Aug 10, 2011

August 9, 2011 – New World Ventures has announced their investment in one-stop digital portal SinglePlatform. The $3.25 million round was led by DFJ Gotham Ventures, with additional participation by First Round Capital and RRE Ventures, bringing SinglePlatform’s total funding to date up to $4.45 million. Launched in January 2010 by CEO Wiley...

Aug 5, 2011

Illinois Launch is holding a Startup Bootcamp from Aug. 15 to 17 at the Illini Center located at 200 S. Wacker.     The event includes: Exciting bootcamp for entrepreneurs Learn from successful startups A day devoted to sales, branding and marketing Tour successful startups in Chicago like Groupon The networking event at District Bar on the...

Jul 27, 2011

Being a Chicago native, I couldn’t have been more thrilled when WTTW asked me to appear on “Chicago Tonight” Being a regular “Chicago Tonight” viewer for years, meeting Phil Ponce and the crew was a real treat. Here we discuss Google+, Spotify and TechWeek; you’ll see my ugly mug show up again on CT, they have asked me to be...

Jul 23, 2011

Tech.li has confirmed through high-level sources in Chicago’s technology community that Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will be signing two technology-oriented bills into law on Monday at Chicago TechWeek. This marks a major milestone for the Illinois tech scene. Senate Bill 107 strengthens Illinois’s commitment to supporting venture capital funds by...

Jul 18, 2011

Tech.li is expanding to cover technology and start-ups in Urbana-Champaign. We’d like to introduce our newest writer: Ian Noble was born and raised in Hanover Park, Ill. Eager to escape suburbia, Noble attended Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., earning a Bachelor of Science in physics and a Bachelor of the Arts in English. Noble currently spends...

Jul 15, 2011

SocialDevCamp has extended the early bird registration deadline to July 31st at Midnight! August 1st those tickets go from $50 to $75 so make sure take advantage of the early bird discount and then tell your friends. Afterall, SDCChi is for the makers of social media, be extra social and bring some friends to share. Early Bird Registration Extended...