Meet the Winner of SeedCon12 Fast Pitch
Six hot Chicago startups, all finalists at SeedCon12, pitch their ideas at the University of Chicago Gleacher Center before a team of judges and a…
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Magazine for Upscale Chinese Presents Local Startups
Nihao Magazine, a lifestyle glossy targeted at upscale Chinese immigrants, says that it wants to help position Chicago as a global base for entrepreneurs….
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IL Still Looking for Startups to Fund
Arthur Williams is looking for a few good startups. At a business networking seminar, sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of the Organization of Chinese…
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Cook County Seeks Tech Talent
Just like the ’80s blockbuster hit movie, Back to the Future, Cook County is looking back in time to see what it needs to…
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Chicago Celebrates its Best Innovators at the Harris Theatre
Which businesses created the most innovative products and services in the Chicago region? Hundreds were nominated for the 2012 Chicago Innovation Awards and judges…
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City Seeks New Investor Dollars for Startups
The fifth-floor office of Chicago’s chief technology officer, John Tolva, sits a few doors down the hall from the office of Mayor Rahm Emanuel….
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Innovation Science Educator Says Tech Bridges Gaps in Jobs and Economy
Praveen Gupta, an innovation science educator at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), says that technology,…
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Apartment Rental Startup Expanding to Chicago
Anthemos Georgiades, CEO of the San Francisco-based rental platform company named Zumper, may soon be using his own website to find a place to live…
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Global VC Firm to Establish An Office in Chicago
Peter Barris knows Chicago. The managing partner of the venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA), who just announced that his company will open an office…
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ChicagoNext Announcement
Sprout Social, a local startup located in the West Loop which delivers intuitive social media management tools, was the chosen venue for Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s…
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