Ira Weiss

Ira Weiss is a General Partner at Hyde Park Venture Partners, an early-stage venture fund focused on software startups in the Midwest, since December 2011. In addition to venture capital, Ira serves as a Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship and Accounting at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, teaching MBA students. Ira's involvement in various organizations includes roles as an investor and board observer for Slip Robotics, HData, and Leap, as well as board memberships at Audit Sight Inc., LandscapeHub, RoadSync, and ShipBob, Inc. Additionally, Ira is a board member of the Secure Illinois Retirements, a non-profit aimed at addressing public retirement challenges. Ira holds an MBA and PhD in Accounting and Economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.