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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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Telepath Tactics: Chicago Indie Studio Crafting Love Letter To Strategy RPGs

Sinister Design, an independent game studio operating out of Chicago, has just launched a Kickstarter for its multiplayer, highly customizable love letter to tactical RPGs.

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Chris Cain and Galen Mason Talk Catapult’s Success, the Chicago Startup Scene

Cain and Mason share how they became entranced with the world of entrepreneurship, the story behind the formation of Catapult, and their thoughts on Chicago’s startup scene today.

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Polsinelli Shughart Joins WGN Toy Drive To Give Back This Holiday Season

This year the law offices of Polsinelli Shughart have joined forces with Presence Healthcare to participate in WGN’s annual holiday toy drive.

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Cheers To The Chicago Startup Scene With Hireology At Entrepreneur’s Eve

Toast the Chicago startup scene together with over 100 entrepreneurs and small businesses including Hireology on December 31st as part of Entrepreneur’s Eve. The employee selection management system startup Hireology is excited to support the event, which benefits The H Foundation’s cancer research initiatives. Hireology joins Uber, 1871, and Braintree among many other sponsors.

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StyleSeek Decks The Halls With Ugly Sweaters

This month the rapidly growing fashion startup has injected a healthy dose of holiday cheer into its style recommendation platform with a plethora of wonderfully tacky holiday sweaters, available for browsing throughout the season.

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Flash Is Not Dead (Yet) And Other Lessons From Adobe’s Create The Web Tour

As the final leg of Adobe’s Create The Web Tour draws near, one question remains in the front of web designers’ minds around the world: is Flash dead? The answer is no, according to Adobe team, as the crowd snickered during the company’s last U.S. presentation before heading overseas.

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SpotHero Raises $2.5M To Boost Tech Team

Today SpotHero, Chicago’s online parking reservation startup, announced that it has raised $2.5 million in funding in a round led by Battery Ventures.

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Zealous Good Launches Donation App In Time For The Holidays

Zealous Good, a Chicago-based charity donation startup, has launched its new iPhone app today that makes donating your unwanted items easier than ever.

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