Alumni of Illinois Universities Head to Chicago To Start Companies [Data]
Though Silicon Valley may be talked about as the startup hub of the country, students graduating from Illinois universities tend to pursue entrepreneurship closer to home. Alumni of Illinois...
View ArticleFacebook Must Face Illinois' Data Privacy Law, Court Says
Illinois is one of only two states nationwide to have laws regulating the use of consumers' biometric data, including fingerprints, retina scans, and facial recognition. It's called the Illinois...
View ArticleNew York-Based Location Data Startup Yext Adds Chicago Office
Yext, a global location data startup that helps business manage their store listings, is opening a branch in Chicago. The startup announced Wednesday it opened a Chicago office at 500 W. Madison to...
View ArticleIs Your Neighborhood With Trump or Clinton? [Map]
We're a week and a half away from the 2016 presidential election (thank God), which means the last bit of campaign cash is trickling in before things are official on Nov. 8. And as people begin early...
View ArticleHere's What Student Debt Looks Like Across the Country [Map]
Ever wondered how your college loans compare to the rest of the country? The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has you covered. It just released their annual report on student debt,...
View ArticleMidwest Report: All of the Region's Major Tech Fundings, M&As, and IPOs in...
While we're primarily focused on Chicago's innovation economy, we also have our eyes on all of the startup and tech activity happening throughout the entire Midwest. Here are the major tech fundings,...
View ArticleVenture Capitalists Invested $1B in Illinois in 2016
Venture capitalists invested $1.04 billion across 128 deals in Illinois in 2016, the third straight year the state has recorded over a billion in VC, according to the recent MoneyTree Report from PwC...
View ArticleHere Are the 3 'Mega Trends' Shaping Entrepreneurship's Future
Today, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released its State of Entrepreneurship 2017 report, emphasizing three new trends that the organization said will shape the future of entrepreneurship. The...
View ArticleWhat Would Illinois Look Like Without Immigrants? 113K Fewer Entrepreneurs
What would Illinois look like without immigrants? 113,939 fewer founders. 281,090 employees out of a job. $2.6 billion in business income lost. And that's just from foreign-born entrepreneurs. A new...
View ArticleIllinois Added Nearly 3,000 Tech Jobs in 2016
Tech jobs in Illinois are on the rise, but employment in Chicago took a dip last year. Illinois added 2,973 tech jobs in 2016, Springfield, Ill.-based nonprofit tech association CompTIA found in their...
View ArticleThe Family Office Index: 37 Chicago Family Offices Investing in Tech Startups
With traditional venture capital, angel investors, private equity and newer models like equity crowdfunding, entrepreneurs today have more access to capital than ever before. Now, add to this list:...
View ArticleWant to Launch a Startup in a Small City? Look to Southern Illinois
A small city in southern Illinois has all the ingredients to be a startup hotspot. Carbondale, Ill. is the second best small city in the US to launch a business, according to a recent WalletHub...
View ArticleMidwest Report: All of the Region's Major Tech Fundings, M&As, and IPOs in April
While we're primarily focused on Chicago's innovation economy, we also have our eyes on all of the startup and tech activity happening throughout the entire Midwest. Here are the major tech fundings,...
View ArticleThis Interactive Map Showcases Chicago's Connected Tech Ecosystem
Chicago’s tech scene can sometimes mirror the city's “big city, small town” reputation -- relationships often have one or two degrees of separation. But as Chicago's innovation economy continues to...
View ArticleMidwest Report: All of the Region's Major Tech Fundings, M&As, and IPOs in May
While we're primarily focused on Chicago's innovation economy, we also have our eyes on all of the startup and tech activity happening throughout the entire Midwest. Here are the major tech fundings,...
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