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TikTok & Snap Alums Launch mayk.it, a new Social Music Creation App
T-Pain backed app secures $4MM seed; combines simple song creation tools with passionate community
LOS ANGELES, CA (September 7, 2021) mayk.it allows anyone to become a musician.
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Franchise Investing Platform FranShares Files with SEC After $1.4M VC Led Round
FranShares will soon offer investors access to direct franchise location ownership for as low as $500.
Chicago, IL (August 11, 2021) FranShares, soon to provide fractional franchise ownership to investors,
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Veryable Raises $31.9M to Revitalize US Manufacturing and Lead the Way on Industrial Innovation
Dallas, TX, August 10, 2021 – Veryable recently raised $31.9M in Series A funding to pursue its mission of revitalizing the $2+ trillion US manufacturing industry by allowing businesses to variablize labor as the first step into next-generation manufacturing.
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G2 Raises $157 Million in Series D Financing to Continue Accelerating Growth of the World’s Most Trusted Software Marketplace
Leading software review site now valued at over $1 billion, with over 1.3 million verified reviews and 2,000+ customers
Chicago — June 22, 2021 — G2, the largest software marketplace,
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Storytelling Network Shopflix Officially Launches, Bringing to Life the Stories of Founders, Brands and Categories
The Shopflix Video Streaming and E-commerce Platform Available Through their App and Website, with Distribution of Content Through YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Connected TVs and More
CHICAGO, June 9,
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project44 Closes $202M Series E Round Led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management – Valuing the Business at Over $1.2 Billion
- The latest investment will fuel project44’s innovation and go-to-market expansion in China and across the globe
- Having successfully completed three acquisitions, project44 is strongly positioned to retain its leadership position and respond to the massive demand for transportation visibility and analytics solutions
- Funding is the latest milestone in a year of dramatic growth,
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Sunbit secures unicorn status with a $130M Series D round and $1.1B valuation
Sunbit brings Buy Now, Pay Later to everyday needs and services
LOS ANGELES – Sunbit, the preferred buy now, pay later (BNPL) technology for everyday needs and services,
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CognitOps Raises $11M Series A Funding Led by FirstMark Capital and Announces New Austin, TX HQ
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CognitOps, a global provider of artificial intelligence-based warehouse operating applications, announces today that it has raised US$11 million in a Series A round of financing. FirstMark Capital led the investment round,
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Cameo now valued at more than $1B after raising new funding
This article was originally posted on Chicago Inno.
Chicago’s buzziest startup is officially a unicorn.
Celebrity shoutout app Cameo announced Tuesday that it has raised $100 million in new funding at a valuation of more than $1 billion.
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Founding Team Spotlight: Ureeka
Written by Chris McKenzie
Ureeka is a crowdsourcing, membership-based platform that taps into prominent business leaders, like Kevin O’Leary from ABC’s “Shark Tank,” to provide mentorship to entrepreneurs.
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