Announcing WiSTEM’s Newest Programming Partner: InvestHER

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.

March 23, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Shaniqua Davis, Founder and CEO or Noirefy, talks about her digital platform that connects diverse professionals with corporations in order to create inclusive workplaces.

March 21, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

1871 Business Development Associate, Colleen Maxwell, sat down with Andres Mendoza-Pena from 1871 partner and 2015 Momentum Awards Corporate Champion, A.T. Kearney. She asked him more about A.T. Kearney’s commitment to the Chicago ecosystem and what the team has learned from 1871’s startups.

March 21, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

In this profile of WiSTEM C4 members, Heather Holmes, CEO and founder of Genivity, introduces her award-winning life-planning platform that better connects financial advisors to their clients’ medical history to better drive engagement, retention and growth.

March 19, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

The largest and most diverse cohort of businesses to date have been selected for the fourth cohort of WiSTEM, 1871’s innovative and customized program designed to accelerate and cultivate opportunities for women in technology. The 14 women-owned companies will begin the 12-week program March 21.

March 16, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

We celebrated the hard work of the first Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce x 1871 Hispanic Tech Cohort. Right before the event kicked off we rolled a video that shed light on how the program impacted each member. Food and drink were provided by Felix’s Famous Cookies, Amanecer Breakfast Tacos, Atzimba – Catering & Event Services and Dulcelandia/Yogolandia Sweet & Savory. All Hispanic owned businesses.

March 16, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

Check out this Polar Plunge recap video! Wondering where the GoPro footage came from? Our very own COO, Tom Alexander, strapped on a headband GoPro rig for a first person look at ALL the fun. BRRRRRR!!! The water was so cold, but it didn’t phase us! We’re proud of our team for sticking it out and taking the plunge for a great cause.

March 16, 2017 by J Blaszczykiewicz

From our International Women’s Day Battle Scars discussion with Feminist Fight Club author Jessica Bennett and WBEZ’s Lauren Chooljian, DePaul Women’s a Cappella (DWaC) perform MILCK’s “I Can’t Keep Quiet”.

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