Chicago Startup: PortaPocket Has A Safe Place For Your Stuff INTERVIEW

We recently brought you the story of the innovative JoeyBra. The JoeyBra is obviously for women and it incorporates pockets in the sides of the bras to hold anything from your credit cards and cash to your cell phone. The JoeyBra was recently featured in a Seattle area tech event and has now been featured

Detroit Startup: RegainGo Introduces Home Owners To Home Improvement Service Providers

Now that Spring is officially underway, despite that cold front we just had on the east coast, home improvement is on a lot of peoples minds. Home Improvement startups happen to be a hot topic these days. Earlier this week we told you about Florida startup showoff.com that helps home owners by providing free home

Startup Kentucky Preparing For Take Off On Friday

Scott Case and Startup America are going to Kentucky Friday to launch the Startup Kentucky initiative. Startup Kentucky, like the other Startup America partnerships around the country, will draw from the resources of the nationwide organization of volunteer entrepreneurs. Startup America is totally free and we are members with Startup Maryland. If you’re in Kentucky

Washington DC Ed-Tech Startup Learn Zillion Get’s $50,000 From U of M As Part of $2.4M Series A Round

Washington DC based Ed-Tech startup LearnZillion has recently scored a $2.4 million dollar series A round. Participating in the round is the University of Michigan. Through U of M’s Social Venture Fund, $50,000 was contributed to this round. So what does LearnZillion do? They are creating a video library of some of the best lessons

Wayne State Launches A Pre-Seed Microfund For Student Run Startups

Wayne State has launched a first of its kind, in Detroit, micro-seed fund for student run startups. The fund called “The Warrior Fund” is being administered by Andrew Olsen who is the commercialization principal with the college’s tech transfer office. The fund is only $25,000 this go round and Olsen will dole out awards between

Obama To Visit Intel Factory In Arizona Today

photo: pcmag Fresh on the heels of his State of the Union Address, President Obama is visiting an Intel plant in Arizona. Last night, as he was addressing a joint session of Congress Obama said: Think about the America within our reach:  A country that leads the world in educating its people.  An America that attracts a new generation of high-tech manufacturing and high-paying jobs.