagementandtheResearch

Park,IllinoisVenturescompletesauniquemodelthatdrivesincreasedtechnologytransfer,company

formationandstart-upsuccess.

HISTORY

ABOUT ILLINOISVENTURES

BUILDING ON UNIVERSITY, STATE AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT

A LEADING PROVIDER OF START-UP AND EARLY-STAGE CAPITAL IN THE MIDWEST

Nationalventurecapitalinvested

inIllinoiscompanies:2-4%

Illinois-basedventurecapital

investedinIllinoiscompanies:15-20%

Incomparison,IllinoisVenturescompanies:

90%haveanoperationalpresenceinIllinois70%haveamajorityofoperationsinIllinois

2-4% 90% 70%15-20%

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Cellmeasurementinstrumentation

FirstIllinoisVenturesinvestment,soldtoSonyof

America,December2009

ProducesDNAbiosensorstodetectheavymetalsinwater

EngagedwithEPA,HFscientic,numerousmajor

testingrms

Produceslowcost,high-concentrationsolarpowermodules

SecuredSiemens-led$45Mfunding,pilotplantlivein

mid-2012

Repurposingofcannabinoidsfortreatmentofsleepapnea

Proofofconcepttrialcompleted,co-development

underway

Globaldigitalmediasharingnetwork

Reaches450Mconsumersacross1Mwebsites

monthly

Next-generationvideoconferencing

Co-fundedwithAMD,leveragingemerging3-Dcamera

install-base

Mini-chromosomegenestackingtechnologyforagriculturalandenergyproducts

Market-leadingcollaborationswithSyngenta,

Monsanto,Bayer,andDow

High-performanceadditivesthatrendercoatings“self-healing”

Collaborationsunderwaywithseveralleadingcoatings

producersandspeciers

PORTFOLIO HIGHLIGHTS

Ofce o the Vice President or Research

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