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JetSmarter brings app-based private charter service in Chicago

May 20, 2019 at 11:36 p.m.

JetSmarter has expanded its private jet membership service to Chicago, offering unlimited flights to travelers with $9,000 and a taste for Champagne instead of in-flight pretzels. The company, launched by...

Chicago startup raises $3M for probe to prevent repeat cancer surgeries

May 20, 2019 at 11:35 p.m.

A Chicago-based company has raised $3.1 million to fund a clinical trial for its high-resolution imaging probes for cancer surgeons. Diagnostic Photonics, which launched in 2011 at the University of...

Chicago’s CFX Markets lets you unload real-estate crowdfunding investment

May 20, 2019 at 11:33 p.m.

Chicago-based CFX Markets launched a platform Tuesday allowing crowdfunding investors to sell their shares online. Equity crowdfunding has expanded the pool of investors in private companies. The new platform goes...

Healthfinch raises $7.5M funding to build out medical practice software

May 20, 2019 at 11:32 p.m.

Healthfinch, which builds automation applications for health care systems and was co-founded by a Chicago-based physician, has raised a $7.5 million Series A funding round. The 5-year-old Madison, Wis.-based company...

CannonDesign leader: Employees should push, pull their workspace

May 20, 2019 at 11:32 p.m.

A workspace may appear worthy of a magazine spread, but if employees don't have the freedom to move things around and get a little messy, it's not doing its job....

ShopperTrak, which is based in Chicago, analyzes shopping data for the retail industry.

Chicago-based ShopperTrak to be acquired by Tyco for $175 million

May 20, 2019 at 11:26 p.m.

Chicago-based retail analytics company ShopperTrak will be acquired by Tyco International for $175 million, the companies said Tuesday. ShopperTrak provides intelligence and customer traffic data to more than 1,200 retailers...

Joe Reynolds, left, and Ryan Kunkel, cofounders of Red Frog

After layoffs, Red Frog eyes future with events service

May 20, 2019 at 11:25 p.m.

Chicago-based Red Frog Events, which quickly hit "Top Workplace" and "Fastest Growing Company" lists after launching in 2007, is now aiming to be known as more than an event-production company....

Digital financial advice firm NextCapital raises $16M in funding

May 20, 2019 at 11:24 p.m.

Chicago-based NextCapital, which helps financial institutions offer personalized financial planning and automated portfolio management for investors, said Thursday it had raised $16 million in Series B financing. The company, the...

Event software company Eved raises $14 million in funding

May 20, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

Chicago-based event software company Eved has raised $14.3 million in funding to hire and keep up with new clients. The company, begun in 2010 by CEO Talia Mashiach, offers a...

Chicago-based Cision to buy PR Newswire for $841 million

May 20, 2019 at 11:23 p.m.

Chicago-based Cision will acquire news-release distribution company PR Newswire for $841 million, the companies said Tuesday. Cision, a media intelligence company, is owned by Chicago-based private-equity firm GTCR. It will...

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