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Cards Against Humanity started with eight high school friends but has grown into a 15-person company.

Cards Against Humanity science deck to fund women’s STEM scholarship

June 15, 2018 at 9:46 p.m.

Cards Against Humanity released a new science-themed deck Monday, with proceeds funding a scholarship for women pursuing STEM education. The 30-card pack sells for $10 and adds lines like "supermassive...

Genevieve Thiers, co-founder of Sitterycity, left, recently invested $25,000 in Sharon Schneider's MoxieJean.

Genevieve Thiers launches investment fund for women entrepreneurs

May 20, 2019 at 9:23 p.m.

Genevieve Thiers ? says successful women need to give back to other female entrepreneurs — and with a new investment fund, High Note Enterprises, she's backing that belief with cash....

Blue Sky event: How to improve your pitch to an angel investor

May 9, 2019 at 4:28 a.m.

Let's get this out of the way: When entrepreneurs are trying to court investors, stalking is not a winning strategy. "Fifty emails or showing up at my house will never...

Bang & Olufsen to replace Beats as audio in HP computers, devices

May 20, 2019 at 9:22 p.m.

Bang & Olufsen will bring its brand of audio to HP laptops, tablets and other devices starting this spring, the companies announced Tuesday. Upcoming HP devices will feature speakers and...

Valuations based on early- and late-stage investments grew in recent years in Chicago, though its numbers lag behind startup hubs in San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York and Boston.

PitchBook report: Chicago startup valuations grow but lag major hubs

May 20, 2019 at 9:22 p.m.

Investors are betting bigger on Chicago startups, but local valuations are millions of dollars behind what investors say startups on the coasts are worth, a new report shows. PitchBook Data,...

Matchist hangs in balance as founders plan to find new leader or shutter

May 20, 2019 at 9:21 p.m.

Stella Garber ? started Matchist in 2012 with the vision that it would be a premier marketplace for connecting web and mobile developers to freelance opportunities. Now she's trying to...

Solstice Mobile acquired by U.K.’s St Ives for about $36 million

May 20, 2019 at 9:20 p.m.

Chicago-based Solstice Mobile, which provides digital strategy and product-design tools and services to leading corporations, has been acquired by London-based marketing services firm St Ives Group, the companies announced Tuesday....

Durbin proposes American Innovation Act to fund scientific research

May 20, 2019 at 9:20 p.m.

Sen. Dick Durbin announced plans Monday for legislation that he said would keep the U.S. competitive in research and development for decades. Durbin said his American Innovation Act seeks to...

Forbes Summit emphasizes connectivity, Midwest competitiveness

May 20, 2019 at 9:19 p.m.

Connectivity will be a key factor in U.S. efforts to lead the global economy in the coming decades. So said businesspeople and entrepreneurs at the Forbes Reinventing America Summit, which...

ThinkCerca raises $3.2 million, enters Follett partnership, will hire

May 20, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

ThinkCerca, a Chicago-based literacy and critical-thinking software platform, has raised a $3.2 million series A round to ramp up its business through hiring. Westchester-based Follett led the round and entered...

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