The 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.
The 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.
Medical 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.
Chicago-based ShiftGig is gearing up for the biggest party night of the year by connecting bartenders and servers with New Year’s Eve gigs. While Shiftgig’s main focus is growing a professional networking and employment community for the hospitality and retail industries for full-time and part-time opportunities, the bullpen feature helps workers in these industries pick up extra shifts for short-term or one time gigs.
This month Chicago branding agency Smart Owl Creative has launched a contest offering $5,000 worth of branding services to a local startup.
One New York-based startup has come up with an incredibly simple and effective solution for earbud frustration called earhoox — a specially shaped silicone attachment for earbuds that helps keep them in your ear.
Material Mix founder and CEO Allison Carmen gives her tips on how to recycle holiday waste between now and the new year.
The new service has been dubbed the “Yelp for entrepreneurs” by Forbes, connecting founders with a variety of experts to help them get their ventures off the ground.
2012 was the year that Chicago took a place at the table next to New York City and Silicon Valley as one of the great innovative centers in America. Techli was lucky enough to witness these greatest wins for the Chicago startup scene in 2012.
This week Kit, Skipping Stone Technology’s multifunctional smartphone case, is on the last stretch to finish its Kickstarter campaign.
