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Three Chicago Companies Are Named Best Workplaces for Women in Tech

At the Grace Hopper Conference, the largest gathering of female technologists in the world, held last week in Houston, Texas, there was some good news and bad news about the…

Rate Your Chicago Police Encounter with Excuse Me Officer

A Chicago startup wants to let citizens rate and review interactions with police officers, a la Yelp. The Excuse Me Officer website, and its upcoming mobile app, could provide data…

Tovala Raises $1.6 Million for its Connected Oven, Goes on Sale March 1

In March, Tovala launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund its connected oven and its Blue Apron-like service. Since then, approximately 1,000 ovens have been purchased. This expression of interest has…

EMBA Graduate’s App Helps TV Viewers Buy What They See on Screen

Please use the sharing tools found via the email icon at the top of articles. Copying articles to share with others is a breach of FT.com T&Cs and Copyright Policy.…

The 2016 Top 100 Digital Companies in Chicago

Built In Chicago proudly presents the 2016 list of the Top 100 Digital Technology Companies in Chicago. The list ranks digital tech employers of every stripe, from…

Help for a Business Idea Trying to Catch Fire

When Katlin Smith entered the New Venture Challenge business accelerator, she had developed an idea for making food that was “simple, healthy and delicious” but did not have a sense…

From Corporate Pay to Private Prisons — Lessons From the Nobelists

This year’s Nobel Prize in economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday, will go to Oliver Hart and Bengt Holmstrom for “their contributions to contract theory.” Mr. Hart,…

Grapevyne Wins the Inaugural Inno U Challenge

Thursday, Chicago Inno hosted its inaugural Inno U Challenge, a pitch competition and showcase for the city’s student entrepreneurs. Featuring fifteen startups from UChicago, Northwestern, DePaul, IIT, UIC, Loyola, and…

What 5 Chicago-Area Founders Learned From Working in Silicon Valley

Anyone who is familiar with Chicago’s startup scene knows that innovation and opportunity abound – even if Chicago doesn’t quite have Silicon Valley’s level of clout. What does it have?…

BallotReady Goes National with New Election Guides on 20,000 Candidates

While some voters already know who they'll support for president come November, the rest of the ballot is a mystery for many. Chicago startup BallotReady wants to help voters fill…

The New Polsky Center Brings Innovation at UChicago Under One Brand

University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has an expanded mission—and a new look. Following a $35 million donation from Invenergy CEO Michael Polsky this summer (bringing his…

Base Wants to Compete with the Big Boys in the CRM Artificial Intelligence Game

Base isn’t the biggest player in a crowded CRM market by any means, but it’s not shying away from a fight with industry giants like Salesforce, Microsoft, Oracle and SAP.…
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