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Cameo Secures Massive Series B Round
Cameo is a Chicago-based startup that makes it possible to buy personalized shout-outs from celebrities and influencers. In June 2019 they received $50 million in a round of series B funding led by American venture capitalist firm, Kleiner Perkins. After the injection of funds, the company has increased its valuation from $250 million to $300 million. …
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TruckPark gears up to launch parking app for truck drivers
TruckPark is set to launch its TruckPark App on Monday, May 6, bringing the company’s parking platform live to truck drivers over the road. TruckPark is a real-time inventory management and booking platform that connects truck drivers with safe and available parking along their routes. The company is based in Chicago, the nation’s third…
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Tillable closes $8.25 million in Series A venture funding
Tillable has raised $8.25 million in a February 21 deal led by The Production Board, with First Round Capital participating. The company intends to use the funds to hire and accelerate growth. The Chicago-based company was founded in 2017 by Corbett Kull, CEO. “Over 40 percent of all U.S. farmland is rented, and while landowners…
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NetThunder raises $1.2 million
WHEELING, IL – Software startup NetThunder raised $1.2 million in convertible debt funding from undisclosed investors on November 8, 2018. The company, founded in 2012, and based in a north suburb of Chicago, is a provider of early stage enterprise software, designed to reduce deployment, upgrade, and downtime for client businesses resulting in increased speed…
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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…
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TruMarx closes $7.2 million deal
TruMarx Data Partners, Inc. raised $7.22 million in venture funding in a deal led by HBS Angels Alumni Association on October 25. Cornerstone Angels, Bob Green, Tom Price, and B-Con LP also participated in the round. Chicago-based TruMarx was co-founded in 2007 by Jon Olson, Michael Mackey, Glenn Smart, and Charles Reese. The company delivers…
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Chowly raises $5.8 million for new hires and market expansion
Chowly closed a third round of Series A venture funding in July 2018, raising $5.8 million in a deal led by Math Venture Partners. Other participants included Valor Equity Partners, M25, Chicago Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, and Bluestein & Associates. Chowly is looking toward growth and mass market expansion, and the company plans to…
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Beauty appointment app Booksy raises $13.2M in deal with Piton Capital
Des Plaines, Illinois startup Booksy, Inc. has raised $13.2 million in early-stage venture funding in a deal lead by Piton Capital in July 2018. Other investors in the deal include Enern Sebastian Kulczyk, Zach Coelius, Vostok New Ventures, OpenOcean and other undisclosed investors. The company plans to use the funds to accelerate global growth, new…