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Chicago Startup The Minte Brings Hotel-Style Cleanings to Apartments
October 3, 2018 — What if tidying up your apartment could be as easy as a hotel cleaning? That’s precisely the idea behind Chicago startup The Minte, which is bringing hotel-style cleanings to apartment buildings across the city.
Meet the Crain’s Tech 50 of 2018
July 16, 2018 — Zuhlke knew how frustrating and inefficient it was for companies to have a way to catalog, search and find all the research they've commissioned and paid for over the years. So she built a company, KnowledgeHound, to solve the problem...
Mack Weldon joined forces with J.Crew to Create Smart Underwear
July 5, 2018 — Mack Weldon, one of our favorite men's underwear startups, designed new underwear and undershirts using a newly innovated material called Prime Cotton in a collection exclusively for J.Crew. The material keeps you cool and dry, without using...
The Minte Will Tidy Up Your Apartment on Demand
March 5, 2018 — When it comes to feeling luxurious, the little things often go a long way. Who doesn’t love returning to a tidy hotel room with a freshly made bed after a jam-packed day around town? But what if you could treat yourself to that feeling without having to leave home? That’s the premise behind The Minte — a Chicago-based on-demand housekeeping startup.
RevCascade Rolls Out ‘Souler’ Influencer Commerce Platform
January 25, 2018 — Dropship solution provider RevCascade is rolling out a new platform that allows social media influencers to sell branded products directly to their followers — and make a cut of the sales. The influencer commerce platform creates a new...
The New Even Over-Ear Headphones Will Blow Your Mind Without Blowing Your Ears
December 6, 2017 — “Why aren’t headphones, or personal audio for that matter, actually personal? Why aren’t they more like prescription glasses, where each and every person gets her or his own custom sound-fit based on a hearing profile?”...
Group Nine Media Raises $40M To Expand Video Production
November 28, 2017 — Group Nine Media was formed last October by bringing together Thrillist Media Group, NowThis Media, The Dodo and Discovery’s digital network Seeker. Discovery Communications made a minority investment of $100 million in the new company at the time...
E-commerce company Threadless acquires shoe brand Bucketfeet
October 23, 2017 — Threadless, a Chicago-based online artist community and e-commerce website, has acquired shoe brand Bucketfeet and will begin producing on-demand footwear, officials announced Monday. Founded in 2000, Threadless is an online retailer...