Matter opens simulation studio for healthtech entrepreneurs
When trying to start patient-referral startup Fibroblast, Scott Vold says he and his co-founder had to "barge in" to clinics to ask doctors and staff for feedback on the platform....
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Motorola Solutions reports drop in sales but beats expectations
Motorola Solutions, the Schaumburg-based maker of walkie-talkies and radio systems, reported third-quarter earnings Wednesday morning, beating expectations for revenue and earnings per share. Sales and profits were both down year...
Curbside expands drive-up service to 10 Chicago-area Target stores
A startup based in Palo Alto, Calif., is now letting Chicago-area Target customers shop for — and pick up — items without ever having to change out of their pajama...
Foxtrot nabs $1.1 million, will open West Loop storefront
Chicago-based Foxtrot, a food, beverage and sundry delivery startup, has raised $1.1 million and announced that it will open a second storefront location, in the West Loop, on Nov. 16....
SEC votes to allow equity crowdfunding for startups, small businesses
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Friday morning to adopt rules allowing small individual investors to buy shares of startups and small businesses using crowdfunding platforms. In the 3-1 vote...
Bosch works on system to help cars avoid pedestrians
Germany-based Bosch is reportedly working on an in-vehicle system that would help cars avoid colliding with pedestrians. The system, which could be ready for production by 2018, would determine a...
New Snapchat feature lets you help your friends know the score
Courtesy of a Chicago-area company, New York Mets and Kansas City Royals fans will be able to use Snapchat to encourage their fellow fans and taunt their foes with real-time...
SXSW faces backlash after canceling gaming panels amid threats of violence
South by Southwest's technology festival, SXSW Interactive, canceled two panels on gaming and harassment after it received threats of violence, prompting backlash from critics saying it was caving in and...
Capital One opens digital lab at University of Illinois
Capital One has opened a digital lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, joining Yahoo, Anheuser-Busch InBev and John Deere as companies with innovation centers on campus. The lab,...
Ampy recharges with $875,000 in new seed funding
Ampy, an Evanston-based startup that makes battery chargers that run on kinetic energy generated from a user's movements, has raised $875,000 in seed funding to integrate its chargers into wearable...