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ParqEx raises more than $1M to rent out private parking spots

May 21, 2019 at 2:26 a.m.

ParqEx, the Chicago-based company that lets people rent out their private parking spots, has raised more than $1 million, the company said. The 2-year-old company said investors in the round...

If you got a parking ticket on Dec. 14, 2016, let SpotHero cover it.

Get a Chicago parking ticket Wednesday? SpotHero says it’ll pay it.

May 21, 2019 at 2:25 a.m.

Christmas could come early for Chicagoans who got parking tickets on Dec. 14. Local parking-booking service SpotHero said it will reimburse drivers, up to $100, for city of Chicago tickets...

The United States Postal Service's augmented reality app, USPS AR, lets users hold their phone up to boxes and bring up holiday themed pictures and filters.

Can a Postal Service app make snail mail merrier?

May 21, 2019 at 2:25 a.m.

If regular mail is too boring, an augmented reality app from the United States Postal Service can make your holiday packages more interactive. USPS AR, the generically named mobile app...

7-Eleven store clerk M. Faroqui celebrates with customers on Jan. 13, 2016, after learning the Chino Hills, Calif., store sold a winning Powerball ticket. Powerball was the most-searched term in Chicago and the U.S. in 2016, according to Google.

Powerball beats Cubs as Chicago’s top 2016 Google search

May 21, 2019 at 2:25 a.m.

Powerball was the only entity to beat the Chicago Cubs this year — by being the most popular search query in Chicago, according to Google. The Cubs, which ranked No....

After criticizing how white tech is, venture capitalist deals with blowback

May 21, 2019 at 2:25 a.m.

Samara Mejia Hernandez just wanted to draw attention to the fact that women and minorities are underrepresented in tech. But she got more than she bargained for when a post...

Swap.com raises $20 million to grow its online consignment shop

May 21, 2019 at 2:23 a.m.

Swap.com, the Bolingbrook-based online consignment store, has raised $20 million, it announced Thursday. It lets users buy and sell gently used clothes and other goods and, with the new funding,...

Hyde Park Angels doubles deal total, ramps up content platform

May 21, 2019 at 2:22 a.m.

Hyde Park Angels is one of Chicago's best-known investment groups, but recent changes to its strategy have it making more deals than ever as it enters its 10th year. It's...

Students gather on the University of Chicago campus.

University of Chicago to invest $25 million in student and faculty startups

May 21, 2019 at 2:21 a.m.

The University of Chicago will put $25 million of its $7.1 billion endowment into startups over the next decade, it announced Friday. It will be the first time the endowment...

Pritzker Group Venture Capital is expanding to Los Angeles.

Pritzker Group Venture Capital raises its game in LA

May 21, 2019 at 2:20 a.m.

Pritzker Group Venture Capital, one of Chicago's most active venture capital funds, is ramping up its presence in Los Angeles, where it sees opportunity in health care, artificial intelligence and...

Civis Analytics lands $22 million to expand data-powered problem solving

May 21, 2019 at 2:20 a.m.

Civis Analytics, the Chicago-based data science company founded by the chief analytics officer of President Obama's 2012 campaign, has raised $22 million in Series A funding, the company announced Wednesday....

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