Midwest

Founded in 1991, the company has more than 45 professionals across three Illinois offices and serves public and private clients in 24 states.

Founded in 2013 and based in Morton Grove, Illinois, the company provides skilled nursing and therapy to patients recovering at home from orthopedic procedures, surgeries and complex conditions.

Chaska, Minnesota-based Lifecore Biomedical is a CDMO specializing in the development, fill and finish of sterile injectable drugs in syringes, vials and cartridges.

Chicago-headquartered GCG, whose 2026 revenue is on pace to exceed $1.1bn, has about 950 employees across 16 locations.

Aligned Modern Health runs 15 functional medicine and hormone health clinics in Chicago and a telehealth practice serving patients in more than 20 states.

The sixth annual Rising Stars celebrates the achievements of people under the age of 40 in the venture capital industry. The deadline for nominations is November 15.

IraLogix of Pittsburgh has raised $7.5m, led by Great North Labs.

Greg Beaufait of Dundee Venture Capital says a new report by the firm and Crunchbase covering Midwest venture activity shows that ‘If LPs don’t have exposure to this region, then they’re missing out.’