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By Alli Kelly
Top Midwest Insurtech Startups and Tech Companies
The Midwest is home to a number of top insurtech companies and only continues to see more pop up. These companies are passionate about what they do an[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Why Dolr Is Taking A Community Approach To Paying Off Student Debt
If you’re one of the 42.8 million Americans with student loan debt, you probably understand how cumbersome it can be. But for some, paying off massive[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Detroit Startup ToDooly is Building the ‘Uber For Yard Work’
Startup founder and executive Sergio Rodriguez is no stranger to doing odd jobs. Having moved to the U.S. when he was twelve years old, he made extra[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Dynatrace supports employee wellbeing with global Wellness Days in 2023
Ever go on PTO and return to 500 emails? You spend the next day playing catch up and somehow feel more behind than before your day off. While taking t[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Detroit Fintech Startup Raises $2.6M to Boost Financial Wellness
Pocketnest, the Detroit-based fintech startup founded by Jessica Willis, announced today that it raised $2.6 million is a funding round led by Reseda [...]

By Alli Kelly
10 Midwest Startups Focused on Community
This time of year we like to take a moment to reflect on giving back to the community. One of the biggest themes of giving back in the startup world i[...]

By Lauren Zyber
One Rocket, One Crew: RocketReach Bringing Curious Engineers on Board
When RocketReach was launched in 2016, founders Amit Shanbhag and Andrew Tso knew first hand how annoying it can be to spend hours of your job looking[...]

By Lauren Zyber
The 2022 Midwest Startup Gift Guide
It’s always a great time to shop local and shop small, but the holidays are an especially great time to show your support. If you’re thinking that sh[...]
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By Mary Murphy
Alchemie’s Digital Learning Tools are Born Accessible
What’s the difference between a student memorizing abstract concepts and truly understanding them? Alchemie. By developing a system of learning in wh[...]

By Lauren Zyber
After $4M fundraise, Nickels to double its team, gear up for growth
Last month, Ann Arbor fintech startup, Nickels, raised $4 million in seed funding to help fuel its mission to help banks and credit unions take on thi[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Meet Cincinnati’s Gearsupply: “There’s really no ceiling here.”
There’s nothing like live music, right? Seeing your favorite band on stage, singing along, feeling the beat banging in your chest. It’s the best. But[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Best Places to Work in Ann Arbor in 2023
Ann Arbor is a growing hub for startup and tech companies. With a top university growing and supporting entrepreneurs, major tech companies like Googl[...]

By Alli Kelly
Best Places to Work in Chicago in 2023
The biggest city in the midwest, Chicago is home to some of the most exciting startups and tech companies. It’s more affordable than New York or San F[...]

By Alli Kelly
Best Places to Work in Cincinnati in 2023
Ohio continues to churn out exciting and innovative startups across tech. Cincinnati, Ohio is no stranger to that with millions of dollars in funding [...]

By Alli Kelly
Best Places to Work in Cleveland in 2023
The city of Cleveland is known for its famous clinic and healthcare network, which has led to a surge in health-tech startups. Many young professional[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Best Places to Work in Columbus in 2023
Columbus, Ohio has one of the fastest growing startup and tech ecosystems, not just in the Midwest but in the country. Why? Because it’s home to some [...]

By Lauren Zyber
Best Places to Work in Detroit in 2023
Detroit is a growing hub for startups and tech companies. From Fortune 500 companies to rising startups, Detroit is also home to some of the best plac[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Best Places to Work in the Midwest 2023
The Midwest is home to 7 of the top 10 most affordable states, 45% of Fortune 500 companies, 19% of all U.S. patents, and 60% of all U.S. manufacturin[...]

By Alli Kelly
Best Places to Work Remote in 2023
Where we work has become one of the most important pieces to our collective career puzzle. There are amazing companies all over the world and no longe[...]

By Lauren Zyber
This Detroit MarTech Company Is Recreating Brand Promotions
If you’ve ever had FOMO (the fear of missing out) after hearing about a trip you can’t go on, or a concert you didn’t get tickets to, you know that FO[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Want to grow your career? AdAdapted supports employees every step of the way
Data is a powerful tool for brands, and there’s a tech company out there helping brands harness meaningful data in what might seem like a mundane part[...]

By Alli Kelly
25 Top Midwest Cybersecurity Companies to Know
The Midwest is a growing hub for cybersecurity companies. With major startup successes like Duo Security and well established companies like Batelle l[...]

By Lauren Zyber
13 Tech Companies Great For Flexible Working
How and where we work have changed so much over the last two years, it’s having a lasting impact on company structure. Job seekers demand flexibility [...]

By Lauren Zyber
How Grand Circus Empowers and Transforms Tech Careers
The path to a tech career isn’t always the straightest or easiest. For some, the traditional four-year college degree in computer science leads to an [...]

By Alli Kelly
Company Culture Starts at the Ground Level with Livegistics
Livegistics founder, Justin Turk, is a third-generation entrepreneur in the construction industry. But instead of jumping right into construction like[...]

By Lauren Zyber
How KLA’s Center for AI in Ann Arbor is Addressing the Chip Shortage
How is one company a part of every technological advancement? Semiconductors are in virtually every piece of technology. Even a lightbulb can have a c[...]

By Lauren Zyber
BrandXR, Electrifly Launch 2nd Annual Augmented Reality Mural Festival
Back for its second year, the Electrifly Detroit Augmented Reality Mural Festival is in full swing with new artists and cities. The festival, which i[...]

By Evan Weese
Why This Tech-Focused Law Firm Says the Billable Hour is Dead
Stansbury Weaver Brings a Startup Mindset to Staid Legal Industry The billable hour is dead. Take it from Stansbury Weaver, Ltd., the Columbus law fi[...]

By Lauren Zyber
17 Tech Companies with Learning and Development Benefits
My dad always says, "If you're not learning at your job anymore, it's time to move on." Professional growth and development are huge factors for takin[...]

By Alli Kelly
Twin Cities Startup Week Celebrates Rising Minnesota Startup Community
As the “Startup Capital of the North”, the Twin Cities have seen impressive growth as a startup community in the last few years. According to Midwest [...]

Marketing Tech is Changing Faster than Ever. Petram Analytics Gets Brands Up to Speed.
After Apple changed its policy around data privacy in April 2021, marketers around the world started wondering how they were going to track and levera[...]

By Lauren Zyber
PAXAFE Leverages Innovation, Inclusion to Fix Supply Chain Woes
By now, we’re all familiar with today’s supply chain woes. If you’ve tried to buy a car this year (or just driven past a dealership with an empty lot)[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Behind The Scenes With Detroit Unicorn StockX
At StockX, culture is everything. Sure, its current culture marketplace hinges on it, but culture goes way beyond the product. It’s the technology, th[...]

By Lauren Zyber
After $50M Fundraise, Autobooks Looks To Next Stage of Growth
“Small-business obsessed.” It’s at the heart of everything Autobooks does. Since its founding in 2015, Detroit fintech startup Autobooks has been rapi[...]

By Alli Kelly
LinkedIn Learning Classes to Enhance Your Company Culture
The state of a company’s culture is one of the top 10 reasons an individual leaves an organization. No longer are the days when a paycheck and medical[...]

By Alli Kelly
14 Pittsburgh Startups Hiring in 2022
Pittsburgh is a Midwest city that might be known for steel, but it’s also becoming known as an innovative tech hub. With successes from Duolingo and o[...]

By Lauren Zyber
At Aware, Humans and Empathy Come First in Product, People and Purpose
The Great Resignation, the Great Reshuffle, the Great Reflection . . . whatever you call it, one thing is clear: what’s happening at the workplace mat[...]

By Lauren Zyber
Rocket Companies And Their Radically Simple Future Of Fintech
If you’ve bought a house, you know the process is complicated, tedious and often difficult. And in today’s market, it’s even worse. From determining [...]

By Alli Kelly
14 Grand Rapids Startups Hiring in 2022
West Michigan is smack dab between Ann Arbor/Detroit’s tech and startup hub emergence of great hiring tech companies. And Grand Rapids, Michigan, is h[...]

By Evan Weese
18 Cincinnati Startups Hiring in 2022
There’s no doubt that the Midwest is becoming a spot for great hiring tech companies and startups. And while the majority of attention is usually conc[...]

By Lauren Zyber
6 Tech Companies with Summer Fridays and Other Summer Benefits
We love our Summer Fridays at Purpose Jobs. After putting in our four hours, we head to the beach, the park, the gym, our backyards . . . wherever the[...]

By Lauren Zyber
9 Purpose-Driven Tech Companies That Give Back to the Community
At Purpose Jobs, we believe that businesses can be a force of good. Whether that’s through the products or services they offer, or the way they intera[...]