Groupon founders choose NYC for Lightbank’s second office

When it came time for VC firm Lightbank to open its first office outside of Chicago, its partners -- including Groupon founders Brad Keywell and Eric Lefkofsky -- looked east to New York City, instead of Silicon Valley.

DraftDay raises $875K round for daily fantasy sports web site

Fantasy sports leagues require a big investment of time. You pick your fantasy team and watch your results unfold over the course of a season. If you aren’t lucky, it could be a very long season.

That’s why DraftDay is …

Groupon co-founders invest $1M-plus into an anti-Groupon: Belly

Belly, a loyalty and customer rewards program for small and medium sized businesses, launched today in Chicago, announcing it has received more than $1 million in seed capital from Lightbank, the firm owned by the co-founders of Groupon.

In a …

BenchPrep releases iPad app with sync features inspired by Evernote

Today, digital course creator BenchPrep announced its new iPad app, which launches with sync functions.

The new feature allows students to access a project across its iPhone, Android, iPad and web apps; they’d be able to keep changes synced across …