Pritzker served as chairman of ChicagoNEXT , Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel 's council on innovation and technology , and he founded 1871 , ( named for the year of the Great Chicago Fire ) , Chicago 's digital startup center . He played an important role in the creation of the Illinois Venture Capital Association and the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center . He also co-founded Chicago Ventures and funded the startup of Techstars Chicago and Built in Chicago
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
J. B. Pritzker