Startups

Will St. Louis Avoid The Dreaded Series A Crunch Of 2013?

St. Louis won’t avoid the Series A crunch because of freakishly high local investments in local tech next year, but rather because the startup community is great at keeping the startups afloat who deserve it.

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10 Greatest Wins For The St. Louis Startup Scene in 2012

2012 was a great year to be an entrepreneur in St. Louis. Now that the holidays are over, we wanted to reflect on the past year to highlight the 10 greatest wins for the St. Louis startup scene in 2012.

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A Christmas Gift From IDC Projects: Memory Matches Is Now On Android

Just in time for Christmas, St. Louis-based IDC Projects has released their popular Memory Matches game for Android devices.

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5 Mobile Games to Save Your Sanity This Holiday Travel Season

Smartphones may be the only device that can save us from idly staring out the window as we travel this holiday season. We’ve rounded up some of the best mobile games currently available from Chicago and St. Louis developers to hold you over.

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Everpurse Snaps Up Melissa Pierce, Sets Sights On High Fashion

This month Melissa Pierce, documentary filmmaker and founder of Chicago Women Developers, has joined the EverPurse team as a marketing and sales strategist leading up to the product’s launch in the Spring.

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The Inexperienced Angel Investor: A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing

Beware the inexperienced angel investors, who are more like wolves in sheeps’ clothing than potential partners who will help your venture grow.

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How The Chicago Startup Scene Is Giving Back This Holiday Season

The Chicago startup scene has been especially generous this year. From collecting toys for kids to helping you look extra fly in your ugly sweater, here are four players in the Chicago startup scene that are giving back this holiday season.

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Nuevo Labs: Accelerator Tapping Into Multicultural Markets Starts in January

The 1871-based program will run startups through a three month program to get them ready to take on untapped markets beginning in the summer.

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ParkWhiz Wraps Up $2M Series A Leading Into New Year

ParkWhiz, Chicago’s longest running parking startup, announced this week that it has completed a funding round at $2 million featuring investments from Hyde Park Ventures, Amicus Capital, and Alexis Ohanian.

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December’s Lean Startup Circle Focuses On Lean Startup in the Enterprise

This month’s Lean Startup Circle event, held at Google’s offices in downtown Chicago, featured Encyclopaedia Britannica’s Greg Healy discussing using lean startup methodology in the enterprise.

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