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Profiles

A look at the people, companies and organizations that define and drive the local ecosystem.

CENTRL Office
July 08, 2021

Coworking platform grows as companies eye more flexible work

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Blake’s Seed-Based snack bars
July 07, 2021

Meet the Kraft Heinz-backed food startup making allergen-free snacks

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July 06, 2021

How The Players Trunk is helping current college athletes sell merch

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Sean Smyth Headshot
July 02, 2021

Meet a fast-growing social media app backed by big names in Chicago

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Eventnoire team
June 28, 2021

Ticketing platform for Black professionals wins Mountain Dew challenge

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June 25, 2021

This startup is helping companies cut down on AWS waste

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Blue Blazer
June 21, 2021

Cocktail-to-go startup helps restaurants sell carryout booze

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Storefront
June 17, 2021

Meet Chicago's first NFT art gallery

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The Frank team
June 15, 2021

New stealthy startup from Logan LaHive wants to give workers a voice

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Mustafa Bayramoglu, founder and CEO of Preflight
June 10, 2021

Startup wants to help businesses catch bugs in their web pages

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Shopflix
June 10, 2021

Protein Bar founder is creating the next QVC for online shoppers

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Multiple choice test
June 08, 2021

With $2M in funding, this startup helps companies develop tests

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