ShipBob Achieves Unicorn Status
ShipBob, the leading e-commerce fulfillment service, announced $200M in funding at over $1B valuation, becoming another Chicago unicorn.
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Simple Mills Revolutionizes How Food is Made
With over 35 products in 25K+ stores nationwide, Simple Mills provides delicious and real food products – and continues to launch items with a focus on sustainability.
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Factor Acquired by HelloFresh
Factor, a ready-made meal delivery company serving premium customers focused on health and nutrition, was acquired by HelloFresh for up to $277M.
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Equilibria Offers Premium Wellness Products for Women
The Chicago-based company stands out among competitors by offering personalized customer support with their dosage specialists.
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Chowbus, An App for the Best Asian Food
As a food delivery platform, Chowbus offers customers the easiest way to gain access to high quality, authentic Asian food.
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Blumira Raises $15 Million Series B Round
HPA is excited to announce our participation in Blumira’s $15M Series B Round, which was led by Ten Eleven Ventures, and joined by Mercury Fund, RPS Ventures, and Duo Security co-founder Jon Oberheide. Blumira has seen tremendous momentum over the past year with 100% year-over-year customer growth, including an 8x growth in the MSP channel, […]
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HPA Member Hardik Bhatt Appointed as CEO at SDI Presence
Congrats to HPA Member Hardik Bhatt for being appointed as CEO at SDI Presence! Hardik joined SDI in June 2021 as the firm’s President and Chief Growth Officer.
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CIBC Supporting Active Campaign as the Business Scales
CIBC provided ActiveCampaign with flexible capital and treasury services to help manage its rapidly growing organization and global customer base.