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Chicago VC envisions a plant-based burger future 2

By Sam Brake Guia December 19, 2017

Chicago-based VC Cleveland Avenue, a venture firm founded by former McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson, sees potential in Beyond Meat, an L.A.-based food startup that makes burgers made entirely from plants. (more…)...

HungerPerks CEO ‘dishes out’ what it’s like to set up food-focused startup in Midwest 3

By Sam Brake Guia December 18, 2017

The Midwest is currently witnessing an incredible amount of innovation from its many startups. This...

Wichita startup wants to ‘produce next Michael Jordan’ of eSports scene 4

By Sam Brake Guia December 14, 2017

When we think of Kansas, we might not think of it as the backdrop for a highly competitive online...

Tackling the opioid crisis with bioelectronics: interview 5

By Sam Brake Guia December 13, 2017

America is currently experiencing one of the worst opioid epidemics in history, and the Midwest is...

Detroit startup founded by Thiel Fellowship winners is disrupting mobile data industry 6

By Sam Brake Guia December 12, 2017

Lunar Wireless is a Detroit based startup, on a mission to shake up the traditional model for...

Pitch Club brings together the best local entrepreneurs and startups in Michigan 7

By Sam Brake Guia December 11, 2017

Kyyba Xcelerator, Bodman PLC and TiE Detroit will be hosting Pitch Club on Wednesday, January 24 at...

Michigan Academy for the Development of Entrepreneurs Launched by U-M to Encourage Entrepreneurship in Developing Economies 8

By Sam Brake Guia December 8, 2017

The Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies, in partnership with...

Portugal Startups

Techli’s parent company Espacio acquires PortugalStartups.com for media incubator 9

By Sam Brake Guia December 7, 2017

December 7th 2017 - Espacio Incubator today announces it has acquired PortugalStartups.com, a media...

Virtual Reality: new options for play and for playing doctor 10

By Lisa Shipley December 6, 2017

Whether speaking about using Virtual Reality to play games or to get to play doctor prior to...

thought leader holiday

3 industry thought leader tips to make holiday joy last throughout the year 11

By Zac Laval December 5, 2017

The holiday season always seems to start too soon and end too quick. Even before the Thanksgiving...

Water-saving ideas are taking seed with thoughts toward spring 12

By Lisa Shipley December 5, 2017

Winter may be in full swing across the Midwest, but thoughts of spring, with its lush green lawns...

How To Train Your Brain To Spot Fake News 13

By Sam Brake Guia December 1, 2017

Did you know the average person unknowingly eats eight spiders in their sleep every year? If your...

startups rural

Decentralizing Startups for Rural Entrepreneurship Ecosystems in the Midwest 14

By Lisa Shipley November 30, 2017

“Entrepreneurs are among the most overlooked assets for community change in rural areas...

The Indiana company adding a new level of GPS security to handbags 15

By Sam Brake Guia November 28, 2017

GPS technology has enhanced the lives of many through numerous ways. Helping truck drivers...