Troy Henikoff

Troy Henikoff is a Managing Director of MATH Venture Partners. Additionally, Troy is the Managing Director of Techstars in Chicago. Troy was a co-founder of Excelerate Labs, which became Techstars Chicago in 2013. He also helps manage the FireStarter Fund, teaches Entrepreneurship at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and is on the board of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, which supports the startup incubator 1871.

Prior to Techstars Chicago, Troy was the CEO of OneWed.com, president of Amacai and co-founder and CEO of SurePayroll.com. Troy built the technology for Jellyvision (creators of "You Don't Know Jack!") and was the president of Systemetrics. His first company was Specialized Systems and Software. Troy has an undergraduate degree in Engineering from Brown University and a Master's Degree in Project Management from Northwestern.

Education Masters of Project Management, 2008, McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University

Bachelors of Science, 1986, Mechanical Engineering/Design, Brown University

Academic Positions Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2012-present

Faculty Coach - New Venture Challenge, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, 2011-present

Adjunt Professor of Entrepreneurship, Business Institutions , Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, 2004-2011

Visiting Professor, Croma Business Academy, Crioma Business Academy, 2004-2005

Guest Lecturer, Entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1993-2009

Other Professional Experience Co-Founder and CEO, Excelerate, LLC, 2010-present

Administrative Member, FireStarter Fund, 2012-present

CEO, OneWed.com, 2007-2010

President, Amacai Information Corporation, 2005-2007

Founder, AuctionScience, 2003-2004

Co-Founder and President, SurePayroll, 1999-2002

Director of Technology, Jellyvision, Inc., 1998-1999

President, Systemetrics, a division of Medline Industries, 1992-1997

Founder and President, Specialized Systems and Software, Inc., 1986-1992

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