Chicago Company Rent Like A Champion Will Be Featured On ABC’s Prime Time Hit “Shark Tank” On October 30 At 9pm ET/8pm CT.

Inaugural GFE Vertical Summit At 1871 To Focus On Travel And Hospitality Industries; Convenes Startups And Leadership From Each GFE North American Tech Hub

InnovateHER 2016: Innovating for Women Business Challenge and Summit Seeks Innovative Products and Services That Impact and Empower Women’s Lives; Applications Available Through October 26, 2015

Entrepreneurs Jessica Tenuta, Co-Founder and Head of Design at our portfolio company, Packback, and her co-founders Mike Shannon and Kasey Gandham, are some of the best pitchers in the startup ecosystem. That’s something any person who watched their episode of Shark Tank might know. But a lot of the skill, poise, and confidence that helped them received funding from Mark Cuban for their e-textbook rental company, they developed and refined while applying to Shark Tank.

Donation Will Fund 1871’s WiSTEM Program And Connect Women Entrepreneurs to Capital, Technology, And Community; 1871 Additionally Announces Jessica Williams Named Co-Facilitator of WiSTEM

Program To Create Opportunities For Hispanic Technology Entrepreneurs a Critical Component in 1871’s Ongoing Mission to Foster Diversity in Technology; IHCC To Move Headquarters To 1871 Expansion Space