Marc Jason Grens

Chicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV) invests in early-stage startup companies, with a particular focus on Chicago-based entities. We will consider investments in almost any sector and demographic, but we give preference to companies based in Chicago or with founders who are students or alumni of Chicago-based higher education institutions (Northwestern, University of Chicago, Loyola, etc.) Though investment is our primary purpose, we also seek to build and develop relationships among our investors, other investor organizations, and with founders, entrepreneurs and educational institutions in Chicago.

We are a tenant and market due diligence firm providing real-time data-driven solutions that reduce risk and optimize economic outcomes for owners and operators of commercial real estate throughout the investment life cycle. We apply proprietary scoring algorithms, machine learning and artificial intelligence to over 200 big and small data sources to deliver fully automated SaaS services and strategic market assessments.

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A Full-Service Cybercrime Resolution Platform Built upon 10+ Years of Cyber Incident Response. For more than a decade, the entire team behind Chaintrax Cyber has supported organizations through ransomware, extortion, and crypto-enabled crime investigations with incident response. We are a proven brand for incident response capabilities with an expanded mission and multiple cybersecurity services. Chaintrax Cyber is built upon front-line incident response experience in over 4,000 cyber incidents. Incident response is our core business, as Chaintrax Cyber delivers Threat Actor Intelligence, Negotiations, and compliant Ransomware Payments for active incidents. Core Services: * Threat Actor Intelligence & Negotiations – Utilizing a data-driven approach and having been a party to over 4,000 incidents, we assist cyber incident victims with strategy and tactics to communicate and negotiate with all threat actors and ransomware variants. * Compliant Ransom Payment Services – Chaintrax Cyber is the only United States fully compliant and registered money services business supporting cryptocurrency payments for all victims, corporations, and insurance carriers around the globe. Enhanced Services: * Proactive Retainer * Dark Web Monitoring * Crypto Payment Tracking * Crypto Crime & Recovery Investigations * Asset Forfeiture Support & Liquidity Services * Compliance & Preparedness

Chicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV) invests in early-stage startup companies, with a particular focus on Chicago-based entities. We will consider investments in almost any sector and demographic, but we give preference to companies based in Chicago or with founders who are students or alumni of Chicago-based higher education institutions (Northwestern, University of Chicago, Loyola, etc.) Though investment is our primary purpose, we also seek to build and develop relationships among our investors, other investor organizations, and with founders, entrepreneurs and educational institutions in Chicago.

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As a FinCEN Registered Money Services Business (MSB), we specialize in solutions from cybersecurity incident response and threat actor negotiations, to secure and compliant cryptocurrency payment solutions. We provide expert guidance and products to protect and enhance your business in a fragmented digital world.

We are a tenant and market due diligence firm providing real-time data-driven solutions that reduce risk and optimize economic outcomes for owners and operators of commercial real estate throughout the investment life cycle. We apply proprietary scoring algorithms, machine learning and artificial intelligence to over 200 big and small data sources to deliver fully automated SaaS services and strategic market assessments.