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G2 Crowd raises $30 million for software reviews platform
G2 Crowd, a Chicago-based platform that aggregates reviews of business software, has raised $30 million in Series B funding, the company announced Wednesday. Accel, a Bay Area venture firm that...
Booth alum donates $20M to University of Chicago social innovation center
Indonesian entrepreneur Tandean Rustandy, who earned an MBA from the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business in 2007, has donated $20 million to the school's social innovation center. The...
Grubhub pairs with Oracle Hospitality to streamline orders
Grubhub is teaming up with Oracle Hospitality to give restaurants a more streamlined way to manage in-house and delivery orders, the companies announced Wednesday. Restaurants using Oracle Hospitality tools will...
TurboAppeal acquired by Dallas-based Paradigm Tax Group
Tax season is over, but investors in Chicago-based TurboAppeal may be getting a different kind of return. TurboAppeal, which makes software to help property owners appeal taxes, was acquired by...
Sittercity’s new CEO sees opportunity with app-focused millennial parents
Sittercity took the search for babysitters online. Its new CEO wants to push the company's evolution — especially in recent efforts that cater to mobile-focused millennial parents. Elizabeth Harz, who...
Grubhub wants to feed your office. Will it eat Fooda’s lunch?
How are you getting your lunch today? Perhaps you brought it from home, or planned to stop by your building's cafeteria or a nearby restaurant — or maybe you're getting...
Motorola Solutions beats on earnings, revenue with growth in services
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) reported earnings Thursday after the markets closed, with earnings per share topping analyst estimates. Revenue had a narrow beat as well. The Chicago-based maker of emergency...
Groupon shares down 14% as company reports weak earnings
Groupon reported first-quarter revenue far below analyst estimates, sending its stock down about 14 percent Wednesday. Groupon (Nasdaq: GRPN) posted revenue of $673.6 million for the quarter, much less than...
Is software the future in Motorola Solutions’ fight for police and fire contracts?
Police, fire and other emergency departments around the world are demanding more high-tech equipment, and the race to be their supplier of choice is on. Chicago-based Motorola Solutions, long known...
UI Labs nabs Chicago’s top tech official to run smart cities work
The city of Chicago's chief information officer, Brenna Berman, has left her government post after four years — but she's not going far. Berman ? is now heading up the...