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It's been a busy summer for TechNexus Venture Collaborative.

We've made a staggering number of venture investments in collaboration with our strategic partners, accelerated unique commercial opportunities, and rethought the future of work, but what we're most proud of is the growth of our team and culture of inclusion & innovation that we're continuously cultivating.

Over the last few months, we've welcomed new team members and successfully concluded the summer cohort of our ongoing student internship program with many rising stars from all over the US.

🤔 Perspectives Worth Reading

• The 2021 Mid-Year Global CVC Report (CB Insights)
• Corporations Need Startups for Strategic Insights (TechNexus)
• Digital Innovation Surprised Many Last Year, But Can It Be Sustained? (Forbes)
• Amazon’s Move Into Podcasts Was a Big Advertising Play All Along (Bloomberg)
• The Rise of the One-Person Unicorn - The Way Startups are Being Built is Changing (Nothing Ventured)

Portfolio Companies Making Headlines

TechNexus Venture Collaborative has made more than 140 investments in great ventures. Here’s what a few have been up to.

Investment in sports tech — technologies involving data, analytics, fitness, and biotechnology to help athletes play and perform better are on the rise. Now investors and ventures like ShotTracker, Tonal, Perch, and others are increasingly looking at data to find ways to build a better athlete. (Crunchbase News)

Chicago-based, Hologram, a startup that's created a SIM card that allows companies to connect their devices to the internet quickly, raises a $65 million Series B round. (Chicago Inno)

The Dyrt is the top camping app and sits at the confluence of two trends: An increased interest in outdoor recreation and travel and an explosion in consumer subscription software. (TechCrunch)

Green travel rewards app Miles raises $12.5 million (The Verge)

Native Voice closes $14 Million seed funding round (TechNexus)

Interview with Naomi Shah, Founder & CEO of Meet Cute on Raising $6M During COVID, Leaving VC, and Rom-com Podcasts (Rockwater)

On This Week in Startups, Jason Calacanis interviews Allen Chen, Founder & CEO of FitBod, talking about how to grow a consumer SaaS app to 225k paying customers. (This Week in Startups)

Partner & TechNexus News

Congratulations SupplyHive for closes $2 Million in seed funding (Yahoo Finance)

The TeamWorking Chicago community is growing! 

Welcome Lucro, Root16, GET Cities, and InContext Solutions. These impressive and inspiring Chicago tech companies now call TeamWorking at TechNexus home base.

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