1871 (EXT-002)
Summary 🟡 ~
- Owner Unit: External partner organization
- Sub-unit: 1871 (technology entrepreneur hub)
- Content Type: partnership
- Campus/Location: Off-campus (Merchandise Mart, Chicago)
- Last Verified: May 30, 2026
Organization
1871 is a Chicago nonprofit technology hub and business incubator hosting startups, mentors, corporate partners, and university “University Row” spaces. It provides workshops, networking, mentorship, and community programs for early-stage ventures.
Access status
- Level: yellow (
Negotiated Access) - Rationale: 1871 member access for DePaul affiliates is via University Row partnership; requires 1871 membership processes, not DePaul facility walk-in rules.
- Access URL: 1871.com
- Contact name: 1871 membership
- Contact email: membership@1871.com
- Verification date: 2026-05-30
- Source URLs:
- 1871.com
Relationship to DePaul
DePaul is a formal member of the 1871 community with dedicated University Row space shared by the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center (Driehaus College of Business), Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, College of Law, and Academic Affairs. The partnership supports student and faculty access to Chicago’s startup ecosystem for networking, internships, venture development, and translational programming aligned with ORS/TTO and CEC pathways.
Known collaborations & connections
- DePaul University Row presence at 1871, coordinated through CEC (DePaulia coverage).
- CEO of 1871 public statement welcoming DePaul as a formal 1871 community member (same source).
- Reciprocal membership partnership with mHUB (EXT-001) for shared-workspace members.
- Connected DePaul units: UNI-002, CDM-013, UNI-001 (commercialization), UNI-010 (entrepreneurship curriculum).
Collaborative documents
| Document type | Scope | Parties | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University partnership / membership | DePaul University Row space and community membership | DePaul ↔ 1871 | Documented (formal join; press and campus reporting) | DePaulia |
| MOU (text) | Full agreement text | DePaul ↔ 1871 | Not publicly posted in sources reviewed | Map verification (May 2026) |
| Reciprocal membership agreement | Incubator shared-workspace discount | 1871 ↔ mHUB | Active | mHUB blog |
Verification
- Status: likely (
~) - Confidence: 86/100
- Rationale: Major external partner maintains active public website and standard user/membership access pathways; DePaul relationship documented on map.
- Last verified: 2026-05-30
- Evidence:
- Partner primary website reachable (May 2026)
- DePaul cross-references and partnership notes in resource map (May 2026)
- 1871 membership contact published
- DePaul University Row partnership documented
Equipment
External incubator — partner facilities; not DePaul inventory.
Last verified: May 28, 2026.
Contacts (resource-level)
- Website: 1871
- Email: 1871 membership
People & contacts
Named contacts from the people registry when publicly documented.
- Betsy Ziegler (Director)
- Bruce Leech (Collaborator) — Profile
Source URL
Official links are listed under Contacts above.
Documented Relationships
Primary Chicago incubator partnership for DePaul venture and translation pathways; ecosystem link to mHUB (EXT-001).
Linked Relationship IDs
- EXT-001 - mHUB Chicago
- UNI-002 - Coleman Entrepreneurship Center (CEC)
- CDM-013 - Innovation & Development Lab (iD Lab)
- UNI-001 - Office of Research Services (Technology Transfer)
- UNI-008 - Partnerships with Chicago incubators (index)
Notes
Former combined entry UNI-008; see External Partners unit for per-organization detail.