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Spend An Evening With Aisle411, ITEN At December’s StartLouis Meetup

During next month’s StartLouis event, Aisle411’s Matt Kulig, Jim Brasunas of ITEN, and Arch Grants executive director Sarah Spear will share their entrepreneurial experiences and answer questions at T-REx in downtown St. Louis.

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With A Unique Atmosphere, Catapult Chicago Focuses On Startups Growing Together

Catapult Chicago touts itself as a space for startups, by startups, utilizing a unique peer-selection process to vet each company that makes its home high up in the 25th floor River North startup community.

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Chicago’s Retrofit Raises $8M Series A

The latest round, led by Silicon Valley-based VC firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, brings the personalized fitness company’s fundraising total to just over $10 million.

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Rick Turoczy Spotlights Portland’s Startup Scene At Bright Lights Talk

Last night, Rick Turoczy of the Portland Incubator Experiment took that stage at Bright Lights: Discussions on the City to discuss the Portland startup scene. Turoczy has been living in Portland for 20 years.

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In A First, EO St. Louis Branch Opens Event To Non-Members

This week the St. Louis branch of the Entrepreneur’s Organization, a global network for entrepreneurs headquartered in the city, has opened up its latest meeting to all members of the surrounding startup community.

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Former BusyEvent CEO: Stepping Aside Was “Not A Difficult Decision”

This past week former BusyEvent CEO David Schenberg has passed the reigns to Alyn Essman to get the event management startup onto the right track for the launch of its revamped mobile platform next year.

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Project Fixup: Chicago Dating Startup Does The Dirty Work For You

Chicago entrepreneurs Sarah Press and Alan Illing are fed up with the aimlessness of current online dating websites, and have recently launched the new dating service that does the matching and planning footwork work for you.

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JustBecause Helps Startups Reach New Customers With Gifting App

JustBecause gives Facebook friends the chance share deals from a growing number of the biggest startups around, some valued at up to $100, for only $1 a piece.

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Indiegogo Campaign Kicks Off To Better Lives of Women In Rural India

Azadi, a Chicago startup based out of 1871, is looking to bring a low-cost, completely biodegradable menstruation pad to India’s rural areas and solve the issue keeping so many women from leaving their homes each month.

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MarkITx Raises $1M From Chicago Area Angels

MarkITx, a Chicago-based B2B market for selling second-hand IT equipment, has raised just over $1 million in seed funding this week from area angel investors.

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