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Braintree Raises $35M To Continue Building Business-Friendly APIs 2

By Corey Cummings October 18, 2012

Chicago payment processing startup Braintree announced this week that it has just closed a $35 million series B round of funding led by New Enterprise Associates. The latest round brings the payment company’s total funding to nearly $70 million since its first outside investment from Accel...

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Treehouse Doubles Down On Scholarship Funding By Offering $6 Million To Students 3

By Techli Team October 18, 2012

Treehouse, and web-based platform that teaches users technology skills like web and mobile...

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Broad Institute Partners With Appistry To License Genome Analysis Toolkit 4

By Corey Cummings October 17, 2012

This week the MIT and Harvard-founded Broad Institute, responsible for creating the Genome Analysis...

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Bud Albers Kicks Off Free Entrepreneurial Tech Series At Parks College 5

By Corey Cummings October 17, 2012

Last week, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology in St. Louis held the first in a...

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TheStylisted Co-founder On New York City Versus Chicago 6

By Techli Team October 17, 2012

Lauren Katzberg is a native New Yorker who is building her business not in Silicon Alley but rather...

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Kaleidoscopic Photo Sharing App Mirrorgram Breaks Into App Store Top Ten 7

By Corey Cummings October 16, 2012

Are you fascinated by the simple beauty of perfectly symmetrical images? Do you wish there was an...

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Build-A-Bear Gets High Tech Makeover In St. Louis 8

By Corey Cummings October 16, 2012

Build-A-Bear, the nation’s favorite shopping mall staple, has unveiled the first of its new high...

Geoloqi Becomes Esri Research and Development Center in Portland Following Acquisition 9

By Techli Team October 16, 2012

Geographic information systems giant Esri announced this week that it has acquired Portland-based...

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5 Companies Founded At Washington University In St. Louis 10

By Techli Team October 16, 2012

Washington University in St. Louis's entrepreneurial programs have been recognized as among the top...

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StudyHall Connects Students Outside The Classroom and Across The Globe 11

By Corey Cummings October 15, 2012

Staying connected to teachers and fellow students away from the classroom can be difficult. While...

Social Commerce Startup Red Meat Market Partners With City Of Chicago 12

By Techli Team October 15, 2012

Chicago, Illinois is a red meat eating kind of town. Thanks to the city's world-renowned...

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Chicago-Based BitBend Helps Travelers Stay Flexible With Flights 13

By Techli Team October 14, 2012

Chicago-based startup BitBend wants to save travelers from having to make snap decisions about...

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STL Arch Grants Adds More Winning Slots Leading Up To Oct. 25 Launch 14

By Corey Cummings October 13, 2012

The St. Louis Arch Grants launched last year with the mission of bringing promising startups from...

getTalent Raises $2.6 Million To Revolutionize The Unsexy World Of HR Software 15

By Techli Team October 12, 2012

getTalent, a candidate experience software company based in San Francisco, has emerged from stealth...