Endotronix Lands $12M To Monitor Your Heart In The Cloud

This Chicago startup is raising big money to keep a pulse on your blood pressure. Endotronix, a Woodridge-based maker of cloud-enabled tools that help patients with advanced heart failure, announced on Monday it has raised $12 million in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. The company raised a $32 million Series C round last July. That round

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Who To Watch Northeast Ohio

A look at the men and women poised to shape our region in 2017 and beyond The 2017 Smart Business Who to Watch represents an exciting, talented group of people who are strong leaders with an ability to set goals, develop plans and get things done. Some of the names you’ve heard while others may

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JumpStart CEO Ray Leach Joins VentureOhio Board of Directors

Organization Works to Ensure Access to Capital for Ohio Startups and Foster Statewide Collaboration Ray Leach, CEO of Cleveland venture development organization JumpStart Inc., has been named to the board of VentureOhio, a statewide organization dedicated to ensuring adequate capital for startups and facilitating strong collaboration across Ohio. “VentureOhio’s statewide mission aligns very closely with

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These Are The Cincinnati Startups To Watch In 2017

Cincinnati’s tech scene keeps growing every year, and 2017 should be big for a number of local startups. Here are some local startups the Courier thinks you should keep your eye on in 2017: FamilyTech: Formerly known as ChoreMonster, FamilyTech rebranded and took a big step in branching out to address pain points of raising

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Team NEO, JumpStart, BBC Get Grant Money From Fund For Our Economic Future

The Fund for Our Economic Future, a philanthropic collaboration, has approved $850,000 of grants to advance job creation in Northeast Ohio. The recipients include: Team NEO, with a one-year operating grant of up to $650,000 to support the continued advancement of a shared, regional economic competitiveness strategy and improved business development. The Fund is a

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Banyan Technology Provides Gifts For Local Children And Families In Need

Banyan Technology, a freight management tech company in Elyria, today announced a donation of gifts and household items valued at over $3,700 to local children and families in Lorain County. Banyan employees packed up over 100 gifts for 30 local children, and dozens of family and senior citizen baskets full of household necessities for the

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Tom Barrett Appointed CEO Of 7signal

7signal, the Wi-Fi Performance Company announces Tom Barrett has joined the company as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead 7signal through its next phase of growth worldwide. Today, 7signal’s software is deployed by over a hundred corporations, healthcare systems and universities such as AstraZeneca, Charter Communications and Kaiser Permanente, and provides the proactive

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The 39 Best Small Tech Companies To Work For, According To Employees

When it comes to working in the tech industry, the myth is that the best employers are the biggies, like Facebook and Google. And it’s true that those are fabulous tech companies that pay well and shower employees with perks. But for those that prefer the a small-company atmosphere, there’s no shortage of great employers, too. So in its

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How I Arrived At My Big Idea

Rodney Williams, CEO and Founder of LISNR, leads one of the most disruptive companies in mobile connectivity and the Internet of Things. In this column, Rodney will share his experiences leaving a Fortune 500 company to build his company from the ground up in the Midwest, provide his perspective on startup leadership and give tips

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OnShift Named To Weatherhead 100 List Of Fastest Growing Companies In Northeast Ohio For The Second Consecutive Year

OnShift, a leader in human capital management software for post-acute care and senior living, today announced that it ranked number 8 on Weatherhead 100’s annual list of Northeast Ohio’s fastest-growing companies. “In the senior care industry, providers are faced with severe workforce challenges that can impact their ability to provide quality care to our nation’s

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Cleveland Startup GenomOncology Adds Vice President Of Medical Affairs

GenomOncology, a Cleveland company that has developed a technology platform to streamline the use of next-generation sequencing data in medical care and research, said it has named Dr. Joshua F. Coleman as vice president of medical affairs. Coleman “will oversee clinical content development and curation of scientific evidence, enhancing the company’s proprietary knowledge-enabled platform,” GenomOncology

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