November 28, 2018

  • Cameo closes $12.5 million series A round

    Cameo closes $12.5 million series A round

    Chicago-based Cameo, founded in 2017, has raised $12.5 million Series A funding. The November 21 deal was led by Silicon Valley firm Lightspeed Venture Partners. Pritzker Group Venture Capital and Bedrock, along with existing investors Chicago Ventures, Starting Line, Origin Ventures and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner also participated. The company previously raised $3.21 million in…

  • What’s the most interesting company in the Silicon Prairie? The answer may surprise you

    What’s the most interesting company in the Silicon Prairie? The answer may surprise you

    FTNI is an integrated receivables company…and possibly the least sexy, most interesting company in the Silicon Prairie Financial Transmission Network, Inc. (called FTNI) is an integrated receivables company located in West Omaha.  The company shares unassuming space with a bank and insurance agents. Inside their office, however, is a totally different culture and theme. The…