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Abel Rodriguez

Updated on April 08, 2025

A lot happened in the world of tech last week. Catch up on the latest with the Built In Chicago Weekly Refresh.

Michael Hines

Updated on April 08, 2025

For the last few years, Farmer’s Fridge has been one of Chicago’s best-kept food secrets. Not anymore. The company, whose smart vending machines offer healthy alternatives to traditional snack foods, announced a $30 million Series C on Wednesday.

Some may consider NYC to be the fashion capital of the world, but one of the Big Apple’s most successful fashion tech firms is making moves Westward.

Stride, CoinFlip and Label Insights are just some of the companies making news in 2021.

Andreas Rekdal

Updated on April 08, 2025

SwipeSense, which helps healthcare providers stem the spread of infections, announced on Thursday that it has raised a $10.6 million Series B2 round of funding.