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Nona Tepper Nona Tepper
Published on April 08, 2025

Cameo CEO, Other Investors Dunk $4M in Sportstech Startup StreamLayer

The 20-person company plans to add 10 employees over the next year, with a focus on hiring engineers and technical support staff.

Ashley Bowden Ashley Bowden
Updated on April 08, 2025

Chicago’s Top Tech Funding Rounds Totaled $202.5M in June

Learn how the companies that raised June’s top funding rounds are investing their fresh capital.

Andreas Rekdal Andreas Rekdal
Updated on April 08, 2025

How this team’s AI analyzes half a billion social media posts — daily

We recently met with engineers at Chicago’s Networked Insights, who told us how they turn enormous quantities of data into actionable insights for clients.

Updated on April 08, 2025

Interview with Bryan Johnson, Braintree

Anderson Chen Anderson Chen
Updated on April 08, 2025

Oak Street Health’s Tech Platform Is Lifting Up Patients and Health Professionals Alike

The healthcare industry is rife with stories of troubling experiences. As a champion for the health of older adults, the team at Oak Street Health is rewriting the narrative.

Oak Street Health’s Tech Platform Is Lifting Up Patients and Health Professionals Alike
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Alton Zenon III Alton Zenon III
Updated on April 08, 2025

CMG raises $7.5M Series A to give trading a digital makeover

Updated on April 08, 2025

7 Chicago companies we want to work for right now (and they're hiring!)

AUGUST 2016: If you haven’t heard by now, Chicago’s tech scene is becoming a veritable force of industry, economy and innovation. Now’s a good a time as ever to get in on the action and start your career at a company rooted in the ways of the future.

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on April 08, 2025

HDVI Raises $32.5M Series B to Provide ‘Smart’ Trucking Insurance

The Series B funding comes a year after HDVI raised its $16 million Series A round.

Updated on April 08, 2025

Weekly Refresh: Zero Hash Raised $5M, M1 Finance Tops $2B in Assets, and More

Read our weekly refresh for trending Chicago tech news.

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