Chicago Venture Summit: Future of Health: dates, who attends, and how founders get in
The region’s marquee growth capital event bringing together startups, investors, thought leaders, and civic champions at the forefront of innovation.
The essentials from the organiser's own pages: when, where, how big, and how founders get in. Speakers, investor lists and past editions are on the official site.
- Next edition
- Oct 19–20, 2026 · Chicago Venture Summit: Future of Health 2026 source
- Where
- 167 North Green Street, Fulton Market District, Chicago, United States
- Format
- in-person
- Startup pass
- Startups apply for selection to the Startup Portfolio; organizers assess innovation, growth stage, and fit with the summit theme. Selected companies gain exposure to growth capital, corporate investors, and strategic partners; no application fee is published. source
Next edition
| Dates | Oct 19–20, 2026 source |
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| Edition | Chicago Venture Summit: Future of Health 2026 |
| Venue | 167 North Green Street, Fulton Market District, Chicago, United States |
How founders get in
| Startup programme | Startups apply for selection to the Startup Portfolio; organizers assess innovation, growth stage, and fit with the summit theme. Selected companies gain exposure to growth capital, corporate investors, and strategic partners; no application fee is published. source |
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Meeting investors there
Selected Startup Portfolio companies receive investor introductions, and the organizer says they gain exposure to growth capital and corporate investors. source
Before you go: the hub's cold email to VCs playbook covers the pre-event outreach that fills a meeting calendar, and Causo matches your stage and thesis to the funds in its database so you know who to ask for a meeting.
Official links and socials
Prepare for it
- How to cold email VCs — book the meetings before you land.
- The 12-slide seed deck — what to have ready when a partner says "send me the deck".
- Accelerator deadlines — the application windows that open around the event.
Sources
Every fact above was read from one of these official pages on Oct 8, 2026: