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In talking to Jessica Straus, Dundee Venture Capital’s new Venture Partner, it occurred to me that we should write an update on first fundings in what Straus called the “mighty middle”. This paper describes first fundings. First fundings are a recordation of companies that raise capital for the first time. This paper uses Pitchbook data…
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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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Last Monday, Etsy announced its $275 million acquisition of Reverb. Reverb is a Chicago based music gear marketplace and community. According to Barron’s and Pitchbook, Etsy is not a frequent acquiring company. In fact, their most recent acquisition was Blackbird Technologies in 2016. However, the companies both cited the significant synergies that this transaction created…
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Oars + Alps is a producer and retailer of men’s natural skincare and grooming products without toxins.
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Chicago-based health tech startup, Kalderos, announced last month that it had raised $7 million in new financing to promote market adoption of its first-to-market platform that introduces transparency to the prescription drug pricing process and monitors whether discount programs are being properly implemented.
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1 Million Cups was developed in Kansas City, MO in 2012 by Co-Founders Cameron Cushman and Nate Olson who were working at the time on the Entrepreneurship Team at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. What began as an experiment to bring entrepreneurs in one city together over a cup of coffee towards a goal of…
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Brideside specializes in a concierge style service that allows wedding parties to shop how they’d like – online, in a showroom or in the comfort of their own home.
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Snapsheet, a systematic solution that utilizes powerful software, data, and human resources to accelerate the process for people who have been in an accident, announced two weeks ago (May 20, 2019) that it has raised $29 Million in Series E financing. The funding was led by F-Prime Capital, Lightbank, 1A Capital Group, USAA, and Tola…
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My mom always had her work cut out for her in our household of six growing up – especially when it came time for dinner. It was not a rare occurrence for my mom to forget to go to the store for groceries or simply have a case of the notorious “lazies”. Not much has…
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