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Aon to acquire cybersecurity firm Stroz Friedberg

May 21, 2019 at 2:03 a.m.

Aon, one of the world's largest insurance brokers, will acquire Stroz Friedberg, the cybersecurity firm that worked with Yahoo, Sony and others after they were hacked. The Chicago-founded insurance giant...

ActiveCampaign raises $20 million after 13 years of bootstrapping

May 21, 2019 at 2:03 a.m.

ActiveCampaign, a marketing and customer management software provider based in Chicago, has raised $20 million — its first outside funding since it was founded 13 years ago, the company said...

Liz Salcedo with the original Everpurse in 2012.

Everpurse patents phone-charging system for purses and more

May 21, 2019 at 2:03 a.m.

If you're thinking of making a phone-charging handbag, hang on a second: Chicago-based Everpurse has gotten a patent on the relevant technology, which earned it attention and a corporate partnership...

Samsung buys Viv, AI platform co-created by Chicago-area maker of Siri

May 21, 2019 at 2:02 a.m.

Samsung will acquire Viv, the latest artificial intelligence platform built by the guys who created Siri. "I was just blown away by the reality of the scale and scope that...

TurboAppeal has raised $4 million to expand its property tax appeals service.

TurboAppeal adds $4 million to help people fight property taxes

May 21, 2019 at 2:01 a.m.

TurboAppeal, a Chicago-based startup that makes software to help property owners appeal taxes, has raised a $4 million Series A funding round, the company announced Tuesday morning. It will use...

Freddy Ambriz votes earlier this year. BallotReady provides voters a head-to-head view of candidates' experience, education, personal information and policy stances.

BallotReady goes national with new election guides on 20,000 candidates

May 21, 2019 at 2:01 a.m.

While some voters already know who they'll support for president come November, the rest of the ballot is a mystery for many. Chicago startup BallotReady wants to help voters fill...

BuffetGo sells excess fresh and hot food from restaurants' buffets at a discount before closing time.

BuffetGo lets you grab restaurant food cheap at closing time

May 21, 2019 at 1:58 a.m.

BuffetGo, a Los Angeles-based startup that lets people buy end-of-day buffet meals for cheap, wants less food to end up in landfills. The company, which was founded in 2014, expanded...

John Roa, then CEO of AKTA, addresses members of the audience after receiving the James Tyree Award from the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce at Navy Pier in June 2014. The company was acquired by Salesforce in September 2015.

These are all the Chicago companies Salesforce has acquired

May 21, 2019 at 1:58 a.m.

Salesforce is a startup dream-maker: The customer relationship juggernaut loves to snap up smaller companies it sees as beneficial to its growth. And for its targets, being acquired can mean...

Starter League cofounders to lead kid-focused training program CodeNow

May 21, 2019 at 1:58 a.m.

The cofounders of the Starter League, a pioneering coding boot camp for adults, are on to their next project: a nonprofit aimed at teaching coding to kids. Neal Sales-Griffin ?...

InContext Solutions raises $15 million for virtual reality simulations

May 21, 2019 at 1:58 a.m.

InContext Solutions, a Chicago-based virtual reality software company, has raised about $15 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The six-year-old company creates virtual reality simulations...

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