1871 and the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC) announced Monday the launch of a new incubator focused on fostering opportunities for Hispanic-owned technology companies. The incubator, which will launch in early October, will focus on a cohort of approximately 12 Hispanic- and/or Latinx-owned technology companies and will provide educational programming, resources, funding and technological support.

Impact Engine to be honored for their contribution to Chicago and the world; Impact Engine has invested in 29 businesses improving the lives of individuals, families, communities and the environment and recently launched a $10 million seed fund

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1871 Member Company MyChild Will Be the Fourth 1871 Company to Compete; Third Annual Demo Day For Google For Entrepreneurs North American Tech Hub Network

New Program to Provide Night and Weekend Courses in Data Science; First Course to Begin at 1871 in April

Future Founders Moves Headquarters to 1871; Both Organizations Launched Through Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center

1871 today announced the eighteen members (representing thirteen businesses) of the second class of WiSTEM, a first of its kind program designed to foster opportunities for women in technology. The new members will begin the WiSTEM curriculum next week and will join an initial network of thirteen women entrepreneurs from the first WiSTEM cohort, which completed programming earlier this year. WiSTEM is part of Google for Entrepreneurs’ #40Forward initiative, and is also supported by the Lefkofsky Family Foundation, the Motorola Mobility Foundation, Katrina Markoff, and AT&T.

First Of Its Kind Cybersecurity Training Academy Will Address Serious Talent Shortage Affecting Our Privacy, Business and National Critical Infrastructure.