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TravelPerk Acquires Yokoy, Raises $200M Series E Round
Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Published on April 08, 2025

TravelPerk Acquires Yokoy, Raises $200M Series E Round

The capital raise values TravelPerk at $2.7 billion and will go toward advancing the company’s technology and expanding its U.S. presence.

Updated on April 08, 2025

BlogHer Coming To Chicago In 2013

Brett Gilbert Brett Gilbert
Updated on April 08, 2025

5 Month Summary: A College Startup

Jeff Link Jeff Link
Updated on April 08, 2025

How Otus Built an App to Organize the Classroom

What started as a tool for co-founder Chris Hull’s history class now has more than a million registered users.

Updated on April 08, 2025

Startups Should Not Use PayPal

Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

This Chicago startup makes 'local radio' for Chinese living abroad

Quantum Music is a streaming service for Chinese living abroad.

Ellen Glover Ellen Glover
Updated on April 08, 2025

Blockware Mining Raises $25M to Generate More Bitcoin in the U.S.

Blockware Mining will use this fresh funding to purchase 14,000 crypto mining rigs this quarter. Eight thousand of the rigs will be used to scale its new facility in Kentucky, while the remaining 6,000 will be sold to other bitcoin miners in the United States.

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