Alida Miranda-Wolff

Alida Miranda-Wolff heads up communications and strategy at Hyde Park Angels, crafting and disseminating the organization’s brand in all forms across all channels. In addition to single-handedly building HPA’s integrated communications plan and executing its core elements, Alida manages membership, partnerships, portfolio company support, and all community engagement.

Prior to joining Hyde Park Angels, Alida served in a variety of journalism, marketing, communications, and management roles, specializing in creating spreadable multimedia content for tech-enabled businesses at all stages. Alida has run several Kickstarter campaigns, including one of the most successful in Chicago history, and still mentors companies running their own campaigns.

Alida graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Chicago in 2014 with multiple honors and awards. She remains active in the university of alumni network, serving on five advisory boards and committees. Alida is also a published author and poet, with two poetry chapbooks currently in print.

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How RepIQ Uses AI and Data Analytics to Make Sales Easy, Seamless, and Effective

The Hyde Park Angels “New Investment Series” profiles our most recent investments by examining the portfolio company and its future trajectory from two perspectives: the portfolio company’s CEO and the HPA leader who made the deal happen. This edition focuses on RepIQ.  RepIQ is an AI-powered sales intelligence platform that recently raised a Seed Round […]

August 1, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
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The Heart of Every Business: Data Analytics – Past, Present, and Future

John Lewis is an information services and data analytics leader who has served as Global President of Nielsen and CEO of Knowledge Networks. Now, as an Executive Partner at Madison Dearborn Partners, John works on finding the best investments and opportunities in the space, leveraging his experience to understand the current landscape. At Hyde Park […]

July 21, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
The Time for IOT Is Now

How IOT is Growing and Why We Need to Adapt to Its Changes

People First is the Hyde Park Angels podcast dedicated to deconstructing entrepreneurial success into actionable takeaways you can use today. Hyde Park Angels is the most active early-stage investor in Chicago with a commitment to taking a “people-first approach” to investing. By matching our members’ expertise with entrepreneurs’ needs, we help develop top-performing companies that […]

July 5, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
Venture Capital Market Analysis

The HPA 2017 Midwest Startup and Venture Capital Market Analysis

The Hyde Park Angels team conducted a deep dive analysis into the Midwest Venture Capital ecosystem by aggregating and analyzing data from Pitchbook, the U.S. Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Illinois Venture Capital Association. We defined the Midwest, also classified as the Great Lakes Region, as Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, and […]

June 22, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
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How Regroup Therapy Found and Seized a Huge Telehealth Market Opportunity

The Hyde Park Angels “New Investment Series” profiles our most recent investments by examining the portfolio company and its future trajectory from two perspectives: the portfolio company’s CEO and the HPA leader who made the deal happen. This edition focuses on Regroup Therapy. Regroup Therapy provides virtual staffing of psychiatrists and mental health professionals to health […]

June 19, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
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Podcast: What it Takes to Lead Startups & Multimillion-Dollar Companies

People First is the Hyde Park Angels podcast dedicated to deconstructing entrepreneurial success into actionable takeaways you can use today. Hyde Park Angels is the most active early-stage investor in Chicago with a commitment to taking a “people-first approach” to investing. By matching our members’ expertise with entrepreneurs’ needs, we help develop top-performing companies that […]

May 30, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff

The Rise of Content Creators and How Popular Pays is Leading the Charge

The Hyde Park Angels “New Investment Series” profiles our most recent investments by examining the portfolio company and its future trajectory from two perspectives: the portfolio company’s CEO and the HPA leader who made the deal happen. This edition focuses on Popular Pays. Popular Pays is the largest and most active marketplace for brands to […]

May 12, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
Podcast: John Higginson

Podcast: Developing Product and Hiring Technical Talent with John Higginson

People First is the Hyde Park Angels podcast dedicated to deconstructing entrepreneurial success into actionable takeaways you can use today. Hyde Park Angels is the most active early-stage investor in Chicago with a commitment to taking a “people-first approach” to investing. By matching our members’ expertise with entrepreneurs’ needs, we help develop top-performing companies that […]

April 24, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff
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Podcast: Creating a Goal-Driven Culture with Eddie Leshin

People First is the Hyde Park Angels podcast dedicated to deconstructing entrepreneurial success into actionable takeaways you can use today. Hyde Park Angels is the most active early-stage investor in Chicago with a commitment to taking a “people-first approach” to investing. By matching our members’ expertise with entrepreneurs’ needs, we help develop top-performing companies that are delivering extraordinary […]

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How PartySlate Spotted an Opportunity and Transformed It into a Venture-Backed Business

  The Hyde Park Angels “New Investment Series” profiles our most recent investments by examining the investment process and the individual company’s future trajectory from two perspectives: the portfolio company’s CEO and the HPA leader who made the deal happen. This edition focuses on PartySlate. Hyde Park Angels invested in PartySlate, a two-sided platform that […]

March 17, 2017 By Alida Miranda-Wolff