Launch of Chicago Connectory, an IoT Innovation Co-Creation Space

May 15, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

The Chicago Connectory, an Internet of Things (IoT) innovation space in the historic Merchandise Mart, launches today as a new center for IoT co-creation in Chicago and the Midwest United States. Startup organizations, corporations and universities will collaborate at the Chicago Connectory through membership, programming and strategic partnerships to create IoT solutions and business models.

May 2, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 marked its 5th birthday in Chicago Tuesday by announcing a massive celebration for the elite tech community from the city and beyond that has helped build and nourish its unique ecosystem inside The Merchandise Mart over the past half-decade.

April 27, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Ritu Trivedi-Purohit, PsyD, Founder and CEO of thriveosity, tells us about her innovative solution to improve quality of life and health outcomes for cancer patients.

April 27, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Kara Scanlin, CEO and Co-founder of Lystr, introduces her innovative IoT hardware solution and app that helps users quickly build grocery lists using the UPCs of items in their kitchens.

April 25, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of our WiSTEM C4 members, Lisa Souter, Founder and CEO of Sparkl, introduces her on-demand car wash that’s eco-friendly and caters to businesses and residential buildings in addition to consumers.

April 21, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

BMO Harris Bank today announced a partnership with 1871 – a leading technology and entrepreneurship ecosystem which is currently home to nearly 500 high-growth digital startups in the Merchandise Mart– that will provide a select group of FinTech startups the opportunity to participate in a three-month mentorship program.

April 20, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Brianna Wolin, CEO and Co-Founder of Find Your Ditto, tells the story of how her personal journey with chronic illness led her to create a tech-enabled solution for in-person peer support.

April 19, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 is excited to announce WiSTEM’s new Programming Partnership with InvestHER. Lakshmi Shenoy, 1871’s Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, spoke with Gerri Kahnweiler and Cayla Weisberg about the goals of the partnership and their vision for women entrepreneurs:

April 19, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

At the end of March, 1871 CEO Howard Tullman and I had the great opportunity to join 100 other entrepreneurial ecosystem builders in Washington, DC for the Rise of the Rise Conference, powered by Revolution Ventures and Steve Case. The goal of the conference was to share best practices from various entrepreneurial hubs from the “rest” of the country (not California, New York and Massachusetts, which receive 80% of the total venture capital dollars in this country).

April 18, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Tiffany Mikell, CEO/CTO and co-founder of Aerialspaces talks about her journey from working as a software engineer to founding her virtual events app.

April 13, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Angie Rivera, co-founder and CEO of InReach talks about the communications platform she is building to connect prospective college students with current college students for a more authentic and informative experience when selecting schools.

April 11, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Kim Lewis, founder of CurlMix, talks about her subscription-based program that allows women with curly hair to easily and affordably mix their own hair products.

April 6, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Barbara Provost talks about the financial empowerment network and platform she is building for women.

April 4, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of members of the WiSTEM C4 cohort, Zenah Khawaja of Semiautomatic Semiotics talks about her virtual reality platform meant to benefit brick-and-mortar businesses.

April 1, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Students from seven Chicago-area University Partners are set to participate in a long weekend of immersive workshops, mentorshop, and pitch practice beginning March 31. A record number of students will participate this year in what has become a hugely-anticipated event by university students.

March 30, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Andrea Newberry of Leche Libre talks about her fashionable apparel line that allows women to confidently breastfeed in public and her mission to empower women.

March 28, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Veda Konduru of VectorScient talks about the AI marketing cloud platform for predictive consumer e-commerce.

March 23, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 and the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC) announced Thursday that their joint incubator program has opened applications for its second cohort, which is set to begin at 1871 in May 2017. The new cohort members will be following the 10 startups that successfully graduated on March 1 from the inaugural cohort. The incubator’s current title sponsor is PNC Illinois, whose sponsorship facilitates the resources to make the program a success.

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