These Chicago companies are making headlines following last week’s announcements. Keep reading to find out how these businesses are innovating the Chicago tech scene. This is the Built In Chicago weekly refresh.
Stacked gained $35M. Chicago-based startup Stacked has created a robo-advisor that lets people automate their cypto investing. Stacked raised $35 million in a Series A funding round led by Alameda Research and Bybit Ventures. The fresh funding will be used to expand its platform and also double its employee headcount. Stacked currently has open roles in engineering, product and HR. [Built In Chicago]
These Chicago tech companies expanded their offices. To accommodate growing teams and consider pandemic precautions, many Chicago tech companies expanded their office space or moved into another building. Some companies include CoinFlip, Uber, Codal, Hologram and MoLo Solutions. [Built In Chicago]
CHICAGO TECH QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Trala raised $6.9M. The Trala app was developed to help people learn to play the violin. Since its launch, it has been downloaded by over 400,000 people across 193 countries. The recent funding round will go toward the app’s curriculum and technology. [Built In Chicago]
ActiveCampaign got a new CPO. Salesforce executive Michael Rico joined ActiveCampaign as its chief people officer. ActiveCampaign provides a customer experience automation platform (CXA) for businesses to engage with their customers across the world. [ActiveCampaign]
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