This was produced as part of the CEO Spotlight series that BuiltInChicago does in conjunction with NBC Chicago each week. It gives a great overview of Excelerate, check it out…
John Pletz and Crain’s Chicago Business did a nice job highlighting some of the back story on Excelerate Labs this week. “The main stage at the House of Blues is 40 by 20 feet, the centerpiece of a dark vaudevillian space that holds 1,300. It’s where you go to cash…
Food Genius entered the crowded market of dish recommendation apps last year, using big data to revolutionize the way people discover restaurants and dishes. At the time, the startup’s focus was on getting (scraping) as much menu-level data as possible, which they parsed by ingredients, preparation methods, spices and other aspects of a…
Excelerate Demo Day 2012 brought over 500 investors, mentors, and entrepreneurs together for a day of pitching and high energy. Check out the highlights here. Tickets are still available for the Community Showcase tomorrow (Tuesday the 18th)! If you want to see this year’s class present their pitches lives, make…
Food Genius, a Chicago startup that analyzes restaurant menu data to predict food-industry trends, will announce this week it has raised $1.2 million in venture capital. The lead investors are Hyde Park Venture Partners and Hyde Park Angels; others include New World Ventures, the I2A Fund, Amicus Capital and product-development…
Chicago, IL – September 11, 2012 - Food Genius, which provides data-based restaurant insights to the food industry, has raised $1.2 million in venture capital. Chicago’s Hyde Park Venture Partners and Hyde Park Angels led the round; other investors include New World Ventures, IDEO, Amicus Capital, and the I2A Fund. “With this funding, Food Genius is expanding the team…
Wes Dearborn and the team at Lasso are passionate about making day to day interactions better through their innovative iPhone app. Hear how they are making planning outings easier, and how Excelerate is helping them approach their business.
Guillaume Martin came to Chicago from Paris to grow his photo sharing startup Pictarine. Here why he joined Excelerate Labs and how Pictarine will change how we share pictures.