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304 Main Street, Suite 115C
Rockford, IL 61101
Phone: 815-965-3522
Fax: 815-316-6345
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Focused to assist start up, early stage growth and expanding existing businesses, Northern Illinois University's EIGERlab serves as a one-stop resource for both new and existing entrepreneurs and innovators to commercialize new ideas, increase revenues and profits, participate in peer groups, access business services, utilize design engineering and art-to-part rapid prototyping services, learn new skills, meet with dedicated mentors, link to qualified investors and receive assistance in selling to the government or executing global market expansions. Founded in 2004 and focused on increasing jobs and creating wealth in the region, NIU EIGERlab provides the following programs and services: Incubator, Business ACCELerator, and Center for Product Development.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
Revenue |
Growth Stage
(also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage
(also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
| Private Equity | |
| Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
| Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
| Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
| Large Cap | >$1B |
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