#ShutDownSTEM movement went global. The day of protest saw over 3,000 physicists, astronomers, and other technologists pledge to stop research, classes, meetings and more to honor black contributions to the STEM field. It was co-founded by University of Chicago scientist Brian Nord. [Built In Chicago]
TechReady Illinois launched. Tech advocacy groups P33 and Discovery Partners Institute started it. It offers Illinois residents discounted online courses in data and analytics, cybersecurity, cloud computing and more. [Built In Chicago]
M1 Finance made $33M. Its automated platform helps people manage money, from checking accounts to loans. Its customers have deposited over $650 million in 2020. [Built In Chicago]
VillageMD hired senior vice president of corporate development. It works with organizations moving toward a primary care-led, high-value clinical model. Jim Agnew joined the team with over 30 years of experience in healthcare growth and strategy. [Press Release]
Ocient gained $15M. The data analytics startup plans to use the funds to continue developing its product and to double its employee headcount in the next year. Its platform can take in billions of rows per second. [Built In Chicago]
Journera raised $11.6M. It offers a real-time data platform for travel-related companies. Andreessen Horowitz and B Capital led the Series B round. [Built In Chicago]
