A big week for virtual- and augmented reality in Chicago
On Wednesday,
Technori merges with Chicago web forum
Chicago inventors make appearance on Conan
Comedian Conan O’Brien hosted the Chicago-based team behind the NWTN concussion detector on his eponymous TBS show on Monday. The inventors, who are currently competing for $1 million on “America’s Greatest Makers” brought their device (and a crash test dummy) on stage to let O’Brien have a whack at it. Despite his stature (O’Brien is 6’4”), the comedian’s punches barely registered on the concussion scale. [Chicago Tribune]
Geofeedia launches new ad platform
Location-based social media monitoring startup
launched Geofeedia Ads — a geo-tagged ad targeting platform on Wednesday. “Geofeedia Ads enables marketers to target people who have attended certain events or visited specific stores, restaurants, hotels or cities with relevant ads,” said product management VP R. J. Talyor in a statement.
Regroup Therapy raises $1.8M to close mental health provider gap
Chicago mental health startup
announced on Tuesday that it has raised a $1.8 million seed round led by Hyde Park Angels. The funding will be used to expand the company’s engineering and business development teams and expand its portfolio of partnerships, which currently includes Metropolitan Family Services and Sinai Health Group, among others. [Built In Chicago]
Guaranteed Rate launches loan finder tool
Last week, retail mortgage lender
launched the Intuitive Loan Finder — an online tool that helps borrowers find out which mortgage options are available to them. The tool takes inputs like home type, loan type and how long borrowers expect to hold on to the property for and helps determine which loan options are most suitable for the customer. [Yahoo Finance]
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