Applying for Hyde Park Angels’ Funding

Hyde Park Angels is dedicated to developing partnerships with early-stage companies looking for capital to bridge the gap between initial seed and later venture capital investments. Hyde Park Angels has developed a specific set of criteria that is crucial to the initial development of such a partnership. Firms do not need a business plan to apply, but do need to have at least an executive summary or presentation.

Companies wishing to apply must first adhere to the following criteria:

1) Must be located in the Midwest. Companies that are not located in the Midwest may apply if they have a graduate of The University of Chicago in an executive management position.

2) Looking to raise between $250,000 and $1,000,000. We generally invest in companies with pre-money valuations of less than $5 million.

3) Management is financially vested in the venture, and has expertise within the market of the venture.

4) Company differentiates itself from competitors with a clear competitive advantage.

5) The company addresses a high growth market (20% CAGR minimum), or a large market with a demonstrated strategy to obtain market share.

Hype Park Angels respects your time and effort in what is a thorough application process. Neither application nor review is a guarantee of funding.

VENTURE MEETS THE AFOREMENTIONED CRITERIA

Click here to apply. Note that there is a $45 processing fee for each application.

We apologize for imposing an application fee as we are philosophically against charging fees to entrepreneurs. However, without this nominal fee, we would be inundated with hundreds of random applications per week and would struggle to separate out quality applications. This application fee is the only fee we charge throughout our process. We encourage you to network with one of our members to get a warm introduction to our organization.