1871 (company)

American non-profit startup incubator 1871 20-8411320 501(c)(3) organization 2012 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1212, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Elizabeth "Betsy" Ziegler CEO Business incubator services 1871.com 1871 is a nonprofit digital startup incubator in the Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois.Crain's Chicago Business http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150521/BLOGS11/150529970/is-1871-becoming-too-big John Pletz May 21, 2015 It was founded in 2012 by J. B. Pritzker and is the flagship project of The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC), a nonprofit organization that helps entrepreneurs build high-growth, sustainable businesses that serve as platforms for economic development and civic leadership. Led by CEO Betsy Ziegler, 1871 has become a major hub of Chicago's technology and entrepreneurial ecosystem and hosts over 400 early-stage companies as well as nationally recognized accelerators, industry-specific incubators, and tech talent schools.http://1871.com/about/ About - 1871 Chicago 1871 - Independent Innovation hub en-US 2016-08-31 In 2019, UBI Global recognized 1871 as the Top Private Business Incubator in the World and Most Promising Incubator for Women Founders. History In the early 2000s, some of the major players in Chicago's economy were the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, the Chicago Innovation Awards, Chicago Ideas Week and TechNexus. Due to emerging competition in the space, in 2012 TechNexus decided to shift its target market audience to more well-developed and established companies, including the Illinois Technology Association, Emerge, and 200 more.Innovating... Chicago Style: How Local Innovators are Building the National Economy Tanen Luke Book Ends Publishing 2011 978-0-615-54885-2 Chicago This allowed 1871 to open in Chicago's ecosystem to help foster new enterprises and support corporations already based in Chicago.http://www.1871.com/1871-chicago-entrepreneurs-to-open-startup-tech-center-from-wbez/ 1871 Boodhoo Niala WBEZ https://web.archive.org/web/20150926111657/http://www.1871.com/1871-chicago-entrepreneurs-to-open-startup-tech-center-from-wbez/ 2015-09-26 dead In 2020, 1871 acquired the Illinois Technology Association. In 2016, Harvard Business School published a case study on the emergence of Chicago's ecosystem. Community 1871 offers work space to over 200 companies.http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/inside-chicago-incubator-1871.html Whom You Sit Next to Matters More Than You Think Haden Jeff Its partnerships and sponsorships with UPS, Google For Entrepreneurs,http://www.1871.com/gfe/ Google for Entrepreneurs North American Tech Hub Network : 1871 1871 and Chase expose the people working there to the greater tech space. 1871 offers free work space to students from Trinity Christian College, DePaul University, University of Illinois, Illinois Institute of Technology or DeVry University, University of Chicago, Northwestern, and Loyola.May 2016 It also hosts networking events and workshops. Since 1871 was created, a number of innovation spaces specializing in specific sectors have been established, including the Connectory (an 1871 partner specializing in IoT), Matter (healthcare), and Relish Works (food service). Funding controversy As a nonprofit incubator, 1871 takes money from the state to bring in capital for tech startups. Critics, including Novel Coworking CEO Bill Bennet, believe "we shouldn't use the state money that way". "It doesn't make sense to me why we should use taxpayer funds to subsidize one place", Bennet said. One of the main arguments against the funding is that there are other non-state-funded avenues for startups to find affordable working spaces, like WeWork. Former 1871 CEO Howard A. Tullman argued that the space provides resources other co-working spaces cannot, such as mentoring, workshops, and events for the entrepreneurial community.http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20150521/BLOGS11/150529970/is-1871-becoming-too-big Is 1871 becoming too big? Crain's Chicago Business 2016-10-25 The tax statements of 1871's parent company, Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC), are public. The Chicago Tribune estimates that 27% of 1871's 2013-14 earnings were reported on its tax statement as "salaries, compensation and benefits".http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-1871-finances-momentum-bsi-20151009-htmlstory.html What tech hub 1871 spends on salaries and space Elahi Amina chicagotribune.com 2016-10-25 Expansion In April 2016, 1871 officially opened its 3.0 expansion, which enlarged the space by 41,000 square feet. This expansion created more classrooms and office spaces for some of its largest companies, such as Impact Engine, Accenture, and Options Away. The expansion was funded entirely by 1871 and the Chicago Entrepreneurial Center, with no government grants.http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesky/originals/ct-1871-unveils-expansion-bsi-photos-20160419-photogallery.html 1871 tech hub adds to its story with 3.0 expansion Elahi Amina The estimated daily encounters at 1871 grew from 1,000 people to 2,000 with the expansion.http://www.1871.com/2015expansion/ 1871 Officially Announces Its 3.0 Expansion Wooten Melissa https://web.archive.org/web/20160414163007/http://www.1871.com/2015expansion/ 2016-04-14 dead 2016, over 500 companies work out of 1871.Flanagan Will 2016-04-19 Go Inside 1871 3.0; Tech Hub Officially Opens its 41k Square Foot Expansion http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2016/04/19/1871-3-0-opens-inside-the-innovation-hubs-expansion/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160618010357/http://chicagoinno.streetwise.co/2016/04/19/1871-3-0-opens-inside-the-innovation-hubs-expansion/ 2016-06-18 Further reading and viewing This is 1871 by Chicago poet Nate Marshall, created for the facility's grand opening, February 29, 2012. 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