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November 8, 2017 • Blog

How Serial Entrepreneurs Found Product-Market Fit: A New Video Series

In partnership with Pat Ryan Jr., INCISENT Labs, and Chicago Founders’ Stories, we recently launched a new video series – The Only Thing That Matters – featuring clips from hall of fame-level entrepreneurs discussing the insights that allowed them to achieve product-market fit.

Wise Apple, a Tech Enabled Ready-to-Eat Lunch Delivery Service for Kids Raises $3.6 Million Dollars In Funding

August 29, 2017 (Chicago) – Direct-to-consumer meal delivery service, Wise Apple, announced today that it has raised $3.6 million in seed financing led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Levy Family Partners,

Why We Invested in Wise Apple

This past weekend, my wife and I were blessed to welcome our third child into the world. A new baby is an extraordinarily exciting and inspiring experience. It is also equal parts terrifying,

HealthJoy Secures Series A Financing Round to bring Artificial Intelligence-Driven Technology to Health Insurance Industry

CHICAGO, IL — Aug 14 2017 — Chicago, IL-based HealthJoy, Inc, an artificial intelligence-driven platform for employee benefits engagement and cost containment, announced today a $3 Million Series A round of financing.

Why We Invested in HealthJoy

By Peter Christman & Ezra Galston

While Senator McConnell and his Republican counterparts have delayed the Senate’s August recess to continue working on healthcare reform, we, like many Americans,

Kin Insurance Launches Modern Home Insurance, Announces $4.0M Financing

8/1/17 – CHICAGO – Kin Insurance, the company that has built home insurance from scratch so that customers can get the best insurance entire online, in minutes, launched today in its first state,

SpotHero Secures $30 Million to Accelerate Market Expansion, Business Partnerships and Product Innovation

With Strong Marketplace Track Records, Insight Venture Partners and Global Founders Capital Drive Series C Round

7/17/2017 — CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SpotHero, North America’s leading parking reservation service,

Accel Leads $30M Series B into G2 Crowd to Accelerate Growth of Market Leading B2B Review Platform

Significant Investment Cements G2 Crowd as the Clear Leader in B2B Reviews

CHICAGO – May 24, 2017 – G2 Crowd, the leading B2B review platform, today announced the close of a $30 million series B funding round,

eRelevance Secures $5.1 Million in Funding to Accelerate Sales, Marketing & Product Development

Funding builds on momentum of six consecutive quarters of triple-digit revenue growth and breakthrough success developing the customer marketing automation service category

AUSTIN, Texas—May 9, 2017—eRelevance Corporation,

The Network for In-Home Care: Why We Invested in PreparedHealth

Just as our President is discovering the intricacies of the US healthcare system, the average citizen, particularly our seniors, is watching our system’s complexity begin to weigh on the creaking (and shifting) foundation on which it stands.

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