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Until now, MeetApp has worked most closely with companies and their events.

From conferences to community, MeetApp helps people find their way

May 21, 2019 at 12:00 a.m.

MeetApp builds apps that companies use to guide attendees through busy conferences and events, counting Microsoft and Pfizer among its clients after just five years in business. Now, it aims...

GrubHub shares rise on strong 4th quarter

May 20, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.

Chicago-based GrubHub's revenue beat Wall Street estimates for the fourth quarter of 2015, despite pressure from new entrants and established companies vying for a piece of the crowded food ordering...

YWCA opens doors to North Lawndale tech center

May 20, 2019 at 11:59 p.m.

There's a new technology hub in North Lawndale. The YWCA Metropolitan Chicago will welcome community members to the grand opening of the Julian Grace Innovation and Technology Institute Thursday evening....

Comcast superfast Internet service is coming to Chicago.

Comcast promises 1-gigabit service in Chicago this year

May 20, 2019 at 11:57 p.m.

Comcast will offer 1-gigabit-per-second Internet service to residential and business customers in Chicago using existing lines and new modems, the company said Tuesday. Chicago, Detroit and Miami customers will be...

Venture capitalists are so white – but what if they weren’t?

May 20, 2019 at 11:48 p.m.

What if venture capitalists looked less like Oscar voters and more like the rest of Chicago? The vast majority — 87 percent — of venture capitalists are Caucasian, according to...

TurboAppeal has raised $3 million to expand its property tax appeals service nationwide.

TurboAppeal raises $3 million to expand property tax appeals service

May 20, 2019 at 11:54 p.m.

Chicago-based startup TurboAppeal raised $3 million to fuel expansion of its online property tax appeals service across the country, the company announced Thursday. TurboAppeal customers submit information through its website,...

ParkWhiz raises $24 million, acquires BestParking

May 20, 2019 at 11:52 p.m.

ParkWhiz, a Chicago-based platform that lets drivers reserve and pay for parking spaces, has raised $24 million in Series C funding, the company said Tuesday. "We're really using it to...

WiSTEM program for female founders graduates first cohort at 1871

May 20, 2019 at 11:51 p.m.

Women-owned companies took the spotlight Monday at 1871, pitching to a crowd of 200 supporters, community leaders and investors as the first cohort at WiSTEM wrapped up. Participants prepared with...

Everything is about to change for startup and small-business investing

May 20, 2019 at 11:45 p.m.

Illinois investors looking for new ways to put their money to work could get their wish in 2016 as new laws allow crowdfunding of startups and small businesses. State and...

Financial services companies attracted more venture capital than any other industry in Illinois last year.

How venture capital investments stacked up in Illinois in 2015

May 20, 2019 at 11:44 p.m.

Financial services companies attracted more venture capital than any other industry in Illinois last year, led by a fourth-quarter $325 million raise by Chicago startup Avant, a growing force in...

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