Cleveland startup Axuall Inc. closes $3 million round of seed financing
Axuall Inc., a Cleveland startup that’s developing a blockchain-based digital network for verifying identity, credentials and authenticity in real time, announced on Wednesday, Sept. 25, that it has closed a $3 million seed financing round. The lead investor in the round was nonprofit business accelerator and investor JumpStart Inc. of Cleveland. Also participating were Zapis Capital Group, M25, North Coast Angel Fund, Kettledrum […]
Read More...Groupmatics is tool for star-studded events
There are quite a few reasons why the MLB All-Star Game’s return to Cleveland in July was special for Matt Mastrangelo. The Groupmatics founder and CEO is a Northeast Ohio native who got his start in sales as an account executive with the Cleveland Indians in 2005. Read more…
Read More...Lakewood City Council approves Lake Avenue cluster home project at old gas station site
LAKEWOOD, Ohio — City Council last night (July 15) unanimously approved WXZ Development’s plans to demolish the closed Marathon gas station on Lake Avenue and construct new cluster homes. Read more…
Read More...Scout RFP Receives Recognition as Industry Leader
Scout RFP, the company that is reinventing Sourcing and Procurement, is pleased to announce CIO Applications has chosen it as one of the Top 10 Auction Software Solution Providers 2019. The positioning is based on an evaluation of Scout’s in-depth capabilities in the Auction Software Industry. The annual list of companies is selected by a panel […]
Read More...93.1 FM’s Former Owner Lee Zapis Tells the Story of How WZAK Went to No. 1
Lee Zapis developed a love of music at an early age. His father, Xen Zapis, had a huge record collection in his basement in Rocky River, where Lee and his sister, Maria, grew up, and the siblings would often sift through it. Read more…
Read More...WZAK’s rise in Cleveland radio documented in new book
A new book, “WZAK: Change Is On The Air,” tells the story of WZAK FM 93.1’s evolution from an ethnic, nationality-based radio station in the 1960s, to one of the most popular urban radio stations in the country in the 1980s. Read more…https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/06/wzaks-rise-in-cleveland-radio-documented-in-new-book.html
Read More...Cornelius Gould Joins Futuri Media
Cleveland-based SaaS technology developer Futuri Media has tapped an audio processing guru to serve as senior vice president of R&D and innovation. Cornelius “Corny” Gould will tackle the newly created role, which Futuri says will involve “leading the development of new Futuri products, performing research and testing on product concepts, and continuously evolving the feature set and […]
Read More...Acquisition Strategy: Have Discipline, Retain Talent And Avoid Dishonest Negotiators
Respect the process. It’s a simple request, but one that Lee Zapis expects adherence to when he’s negotiating an acquisition. “I want to like the person I’m investing in,” says Zapis, co-founder and president at Zapis Capital Group. “I don’t want to go someplace and think this guy is full of shit. I don’t need […]
Read More...Developer planning cluster homes to replace Lake Avenue gas station in Lakewood
Fairview Park-based developer WXZ Development has announced plans to demolish the currently closed Marathon gas station on Lake Avenue in order to build new cluster homes. Read more…
Read More...Millpond Equity Partners Invests In Futuri
Millpond has made an undisclosed investment in Futuri Media. Futuri plans to use the money to invest in new technology innovations for its broadcast partners and potentially acquire other companies. Read more…
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