Corey Cummings
Corey is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin in Madison where he received degrees in English and Creative Writing. He currently lives in Chicago and enjoys alternately obsessing over video games that aren't out yet and crazy gadgets he can't afford.
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Polsinelli Shughart Joins WGN Toy Drive To Give Back This Holiday Season
BY: Corey CummingsThis year the law offices of Polsinelli Shughart have joined forces with Presence Healthcare to participate in WGN’s annual holiday toy drive.
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StyleSeek Decks The Halls With Ugly Sweaters
BY: Corey CummingsThis month the rapidly growing fashion startup has injected a healthy dose of holiday cheer into its style recommendation platform with a plethora of wonderfully tacky holiday sweaters, available for browsing throughout the season.
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CliQs Makes Friends From Facebook Acquaintances
BY: Corey CummingsThe platform aims to establish connections between people through basic questions like “who is sexy?” or “who’s most likely to sing in the shower?” Users can pick one of their friends who best fits the category, and if that friend chooses them for the same question, the connection is revealed to both parties.
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SpotHero Raises $2.5M To Boost Tech Team
BY: Corey CummingsToday SpotHero, Chicago’s online parking reservation startup, announced that it has raised $2.5 million in funding in a round led by Battery Ventures.
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Dr. Bryce Rutter Speaks At SLU’s Second SPICE Event
BY: Corey CummingsThe latest SPICE speaker was Dr. Bryce Rutter, founder and CEO of Metaphase Design Group, Inc., which specializes in design research, ergonomics, and innovation strategy.
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Galaxy Hub Brings Android Apps To The Big Screen
BY: Corey CummingsGalaxy Hub, a simple product that’s aiming to turn any television into a smart TV, has kicked off a funding campaign on Indiegogo today. The Wi-Fi enabled device simply plugs into any television equipped with an HDMI input, and from there you can use apps, watch videos, and even browse the web, all on the [...]
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Hostirian: Data Center Backing St. Louis Tech Companies Since 2001
BY: Corey CummingsSince 2001, Hostirian has grown to 30,000 square feet of data center space, providing data services for both Fortune 500 companies and promising startups alike.
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Zealous Good Launches Donation App In Time For The Holidays
BY: Corey CummingsZealous Good, a Chicago-based charity donation startup, has launched its new iPhone app today that makes donating your unwanted items easier than ever.
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Wake N Shake App Wrestles You From Bed In The Morning
BY: Corey CummingsSince its release last year, the alarm clock app has been download more than 100,000 times, and in its latest redesign Wunderlich along with co-founder and developer Andres Canella have made the fight more brutal than ever.
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Paperlet Introduces Media Rich Storytelling Platform
BY: Corey CummingsThis month Chicago and San Francisco-based startup Paperlet unveiled a new interactive storytelling platform that enables writers to progressively share their work and grow an online readership by enhancing their texts with a variety of media content.
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CityScan Helps Municipalities Map Untapped Revenue
BY: Corey CummingsCityScan is a new platform that allows municipalities to leverage sophisticated scanning technologies that will ultimately help them keep track of and effectively monetize the billboard space in their area.
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Rally St. Louis Kicks Off First Round Of Voting
BY: Corey CummingsThe service is giving members of the St. Louis community the chance to vote on the very best ideas and projects aimed at making the city a great place to live, work, and play.
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OverFundIt: Crowdfunding Platform Wants You To “Get Sh*t Done”
BY: Corey CummingsA new kind of crowdfunding startup has emerged this Fall that’s taking the dreamers to task and charging them to actually “get shit done.”
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Symbiosis Health: Catapult’s Newest Company Turns Patients Into Consumers
BY: Corey CummingsThe Catapult-based company is set to launch a new platform that will help patients with high deductible healthcare plans find and book appointments as easily as buying a plane ticket online.
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Slope Stand Sticks To Apple’s Aesthetic, Tackles Kickstarter Goal
BY: Corey CummingsThe tablet stand features a unique technology, utilizing two innovative nanofoam suction pads that solidly anchor the base of the stand to any flat surface and the tablet at a comfortable 66 degree angle.
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Parent University Takes Personalized Parenting Tips On The Go
BY: Corey CummingsParent University is a dedicated mobile service with the ambitious goal of making sure all parents have the developmental information they need to keep their children stimulated as they grow.
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Perfect Your Pitch At December’s Funding Feeding Frenzy
BY: Corey CummingsThis week Chicago entrepreneurs and investors will have the chance to come together for a full day of networking at this year’s second Funding Feeding Frenzy (FFF) event at the Chopin Theater.
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Jim Allsup Gives SLU’s Center For Entrepreneurship Largest Gift To Date
BY: Corey CummingsThe Center for Entrepreneurship at SLU’s Cook School of Businesses plans to use the $2.2 million gift to bring the entrepreneurial program to students at an earlier stage in their education.
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Unbranded Designs: Disrupting Retail Furniture Monotony
BY: Corey CummingsChicago-based furniture startup Unbranded Designs is looking to bring an entirely new option to the furniture shopping market, with a community website that links furniture seekers directly to the kind of unique designs they’re not likely to find on the floor of a local retail store.
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Seedcon Fast-Pitch Winners Take Home More Than $100k In Prizes
BY: Corey CummingsIntelligent Loop, DigitalGroundup, and Infrared Solutions were this year’s top winners, bringing home more than $100,000 in valuable business services.
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St. Louis’ Sendouts Acquired By Bullhorn In Multi Company Deal
BY: Corey CummingsThis week St. Louis software company Sendouts has been acquired by Bullhorn, a Boston-based global leader in recruitment software.
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Kit Turns Your Smartphone Into A Modern Swiss Army Knife
BY: Corey CummingsThis month Chris Manzo, St. Louis architect and founder of Skipping Stone Technologies has launched a Kickstarter campaign for an infinitely handy iPhone case called Kit.
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SeatSync Celebrates Android Release
BY: Corey CummingsFollowing its recent launch on iOS, Chicago second-hand ticket selling startup SeatSync has made its debut on Android this week, offering a free version of the mobile ticket selling marketplace to the other half of the smartphone market.
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Appistry Partners With Genome Institute Of Singapore
BY: Corey CummingsThis week Appistry, a big data analytics company operating out of St. Louis, announced that it has secured a new partnership with the Agency for Science, Technology, and Research’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS).
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Bonfyre: St. Louis Social Network With A Fresh Focus
BY: Corey CummingsSt. Louis social networking startup Bonfyre made its debut at this year’s DEMO conference in Santa Clara, California, unveiling a new app that’s aiming to change social networking for the better.
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St. Louis City, County Join Forces To Support Entrepreneurs
Newsjacking: Bringing Companies Exposure with Viral Marking
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