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March 10, 2021

Chicago real estate app acquired by New York tech company for $100M

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Outcome founders
March 09, 2021

Embattled Chicago tech startup merges with Cincinnati company

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March 08, 2021

Guaranteed Rate launches tech-enabled lending spinoff

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March 05, 2021

Visa pledges $1M to boost Black and women-owned businesses

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Draftbit COO Tim Grace
March 04, 2021

New VC firm is ‘catalyzing a whole new generation’ of founders

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Gallery
March 03, 2021

Coworking accelerator opening 2 offices in Chicago

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Lindsay Knight, partner at Chicago Ventures
March 01, 2021

Chicago VC firm raises $63M for its third fund

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NFW
February 26, 2021

Allbirds invests $2M in Illinois materials startup

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February 25, 2021

MxD lands $8.5M grant from DoD for 5G, cybersecurity projects

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Desiree Vargas Wrigley, executive director of TechRise for P33
February 25, 2021

P33 aims to support Chicago’s Black, Latinx founders

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Shawn Riegsecker, founder and CEO of Centro
February 24, 2021

Centro acquires California adtech company as it grows

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February 24, 2021

Led by founders, this fund aims to back early stage Midwest startups

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