Meet Healthfundr: Equity-Based Crowdfunding For Health Startups
When Marshall McLuhan said that the medium is the message in the 1960s, it’s amazing to think about how much that idea still applies in present culture. What he meant is that new forms of media (technology) transform our experience and is ultimately more important than the content that is shared. In other words, technology [...]... Read More
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Does Your iPhone Need Insurance? Mobile Rhino Has An App For That
BY: Corey CummingsThis month St. Louis company Mobile Rhino released a new app that will allow iPhone and iPad owners to take an insurance plan on their coveted Apple devices.
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Payment Over Mobile Solutions Looking to Ease Woes of the Banking Underserved
BY: Corey CummingsChicago startup Payment Over Mobile Solutions (POMS) is gearing up for a big year, with plans to introduce its new convenient platform that gives the banking underserved a way to send payments.
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Danforth Plant Science Center To Continue Investment In Robotics in 2013
BY: Kathryn HoughJim Carrington, the president of the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, confirmed today that the center will continue to invest in lab procedure automation robots.
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Microsoft Store Will Open In St. Louis In 2013
BY: Kathryn HoughIf you were afraid that the temporary Microsoft kiosk at the St. Louis Galleria would pack it in and head back to Washington after the holidays, fear not. St. Louis is one of the cities in the U.S. that has hosted a temporary store that will transition to a permanent retail location in 2013.
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St. Louis To Host FIRST Robotics Competition Finals
BY: Kathryn HoughIn April, high school students from abound the country will convene at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis to compete for glory. They won’t by using their sporting skills, but rather their engineering skills to decide who will come out on top.
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Mobile Dating App For Gay Men Stagg Launches In Chicago
BY: Kathryn HoughWhere Grindr, a geolocation mobile app for gay males that pivoted into Fab.com left off, Stagg is picking up. The new dating app has been in stealth for a year, and it launched this month to help gay men in cities across America find, rate, and date each other.
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Uber Offers Tips For Getting Around Town This New Year’s Eve
BY: Corey CummingsThe cab-alternative startup has been kind enough to get together a few helpful tips for anyone looking to Uber their way across town on the busiest cab night of them all: New Year’s Eve.
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2U Partners With Semester Online To Offer For-Credit Courses At Washington University In St. Louis
BY: Kathryn HoughWashington University in St. Louis is gearing up for a big influx of students in 2013, but the school won’t have to expand campus resources. Instead, students will be able to take for-credit classes at Washington University online thanks to a new program that is launching in 2013 called Semester Online.
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CORTEX Advances Toward Phase II As Heritage Warehouse Deal Closes
BY: Corey CummingsCORTEX, St. Louis’ growing bioscience research park, has just closed a deal that will push the tech district toward completing Phase II of its 20 year plan.
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Impact Engine Poised to Kick Off First Demo Day
BY: Corey CummingsThe accelerator is now on track for a final demo day on January 8th, showcasing its first class of companies to the Chicago community to prove that startups can be both socially conscious and profitable.
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St. Louis-based Text Reject Chosen For SXSW Student Startup Madness Competition
BY: Kathryn HoughThe idea for Text Reject, a contemporary spin on the popular rejection hotlines, happened as most good ideas do: at Steak’N Shake over college break. In just a few short months, the concept has grown from a weekend project to become a semifinalist in the SXSW Student Startup Madness Competition.
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GiveForward’s Tech The Halls Campaign Raises Over $152k For 22 Families
BY: Kathryn HoughMedical fundraising platform GiveForward rallied the Chicago startup scene to raise money for local families struggling with medical expenses around the holidays. The group effort raised $152,367 for 22 families.
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