Caldera Investment Group based in Chicago is a boutique investment banking firm that provides advisory services to emerging and middle market companies. The firm advises on numerous strategic corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, and capital raising.


In believe that an investor must get involved in a number of different asset classes. There are opportunities not only in private investment fund and but also in venture capital. While the former is being operative under long-short strategy and on-start investing strategy, the latter focuses on seed stage investing and technology focused companies.

The technology sector is constantly evolving and has a greater potential for growth in mobile and internet related technologies including social networking sectors which has a tremendous amount of attraction. We are a highly focused firm and choose to fund such companies where they can ensure technology can be delivered and that have the specific niche that no other competitor offer. Stand alone technology companies that have a platform to work and have the potential to be successful in their market are some of the companies to look for. We provide a house of resources to each of the portfolio companies and make sure they get market support, brand support, PR support and operational support and ensure that they can be successful and increase opportunities in their portfolio.

One of the latest trends that have been in very hot areas is the music space. There are unseen opportunities within the social networking sector where none of the biggest enterprises such as Pandora, Spotify or itunes have yet ventured. One such company is 'Lively' accompanied with social element with live music. Although it is in the initial stages the application they offer is to be built on iphone as well as on android devices. It provides an ability to download the live show as audio, video or pros video. An interesting fact is that they also share the revenue with actual musicians, iphone and android vendors on which people download it from.

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