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Chicago Startup AdBasis Acquired By Airbnb

By Sam Brake Guia November 17, 2017

On November 13th 2017, Airbnb announced the acquisition of SaaS advertising startup AdBasis. The...

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African American Entrepreneurs In Chicago To Receive Greater Financial Access

By Sam Brake Guia November 13, 2017

Currently, there are 230,000 small businesses in Chicago, with a large portion of these businesses...

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The Chicago startup that’s bringing haggling online to give you better prices

By Sam Brake Guia November 10, 2017

In light of today’s modern retail empires and the explosion of e-commerce, haggling is an art...

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BrightLeaf, the Chicago startup building a ‘brighter’ future for homeowners

By Sam Brake Guia November 6, 2017

For many of us, a home is so much more than just where we store our possessions and rest our heads....

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Illinois edtech company releases cutting-edge platform supporting STEM education

By Peter Andringa October 27, 2017

Illinois-based organization GreenApple has released a new STEM education platform this month aimed...

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Chicago’s Codemoji teaches kids to code with emojis: interview

By Sam Brake Guia October 25, 2017

The Midwest is quickly becoming known as a hot spot for bright young startups, one of which is...

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Report: Midwest cities fail to crack NerdWallet’s top 15 for tech jobs

By Ben Allen October 16, 2017

While the Midwest continues to attract startups and investors as an alternative tech hub to Silicon...

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Illinois’ blockchain efforts gain traction

By Omar Elorfaly September 9, 2017

Building on the state’s earlier blockchain-based innovations towards creating an...