5 Founders in Chicago, IL building Media (2026)

Founders in Chicago, IL and building Media (5)

Founders in Chicago, IL and building Media covers 5 founders on Cameo, CG Life and Dose and 2 other companies. The most common sector is Media (5). Companies represented include Popular Pays and Wavlake. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

• Founders listed: 5
• Companies represented: 5
• Top sector: Media (5 founders)
• Top location: Chicago, IL (5 founders)

• Corbett Drummey — Popular Pays
• David Ormesher — CG Life
• Michael Rhee — Wavlake
• Steven Galanis — Cameo
• Vasu Goyal — Dose

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Narrow Media founders

• Santa Monica, CA · Media (5 founders)
• Golden Section · Media (3 founders)
• London, UK · Media (14 founders)
• Lucas Teuchner · Media (3 founders)
• New York, NY · Media (32 founders)
• Shanti Bergel · Media (3 founders)
• Cary, NC · Media (2 founders)
• Oak Investment Partners · Media (3 founders)
• Miami, FL · Media (2 founders)
• Medford, OR · Media (3 founders)
• San Rafael, CA · Media (2 founders)
• Nanabianca · Media (3 founders)
• Mumbai, India · Media (2 founders)
• Founderville.VC · Media (4 founders)
• Lee Ann Daly · Media (3 founders)
• Atlanta, GA · Media (4 founders)
• El Segundo, CA · Media (3 founders)
• The Mini Fund · Media (4 founders)
• Dougal Cameron · Media (3 founders)
• Los Angeles, CA · Media (13 founders)
• Founders Fund · Media (3 founders)
• San Francisco, CA · Media (20 founders)
• Electric Feel Ventures · Media (3 founders)
• Boulder, CO · Media (2 founders)
• Transcend Fund · Media (3 founders)
• Toronto, ON, Canada · Media (2 founders)
• Greylock · Media (3 founders)
• Indianapolis, IN · Media (2 founders)
• Alessandro Sordi · Media (3 founders)
• Washington, DC · Media (2 founders)

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