LAKEWEST VENTURE PARTNERS

Lakewest Venture Partners is an affiliate of Lakewest, Inc., a real estate and private equity company. In its first several years, Lakewest's investments and participation in companies ranged from passive interest at $50,000-$100,000 to lead seed-stage investments in excess of $1,000,000 with board involvement. Since partnering with Dundee Venture Capital, Lakewest and Dundee now look to make lead seed-stage investments from $250,000-$750,000 in high-growth, early-stage technology companies. It is led by Buzz Ruttenberg, David Mann, and Jonathan McCulloch and was formed in 2013 to pursue seed and early-stage investment opportunities primarily in Chicago.