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Terry Howerton is a lifelong entrepreneur, having founded his first company while in high school. He is the founder and CEO of TechNexus Venture Collaborative, a Chicago-based firm that helps large corporations invest in—and create venture ecosystems around— ambitious startups. Since 2017, TechNexus has made more than 250 venture investments in startups that have gone on to raise more than $4 billion in total funding.