Ticket Tapp is a mobile app from Babylon Technology that scans and manages event ticket information in real time using its iPod and iPhone barcode scanner and magnetic stripe reader. TINC Magazine contacted Founder and CEO, Mick Wroblewski to find out more. TINC: What growth phase is your company in currently? Pre-A Series (no external funding) [...]
ViMedicus can be described as a “Series A startup”, yet led by Tom Churchwell, one of the most influential VC investors in the area, it won’t be at that stage for long. This healthcare startup requires little startup capital, but will then then be greeted by powerful partners in order to compete in a new technology marketplace [...]
[TUES--FEB21--@7PM] //$5 DONATION On Tuesday, Feb 21 (7pm) Upgrade!Chicago presents an evening of experimental sound/music performances and noise/new-media lectures by Nicolas Maigret (Paris) and HARD R (Chicago). Upgrade!Chicago is an art and technology series which presents new-media projects, engages in informal critique and fosters dialogue and collaboration between individual artists. Upgrade! Chicago is the local node of the international Upgrade! network [...]
There’s no technical definition of a startup. A startup doesn’t have to be based in technology, it doesn’t have to be super new, it doesn’t have to be just a handful of people, nor does it have to be broke or positioning itself for acquisition. It’s a fairly mushy term, like “Series B funding” which [...]
KBooM! Games is a social media gaming company that allows companies to integrate their branded content into games without disrupting the user experience. Jennifer Amdur Spitz from KBooM! Games answered our questions. TINC: What growth phase is your company in currently? Series B TINC: Give us your Elevator Pitch. KBooM! Games is a Chicago-based social [...]
Altered Detail, Mired/Wired/Tired by Toby Zallman Crossing Wires: Technology and Play at the Evanston Art Center February 19 – April 15, 2012 Curators: Barbara Blades and Debra Tolchinsky Technology has traditionally been used to make what functions function faster, easier and more efficiently. We expect computers, robots and machines to continue to take over [...]
Venue Cricket is an online database that matches users to the unique venues to best suit their event planning needs, including spaces like art galleries, churches and lofts. TINC: What growth phase is your company in currently? We are an early stage venture that is entirely bootstrapped. As a two-way marketplace, we are working hard [...]
-Sponsored Post- Glaser Technology is your IT department. Whether you need complete support or someone to supplement your existing IT staff, we are there for you. Studies from big research firms and industry associations like Gartner and CompTIA have shown the average small to medium-sized business loses thousands of dollars a year to network downtime. [...]
Owtsee is an online search tool and mobile app that allows residents and visitors to find out about municipal events, services, and cultural institutions, and to share information via text message, email and social networks. TINC: What growth phase is your company in currently? I’m in the pre-A series (no external funding). TINC: Give us your Elevator [...]
