In the last few days, Chicago has popped up in the news around venture capital, startups, and technology. Not only has it been garnering attention for the $70M raise by Tempus and as a likely site for the new Amazon headquarters, but earlier this month hundreds of top-tier coastal venture capitalists came to the city for the […]
The Illinois Technology Association started shining a light on Chicago tech before most people knew Chicago had tech. Its 2017 awards banquet shows the city has plenty these days. Here’s who took home the hardware at last night’s 18th CityLights awards: CEO of the year: Rishi Shah of Outcome Health (formerly ContextMedia), which has seen explosive growth, […]
Unlike many cities across the country, Chicago has no intention of trying to become the next Silicon Valley. The Windy City is happy doing what it does best: nurturing startups to leverage abundant opportunities amidst the nation’s most diverse economy. Yet, in one key measure important to venture capitalists, Chicago already surpasses Silicon Valley: return […]
Hyde Park Angels is one of Chicago’s best-known investment groups, but recent changes to its strategy have it making more deals than ever as it enters its 10th year. It’s gone from a group where inexperienced investors went to try out angel investing to one where seasoned investors turn for good deals, said Maura O’Hara ⇒, executive […]
Chicago cybersecurity startup Kenna Security announced today that it has closed a $15 million Series B round of funding to expand its tech team, as well as its sales and marketing efforts. Founded in 2011, Kenna is the maker of a Big Data platform that helps companies understand the cybersecurity threats they face and establish better priorities […]
This year, we added a new category to our annual 50 on Fire awards event – Supporters. Supporters are anyone, individuals or organizations, that are committed to strengthening and supporting the ecosystem, whether it’s through capital, community, real-estate, mentorship, education, and more. That’s why this is our most eclectic and varied list – it has venture capitalists and […]
In technology, there are few buzz terms that capture the public’s collective imagination as intensively as the “internet of things.” Yet, as the IoT market matures and grows, two main lingering questions remain: what is its real potential and how can technologists get there? To find out, we spoke with two of the most qualified […]
Bot creation platform Motion.ai now allows people to create bots with Node.js modules that can be used to do things like call on APIs or interact with databases. Motion.ai utilizes the cloud-based AWS Lambda service to bring Node.js to its platform. The integration was announced today at AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas. “Up until today, users looking to manipulate their Motion AI bots […]
Development teams may build cool stuff, but sales teams are vital for the success of Chicago’s tech ecosystem. We talked to three Chicago startups about what they look for in sales candidates, and it turns out a background in sales isn’t vital. Check out their answers below to see what it takes to join their […]
If you missed Hyde Park Angels’ Entrepreneurial Education Event or just want a quick recap, read on for highlights from the discussion. The event brought together world-class entrepreneurs and investors Jim Gray (CEO, G-Bar Limited Partnership; Co-Founder, OptionsXpress), Amanda Lannert (CEO, Jellyvision), Badal Shah (Co-Founder and CEO, TurboAppeal), Michael Small (CEO, gogo), and Kevin Willer (Partner, Chicago Ventures) to share their insights on attracting and managing advisors, investors and board members with panel […]
