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Fresh Pitches, Big Awards On-Tap For Fall STL StartUp Connection

The St. Louis showcase will give 50 entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their latest business ideas to investors and startup enthusiasts from around the Midwest.

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Code Academy Partners With 37signals To Become The Starter League

Code Academy, Chicago’s premier 11 week code learning program, announced that it has partnered with 37signals and rebranded itself as The Starter League this week.

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New AngelList Docs Launches To Help Founders Close Seed Rounds With A Few Clicks

Thanks to the network effect the AngelList has built up since the launch of the site, offering a way for investors and startups to close rounds from within the community makes perfect sense.

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FounderFuel Accelerator Grad ooomf Raises $500,000 For App Development And Discovery Platform

What happens to the thousands of apps that launch each day in the app store after their debut? A new startup called ooomf launching its public beta today want to change the way that apps are developed and discovered.

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Young Entrepreneur Council Launches #StartupLab

#StartupLab is the latest initiative from the YEC — a new online space where beginning entrepreneurs can learn from mentors and forge their next big idea.

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Artkive Makes Something Parents Want: A Way To Share And Save Their Children’s Artwork

Y Combinator’s motto is “make something people want”. Artkive’s breakout success proves that making something parents want is an even better strategy.

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ZenCash Expands Its User-Base With QuickBooks, Intuit App Center Integration

The new addition makes ZenCash the very first “accounts receivable” application being made available to the more than 5 million small businesses using QuickBooks in the US today.

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Support The Network For Teaching Entrepreneurship At September’s Back To School, Back To Business Benefit

Next month the Chicago branch of NFTE is holding a Back to School, Back to Business benefit, whose proceeds will help support the organization’s efforts to educate young people about building their own businesses.

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ChiDevDate Pairs Up Chicago Game Developers For Helpful Feedback

ChiDevDate is a new, ultralight matchmaking service that’s aiming to build a sense of community among Chicago game developers of all ranks and help them find the kind of feedback they need to get their projects out the door.

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Speakers Announced For Inaugural Portland Digital eXperience

This year will mark the first year that the popular Portland music festival MusicfestNW will include a celebration of technology akin to SXSW. Portland Digital eXperience events will include panels and keynote talks by some of the most successful and creative thought leaders in the Portland, Oregon startup scene.

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