| Date | Title | Description |
| 01.04.2026 | Corazon Capital: $100 Million Fund IV Raised To Back AI-Native Consumer Companies | Corazon Capital, a Chicago-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investing, announced the final close of its fourth fund at $100 million. The new fund will target pre-seed, seed, and Series A startups, with a particular emphasis... |
| 02.04.2025 | Mastering the Art and Science of Partnership Marketing | Digital marketing remains a dynamic terrain, constantly evolving with new practices, platforms, and tools. For performance-minded marketers, affiliate partnerships have emerged as a high-value channel for driving revenue, customer acquisiti... |
| 14.11.2019 | How ShopRunner’s mentorship program is pushing its employees to think beyond their fields | One thing that bonds us all at the start of our careers is that none of us fully know what we’re doing.
Building career confidence and competence takes years of on-the-job experience, and, if we’re lucky, great mentorship.
In the case of He... |
| 03.12.2018 | 5 Startup Trends that Shaped the Midwest in 2018
1. Marketplaces remain one of the strongest tech sectors
2. Health care gets even hotter
3. Logistics keeps on truckin’
4. Big bets on enterprise s... | 2018 is quickly drawing to its close, but the Midwest’s venture capital activity is still buzzing. Just this week, celebrity shoutout marketplace startup Cameo announced that it closed a $12.5 million round of funding led by Lightspeed Vent... |
| 29.11.2018 | 5 startup trends that shaped the Midwest in 2018 | 2018 is quickly drawing to its close, but the Midwest’s venture capital activity is still buzzing. Just this week, celebrity shoutout marketplace startup Cameo announced that it closed a $12.5 million round of funding led by Lightspeed Vent... |
| 29.11.2018 | 5 startup trends that shaped the Midwest in 2018 | 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!
2018 is quickly drawing to its close, but the Mid... |
| 01.11.2018 | Here’s the Chicago Tech Companies That Raised Money in October | This is our round up of Chicago tech and startup companies that received venture capital investments during the month of October. If we missed one, let us know at info@chicagoinno.com.
To get funding updates in your inbox each day, sign up ... |
| 25.10.2018 | Confirmed: ShopRunner acquires Spring, raises $40M | ShopRunner chief executive Sam Yagan conquered the online dating world. Can he conquer the e-commerce world, too?
Hot off the heels of its first profitable year, ShopRunner is announcing its first infusion of venture funding under Yagan, an... |
| 25.10.2018 | Real estate startup Compass acquires part of shopping app Spring, including its CTO | After raising $400 million in September in a round that valued it at $4.4 billion, real estate startup Compass is making an acquisition to help it double down on growth: it is acquiring a portion of Spring, the mobile-first fashion shopping... |
| 23.10.2018 | ShopRunner Raises $40M in Growth Funding | ShopRunner, a Chicago, IL-based free two-day shipping payment e-commerce network connecting hundreds of retailers with millions of consumers, raised $40m in funding.
The round was led by August Capital. In conjunction with the funding, Davi... |
| 05.10.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Friday, October 5 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Friday, October 5.
Fintech startup Curve is seeking to raise $50 million to become the ‘Amazon of banking.’ Curve, a fintech startup that simplifies your financial... |
| 01.05.2018 | Who’s hiring at #PTW18? These 20 companies, that’s who | It’s Philly Tech Week 2018 presented by Comcast, and there are some prime positions out there waiting to be filled.
Sure, PTW is a weeklong celebration of innovative thinking in the Philly region, but for the savvy among us, it’s really an ... |
| 27.04.2018 | Sharpen your technical skills May 2 with lessons from #PTW18 Dev Talks | Last week, we introduced some of the inspiring thought-leaders you can expect to see at Philly Tech Week 2018 presented by Comcast’s Dev Talks on May 2 at Temple University. Well, we ain’t done yet, folks. That’s not all she wrote. The fat ... |
| 17.04.2018 | #PTW18 Dev Talks cover blockchain, machine learning, leadership and everything in between | This year’s Dev Talks event features an incredible lineup of experts.
As part of Philly Tech Week 2018 presented by Comcast, the all-day Dev Conference at Temple University takes place Wednesday, May 2.
We’ve got the goods on topics the ent... |
| 08.03.2018 | Chicago’s strongest startup sector is online marketplaces like Groupon and OpenTable | 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!
As an investment leader in Chicago, I get asked a... |
| 08.03.2018 | Chicago’s strongest startup sector is online marketplaces like Groupon and OpenTable | As an investment leader in Chicago, I get asked about startup trends on a regular basis. Most often the question I’m asked is, “What is the strongest startup sector in Chicago?”
It’s a hard question because one of Chicago’s core advantages ... |
| 08.03.2018 | Chicago’s strongest startup sector is online marketplaces
The foundations for today’s marketplace platforms
Success breeds success | As an investment leader in Chicago, I get asked about startup trends on a regular basis. Most often the question I’m asked is, “What is the strongest startup sector in Chicago?” |
| 26.02.2018 | 50 companies hiring Philly tech talent right now: Meet ’em Tuesday at NET/WORK | If you’ve been to any of the NET/WORK events in the past, then you already know, tomorrow, Feb. 27 at Fishtown’s Fillmore Philly is the place to be. Looking for opportunities or looking to connect with the broader tech community, we made th... |
| 23.02.2018 | Use these icebreakers with 12 of the hiring companies at NET/WORK Philly | When new companies come onto the Technically Talent platform, we do deep research to find out what makes them tick.
So, with 12 of these companies attending NET/WORK Philly next week, it only made sense for us to compile this CliffsNotes of... |
| 13.02.2018 | Seer, URBN, Guru and BlackRock are looking to hire at NET/WORK 2018 | Eleven more companies have committed to NET/WORK 2018 in their search for Philadelphia’s top tech talent.
We’re exactly two weeks away from fifth annual tech job fair. If you’re looking to work with a local startup, Feb. 27 at Fishtown’s Fi... |
| 29.01.2018 | Revzilla, Azavea and Slalom are hiring at NET/WORK 2018. Will you be there? | Seven more companies have committed to NET/WORK 2018 in their search for Philadelphia’s top tech talent.
We’re almost a month away from fifth annual tech job fair. If you’re looking to work with a local startup, Feb. 27 at Fishtown’s Fillmo... |
| 22.09.2017 | More than 25 companies are looking for that suburban talent | Hey, friend. Don’t miss your chance to attend NET/WORK Suburbs 2017. Due to Vanguard’s strict building security, all attendees will need to register by this Sunday, Sept. 24. No walk-ins will be allowed at the event. RSVP
You don’t have to ... |
| 17.08.2016 | ShopRunner Receives Multi-Year Credit Facility from Square 1 Bank | ShopRunner, a San Mateo, CA-based membership-based online shopping service, received a a multi-year credit facility from Square 1 Bank, a division of Pacific Western Bank.
The amount of the deal was not disclosed.
The company intends to use... |
| 15.11.2014 | The Kingmaker Strategy: Pioneered By The Chinese Internet Giants, Coming To America? | Jeff Richards Contributor
Jixun Foo Contributor
Editor’s note: Jeff Richards and Jixun Foo are Managing Partners at GGV Capital, a $2.2 billion venture capital fund focused on the U.S. and China. GGV is an investor in Alibaba Group, MediaV,... |
| 13.03.2014 | What’s The Best Amazon Prime Alternative? | There isn’t one. Sorry, Charlie. Amazon Prime stands alone as the best deal online. No other service offers the same amount of substance: Free two-day shipping on a ton of stuff, cheap overnight shipping, and a streaming library second in c... |
| 10.10.2013 | World's largest e-commerce company, Alibaba, leads $206M investment in Amazon competitor ShopRunner | 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!
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company that beca... |
| 10.10.2013 | World's largest e-commerce company, Alibaba, leads $206M investment in Amazon competitor ShopRunner | Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company that became the biggest online retailer on the planet last year, has invested most of a massive new $206 million funding round in ShopRunner, a rival to Amazon.com.
As part of the deal, eBay sold its ... |
| 20.03.2013 | Visa Adds Overstock.com, Its Biggest Retail Catch Yet, To Its V.me Digital Wallet | Visa today is announcing a key development in its bid to build a ubiquitous digital wallet service to compete against the likes of PayPal. It has signed on Overstock.com as the lastest retailer to use V.me. That service now has 35 online me... |
| 16.12.2012 | Ex-Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson seeks redemption at startup | Scott Thompson, who lost his job as chief executive of Yahoo earlier this year when it was discovered he hadn’t earned the computer science degree on his resume, has resurfaced at the helm of a new startup.
The San Jose Mercury News intervi... |
| 16.12.2012 | Ex-Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson seeks redemption at startup | 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!
Scott Thompson, who lost his job as chief executi... |
| 20.11.2012 | Founder Factory 2012: entrepreneurs share ins and outs of building a startup at Philly Startup Leaders’ flagship event | Moderator Brendan McCorkle of Cloudmine (far left) and the panel on choosing and developing company culture: (from left) Curalate marketing manager Brendan Lowry, Monetate‘s VP of Engineering Tom Janofsky and RJMetrics CEO Robert Moore.
The... |
| 12.11.2012 | ShopRunner Takes On Amazon With Local Delivery System For Online Retail Purchases | ShopRunner, a company that offers two-day shipping across a network of retailers, is debuting a new service today, PickupPoints, which allows consumers to receive packages from purchases made online at local stores in their area.
The compan... |
| 10.09.2012 | NetPlenish Launches Amazon Prime-Like Price Comparison Service On Everyday Products | We’re all familiar with price comparison shopping on high value items but less so on day-to-day consumables like groceries or household items. In effect it feels like just too much work and most of us do online grocery shopping with one sto... |
| 23.07.2012 | Former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson to Lead a Company You’ve Probably Never Heard Of | Liar? Who, me? (Photo: technorati.com)
As it turns out, cheating does not actually pay off in the long run, as one Pennsylvania mom and one disgraced Yahoo executive are finding out today. Former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson announced today tha... |
| 23.07.2012 | Disgraced ex-Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson tapped to lead ShopRunner | Ex-Yahoo CEO and resume-fudger Scott Thompson has been selected by retail organization ShopRunner to lead its efforts to take on Amazon.
Thompson attracted a lot of attention when he moved from PayPal to being Yahoo’s CEO. But just a few mo... |
| 07.06.2012 | How retailers can fight the Amazon Goliath | How are Amazon’s sales growing so dramatically — 30 to 40 percent quarterly for the last umpteen quarters — when even the big retailers are struggling to grow 1 to 2 percent? In record time, Amazon has taken on the Goliaths of retail yester... |
| 29.01.2012 | Turning Two: FoundersCard Pulls Back The Curtain On Its Membership Community For Entrepreneurs | The top executives in today’s largest corporations not only travel in style, but they have access to an absurd array of perks while they travel, from awards and complimentary products to discounts on just about everything. On the IPO “road ... |
| 12.09.2011 | GSI Commerce founder launches Kynetic [Tech Crunch] | Tech Crunch:
When eBay bought GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion in cash and debt in March, it was somewhat surprising to lean that the e-commerce giant’s founder and CEO Michael Rubin was not staying on with eBay. Instead of joining his new par... |
| 12.09.2011 | After eBay Acquisition, GSI Commerce Founder Launches Kynetic With Rue La La And ShopRunner On Board | When eBay bought GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion in cash and debt in March, it was somewhat surprising to lean that the e-commerce giant’s founder and CEO Michael Rubin was not staying on with eBay. Instead of joining his new parent company, ... |
| 28.03.2011 | eBay Acquires GSI Commerce For $2.4 Billion In Cash And Debt | eBay has just announced that it has agreed to buy GSI Commerce, a provider of ecommerce and interactive marketing services, for $29.25 a share, or total consideration of approximately $2.4 billion. The acquisition, which will be financed wi... |
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