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West Loop Ventures is a firm specializing in series A and B round investment.  WLV specializes in business to business (B2B) Services and Financial Services.  Our mission is to take an active role in mentoring and assisting entrepreneurs with the investments we make. We connect capital to ideas.  WLV is run by Jeffrey Carter.

Jeff is the co-founder of Hyde Park Angels in Chicago and currently is Treasurer of the board. He is a former member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Board of Directors where was an independent trader since 1988.  He graduated from the University of Illinois College of Business in Champaign, and received his MBA from the Booth Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago.  Jeff is also on the Board of Trustees of the National World War Two Museum, and the Midwest Research University Network.  He is available to speak at universities, clubs and corporate events.