The 81 Collection is the first founder's fund in Chicago made up of Midwest entrepreneurs who brought online industries online. The 81 Collection's goal is to back entrepreneurs transforming dull trade, hard work, unpleasant spaces, and structural inequity, supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs who choose the difficult road. Vijen Patel is the Founding Partner. He's no novice to starting companies, in July of 2018, he sold his company, Pressbox, to Proctor & Gamble which rebranded as Tide Cleaners.