Grubhub shares shoot up on earnings, revenue beat for first quarter
Grubhub shares shot up more than 22 percent Thursday on news that the company beat analyst estimates on earnings per share and revenue for the first quarter. CEO Matt Maloney...
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Behind the Money: Does venture capital run on karma? He would know — he majored in happiness
Chicago's top venture capitalists are well-known leaders whose identities often define their firms. But what about those who aren't on the marquee? Behind the big names, there are principals and...
Origin Ventures raises $80 million to lead investments in startups
Origin Ventures, an 18-year-old venture capital firm based in Chicago, has closed an $80 million fund, it announced Thursday. This is the Series A-stage firm's fourth fund and its largest...
New fintech group, Currency, connects startups to resources and programming
Financial technology startups in Chicago will get a new resource — and maybe a home — through an initiative announced by a nonprofit group Wednesday. It's a project called Currency,...
Behind the Money: A passion for problem-solving tech led him to Lightbank
Chicago's top venture capitalists are well-known leaders whose identities often define their firms. But what about those who aren't on the marquee? Behind the big names, there are principals and...
Behind the Money: Her call for diversity went viral. What other problems does she want to solve?
Chicago's top venture capitalists are well-known leaders whose identities often define their firms. But what about those who aren't on the marquee? Behind the big names, there are principals and...
Behind the Money: He stepped out of the Pentagon and into venture capital
Chicago's top venture capitalists are well-known leaders whose identities often define their firms. But what about those who aren't on the marquee? Behind the big names, there are principals and...
Behind the Money: At age 25, Victor Gutwein heads a fund that believes in the Midwest
Victor Gutwein, managing director, M25 Age: 25 Role: Runs the Chicago-based, Midwest-focused VC firm he founded in 2015 Signature deal: M25 invests the same amount in each company Mentors: Trey...
Behind the Money: He uses his Harvard Law degree to geek out on health tech
Chicago's top venture capitalists are well-known leaders whose identities often define their firms. But what about those who aren't on the marquee? Behind the big names, there are principals and...
Behind the Money: Art + engineering = a VC with a passion for the Internet of Things
Chicago's top venture capitalists are well-known leaders whose identities often define their firms. But what about those who aren't on the marquee? Behind the big names, there are principals and...