One local startup is looking to put Chicago on the map as a metaverse leader, and another hopes to ease the staffing pains of school districts. Read up on the local tech news you may have missed last week with the Built In Chicago Weekly Refresh.
Elevate K-12 raised $40M. Elevate K-12 developed software that allows school districts lacking teaching staff to remote fill classrooms with an instructor. The platform will enable teachers in another district to give teaching instructions to a classroom through live video calls. With the new funding, provided by General Catalyst, the edtech startup is looking to scale its product. [Built In Chicago]
Workbox was featured in the Future 5 series. Chicago-based Workbox provides workers and companies with office space, snacks and good views of the city, but premium members also get mentorship opportunities and the opportunity to connect with investors who could potentially fund their projects. The company has a community of more than 40 investors and VC firms. Over the past two years, the company has expanded to four locations across Chicago. [Built In Chicago]
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Atmos Labs pulled in $11M. Atmos Lab is a Chicago-based game developer looking to create its first metaverse game. According to the company, the game is will feature esport capabilities. With Web3 capabilities, players will also have ownership of in-game features. [Built In Chicago]
ReviewTrackers acquired by InMoment. Utah-based InMoment announced that it acquired ReviewTrackers, a Chicago-based software company that specializes in customer feedback. The terms of the acquisition were not made public. With the acquisition, InMoment will be able to give its clients better customer insight and feedback. [InMoment]
