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Chicago overachieves in Kickstarter theater projects

May 21, 2019 at 1:57 a.m.

To back, or not to back? Chicago may support Kickstarter campaigns for theater projects more often than you expect. Eleven percent of Chicago's nearly 3,000 successful campaigns since Kickstarter launched...

Belly launches loyalty platform geared at major retailers

May 21, 2019 at 1:56 a.m.

Loyalty programs are big news: Just ask Starbucks or Nordstrom. Now Chicago-based Belly wants to sign up department stores, gas stations and quick-service restaurants for its new loyalty platform, Blue...

The tools pros use when to-do lists don’t cut it

May 21, 2019 at 1:55 a.m.

When Kristin Barrett moved into a new role earlier this summer, she quickly found her usual approach for staying organized wasn't cutting it. The new senior director of the Polsky...

Dedicated Internet of Things network from Sigfox hits Chicago

May 21, 2019 at 1:55 a.m.

Sigfox, a French provider of network connectivity for Internet of Things devices, is now live in Chicago, the company announced Tuesday. It aims to connect smart home devices such as...

Richard Kiphart, Chicago tech investor and civic leader, dies at 75

May 21, 2019 at 1:54 a.m.

Richard "Dick" Kiphart, one of Chicago's most prominent investment bankers and an influential startup investor, died Saturday at 75. Kiphart rose to prominence during decades at investment banking firm William...

Hyde Park Venture Partners announces $65 million fund

May 21, 2019 at 1:52 a.m.

Hyde Park Venture Partners plans to invest another $65 million in Midwestern startups, the Chicago-based venture capital firm announced Wednesday. It is the group's second fund. The firm focuses on...

First Array of Things sensors installed on Chicago streets

May 21, 2019 at 1:51 a.m.

The first of a network of data-collecting sensors that could one day blanket Chicago are now live. The city installed two nodes containing computers and sensors including low-resolution cameras as...

Drive Capital launches $300 million second fund with eye on Midwest

May 21, 2019 at 1:50 a.m.

A pair of venture capitalists who left Silicon Valley to tap into "the opportunity of our lifetime" investing in Midwestern startups is launching a $300 million second fund. Drive Capital,...

Can a Latino-focused incubator at 1871 get companies to the next level?

July 2, 2019 at 4:29 p.m.

A new incubator at tech hub 1871 wants to help Chicago's Latino population tap into the city's startup scene. The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce plans to launch the incubator...

The web turns 25: Here’s one of Chicago’s oldest websites, from Fermilab

May 21, 2019 at 1:49 a.m.

Fermilab, long known for its contributions to particle physics, made history when it put up an aesthetically simple HTML site for its employees to use in late 1992 — one...

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