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| Oct 16, 2017 | Introduction to Cincy Inno | Welcome to Cincy Inno, a brand new digital media and events company focused on local innovation. We’re part of a network of sites – we’re in Boston, Chicago, D.C, Austin, the Twin Cities and Rhode Island – committed to covering and connecti... |
| Aug 31, 2017 | Chicago Inno Approved: September's Top Tech and Startup Events | Here are our picks for the best networking events, fireside chats and pitch sessions in Chicago for the month of September. If you have a submission, feel free to email [email protected]. Week 1: September 5 - September 8
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| Aug 22, 2017 | Connected devices and the rise of invisible payments (VB Live) | In a world of connected devices, consumer expectations for transactions — from phone to fridge — will be higher than ever. Learn how to deliver seamless, simple, and secure customer experiences that earn their confidence and cash when you j... |
| Jul 18, 2017 | Why We Invested in Tovala | On a cold day in early 2015, I met David Rabie– yet another eager Chicago Booth MBA student who signed up for my office hours. He pitched a student run angel fund at school. |
| May 17, 2017 | The war over artificial intelligence will be won with visual data | Evan Nisselson Contributor
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| May 10, 2017 | The Next Phase of the Maker Movement? Building Startups | “Everything that is old is new again!” Daniel Rabuzzi exclaims, his eyes light up with excitement that seems to match the glowing, handcrafted flower pinned on his vest. He’s talking about the next wave of the Maker Movement, big news buzzi... |
| Apr 27, 2017 | Origin Ventures Closes $80M Fourth Fund | |
| Apr 27, 2017 | Chicago’s Origin Ventures just raised $80 million for its fourth fund | Origin Ventures, an early-stage, 18-year-old venture firm based in Chicago, has closed its fourth fund with $80 million in commitments.
The fund is twice as big as the firm’s third fund, which closed in 2013. The sum is even more meaningful... |
| Mar 20, 2017 | Aerospace may have something to teach medtech about materials: Here’s how | QuesTek Innovations has used advanced computer modeling to produce innovative materials in the aerospace sector. Now it’s looking to recreate the same magic in the medical device space. QuesTek’s ICME-designed, ultra-high-strength, corrosio... |
| Mar 14, 2017 | How bots can help vet the ‘wisdom of the crowd’ for bias | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The classic example of “crowd wisdom” dates back ... |
| Feb 16, 2017 | UB law students can now use this platform to find pro bono opportunities | The University of Baltimore law school is partnering with Paladin, a New York-based company that makes a platform for matching lawyers and law students with pro bono opportunities.
Paladin’s software has an algorithm that matches lawyers wi... |
| Feb 15, 2017 | Comcast rolls out a new Stream TV app for its cable and internet TV customers | Comcast is launching a new app called Xfinity Stream, which will replace its older Xfinity TV app on mobile devices, as well as deliver a host of features for cable subscribers, including access to live TV, on-demand programming, DVR record... |
| Jan 25, 2017 | My connected coop brings all the chickens to the IoT | When you think of the Internet of Things, do chickens come to mind? Well, for Greg Cullen, the founder and CEO of My Connected Coop, it does.
My Connected Coop is an IoT solution for chicken owners that want to find an easier way to raise c... |
| Dec 13, 2016 | From Super Mario’s US Launch to New Mobile, Synchronous, Multi-Player Games: How Chicago’s Gaming Veteran Tim Harris has Watched the Industry Evolve | Tim Harris has had a hand in Chicago’s quietly ambitious gaming scene for over two decades, though his interest was seeded much earlier. A lifelong gamer and child-of-the-80s, Tim grew up as a self-described computer geek, playing on consol... |
| Nov 4, 2016 | New $3.5M Tech Hub Will Give Midwest Startups a Boost | A $3.5 million grant has been offered by the National Science Foundation to fund a new ‘I-Corps' node among four midwest universities. Researchers at the universities involved — the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of... |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Here’s Why You Should Expand Your Startup to Chicago | When launching a successful startup, funding is only part of the equation. Once you have the capital you need, positioning your company so it can deliver returns is the next step. And when your startup reaches this step, location is key.
If... |
| Aug 19, 2016 | Boston Tech: Autism Funding, Acacia Soars, 3D-Printed Violin & More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
This week in Boston tech highlights, we’ve got funding for an autism technology startup, Wall Street showing lots of love for the area’s only tech IPO of 2016, the expansion o... |
| May 11, 2016 | Regroup Therapy Nabs $1.5M for Virtual Mental Health Visits | Regroup Therapy, a telehealth startup providing virtual mental health visits to treat depression and other issues, announced it has raised $1.5 million in seed funding led by Hyde Park Angels. The funding also included participation from OC... |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Chicago has one of the country’s biggest business communities. Will tech follow? | As the ranking of emerging entrepreneurship communities goes, Chicago makes a good case that the game is rigged.
Consider those places that are often cited as U.S. leaders. There’s Silicon Valley, the truest and clearest global innovation p... |
| Mar 9, 2016 | Nom.com, a foodie-focused live video network from YouTube’s Steve Chen, launches with $4.7M | We’ve heard relatively little from Steve Chen since he joined Google Ventures after parting ways with Chad Hurley, his co-founder at YouTube and more recently Avos. It turns out that alongside some commendable philanthropic projects, he’s a... |
| Feb 21, 2016 | How VR and AR will be training tomorrow’s workforce | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Some scenarios are impossible to realistically re... |
| Sep 23, 2015 | Georama’s Live Virtual Reality Platform Lets You Explore The World From Your Sofa | St. Augustine of Hippo said “the world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page”—-which is somewhat unfair to people who can’t travel because of financial or physical reasons. Georama wants to help them with its virtual-real... |
| May 28, 2015 | 12 Chicago Food Startups that Make You Go Yum | Sure Chicago is known for their deep-dish pizza, hot dogs and Italian beef. But the city's culinary scene offers more than what is considered Chicago staples; it's really a Foodie haven. Chicago is a city of many neighborhoods, all of which... |
| Dec 17, 2014 | Veracode Honored as BostInno “50 on Fire” Finalist | BURLINGTON, Mass. — December 17, 2014 — Veracode, a leader in protecting modern enterprises from today’s pervasive web and mobile application threats, today announced that the company has been selected as one of BostInno’s 50 on Fire finali... |
| Dec 16, 2014 | An Uber Valuation Comes With Uber Problems | Parents like to say when it comes to raising kids, small kids, small problems; big kids, big problems. As Uber metastasizes into a transportation behemoth with a gargantuan $40B valuation, it’s learning a similar lesson: larger and more val... |
| Nov 17, 2014 | Apple Pay Isn't Just for Shopping as Mobile Payment Moves Beyond Retail | Quinten Plummer, Tech Times 17 November 2014, 09:11 pm
Much has been made of Apple Pay's near-field abilities, but the growth of the mobile payment platform is getting a back-end boost from app developers who see the potential in monetizing... |
| Sep 26, 2014 | 640 Labs raises $2.65M for their big-data farming technology | Some how this one slipped by us, and so in the interest of covering the whole spectrum of agtech deals, we’re covering this belated announcement.
Back on July 7, both Built in Chicago and ChicagoInno reported that 640 Labs, a cloud-based pl... |