| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.01.2025 | Harbinger's $100 Million Surge: A New Era for Medium-Duty Electric Vehicles | In the bustling landscape of electric vehicles (EVs), Harbinger is making waves. The Los Angeles-based company recently secured $100 million in Series B funding, a financial boost that signals its readiness to accelerate growth in the mediu... |
| 21.01.2025 | Harbinger: Medium-Duty EV Company Secures $100 Million (Series B) | Harbinger – a leading medium-duty electric vehicle (EV) company – announced it has raised $100 million in Series B funds. The funding round was co-led by Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund (a part of the VC firm with $10 billion under manag... |
| 28.11.2024 | Upstream to the innovation borough | - |
| 30.09.2024 | AmpUp Powers Ahead with $15 Million Series A Funding | AmpUp, a rising star in the electric vehicle (EV) charging landscape, has just secured $15 million in Series A funding. This infusion of capital is not just a number; it’s a rocket booster for the company’s ambitions. With this funding, Amp... |
| 30.09.2024 | AmpUp: EV Charging Platform Company Raises $15 Million (Series A) | AmpUp, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging platform company, announced the closing of its Series A round at $15 million. This funding will fuel AmpUp’s aggressive U.S. market expansion and drive continued innovation in energy managemen... |
| 06.07.2023 | 15 investors lift the lid on the biggest surprises of H1 2023 | The first half of 2023 hasn’t been kind to startups, but venture capital investors weren’t spared migraines either. Some VCs had a tough time of it, with their portfolio companies finding it hard to fundraise, while others dialed back their... |
| 02.07.2023 | 15 investors talk about their investment cadence in H1 2023 | As part of our ongoing coverage of VC performance in the first half of 2023, TechCrunch+ surveyed 15 investors about their investment cadence and their plans for the second half of the year.
As expected, it appears a good mix of investors w... |
| 08.12.2022 | Fresh fuel: Seattle camper rental service Cabana lands $3M to expand fleet | (Cabana Photo)
Seattle-based Cabana is fueling up on cash to service growing demand, announcing Thursday that it landed $3 million to boost production of its luxury travel vans.
“We booked over 8,000 nights in 2022 and have already started ... |
| 09.12.2020 | First Due Re-imagines the Fire & EMS Software Suite with Expanded Offering | Your entire operation. One platform. We aim to not only provide a single platform that helps Fire & EMS agencies run their entire operation but also to truly transform how they operate. We are raising the bar on what our industry should... |
| 11.04.2019 | London-based transcription and editing platform Trint raises €4 million | London-based Trint, an automated transcription and editing platform, has raised €4 million in Series A funding to allow news websites to capture the full value of their AV content. The company has raised a total of €7 million since it was f... |
| 17.12.2018 | Sea Machines Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding | Boston-based Sea Machines Robotics announced today that it has closed a $10 million Series A investment led by Accomplice and Eniac Ventures, with participation from Toyota AI Ventures; Brunswick Corp., through investment partner TechNexus ... |
| 02.10.2018 | Chicago Unites To Showcase The Midwest Venture Ecosystem | U.S. News recently reported on why Chicago has become a top city for startups and entrepreneurs, highlighting the organization that works to promote the city’s technology industry, ChicagoNEXT. On Tuesday, ChicagoNEXT will host its fourth C... |
| 29.09.2017 | Chicago is becoming a top choice for insurance tech startups | Over the past year, Chicagoland has seen an uptick in the number of venture-backed insurance tech startups. Some of them provide comprehensive insurance, while others simplify only one part of the process.
But regardless of their niche, ins... |
| 29.09.2017 | Chicago is becoming a top choice for insurance tech startups | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Over the past year, Chicagoland has seen an uptic... |
| 09.12.2016 | Announcing the 2016 50 on Fire Winners | This year, Chicago Inno published more than 1,300 stories, wrote over 260 newsletters (The Beat!), hosted 12+ events, attended many more, and carried countless conversations. All focused on one thing - Chicago innovation.
And through all of... |
| 12.11.2016 | Wearable innovation is coming to first responder technology | The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate has announced the selection of 10 start-up companies to be part of EMERGE 2016: Wearable Technology, an accelerator program designed to bring start-ups, accelerators, an... |
| 29.03.2016 | Chicago has one of the country’s biggest business communities. Will tech follow? | As the ranking of emerging entrepreneurship communities goes, Chicago makes a good case that the game is rigged.
Consider those places that are often cited as U.S. leaders. There’s Silicon Valley, the truest and clearest global innovation p... |
| 03.03.2016 | 9 tech leaders you should meet in Chicago | Chicago has one of the fastest growing tech, innovation and entrepreneurship communities in the country, says Bill Fienup.
“Every year a new incubator launches here that targets a new sector,” he said. He speaks on good authority.
Fienup is... |
| 08.11.2015 | Twenty-Year-Old Shahed Khan Has More Connections Than You Do | Shahed Khan is a kind of VC wunderkind at the moment. At age 20, while many of his peers are either attending college or living with their parents, he’s working as an entrepreneur-in-residence with a noted team of investors at NFX Guild, a ... |
| 11.10.2015 | You’re Not In The Valley Anymore | Rick Zullo Contributor
Rick Zullo is vice president of LightBank.
My friend and fellow investor Jon Lehr of Work-Bench recently wrote a piece entitled “7 Lessons Learned in My First 2 Years as a VC.” Jon and I have known each other since be... |
| 23.09.2015 | 7 Chicago Startups to Watch This Fall | Now that the summer has come to a close, we wanted to take a look at the Chicago startups that made moves over the past few months. Whether they just launched an app, raised funding, or got in to a prestigious accelerator, these Windy City ... |
| 28.07.2015 | The Hyde Park Angels Partner Network
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| 11.03.2015 | Homeland Security taps two accelerators to push wearables for first responders | Dallas-based accelerator Tech Wildcatters and Chicago-based accelerator TechNexus have announced that they are accepting applications for a new incubator program, called Emerge. The program, which will include 10 to 15 companies across the ... |
| 11.03.2015 | Feds to Back Wearable Tech Startups With New Accelerator Program | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The latest entrant into the startup accelerator and wearable-technologies games? It’s the Department of Homeland Security.
The DHS announced Tuesday that it will launch its tw... |
| 11.03.2015 | CIT Launches Accelerator Initiative | The Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) of Virginia, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), has created an accelerator program to speed the delivery of the latest i... |
| 26.06.2013 | TechNexus To Double Its Space In Move To Civic Opera House | TechNexus, Chicago’s venture collaborative, plans to make a move that will double its space, a move that is much-needed, thanks to its growing success. TechNexus will move into Chicago's remodeled, historic Civic Opera House. Construction b... |
| 02.03.2012 | Chicago’s TechNexus, Where Incubator Meets Co-Working | Are you starting up in Chicago and looking for an office to run your day-to-day?
TechNexus should be on your consideration list.
In combining elements of co-working, incubation, and virtual offices, TechNexus is attempting to cover all the ... |
| - | Making supply chains accessible to all manufacturers, Geomiq lands $8.5 million | London-based startup that matches manufacturers with suppliers through its digital platform, Geomiq has raised $8.5 million in a Series A funding to enhance digital transformation in supply chains.
The Series A round was led by AXA Ventures... |
