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…
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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.
Fibroblast closes the loop in healthcare: making it easy for patients and doctors to schedule appointments with specialists with their software. Scott Vold, CEO, explains exactly how it works, and how Excelerate is helping them scale their business.
Mark Lawrence, CEO of SpotHero, was sick of getting parking tickets. He and partner Jeremy Smith launched SpotHero, a platform for finding affordable parking to help others take the headache out of the urban parking jungle. Hear his plans and…