Tag: Jason Sinnarajah

Investor market turns Midwest conservative: ‘Everyone here is feeling a changing landscape’

By Tommy Felts / November 15, 2024

After years of soaring valuations across the startup scene, venture firms like M25 are observing a shift to more risk-averse investors and stricter examinations of even the most-exciting company’s worth, said Abhinaya Konduru. “We’re seeing a new normal,” said Konduru, a principal on the influential Chicago-based M25 team and a panelist at Thursday’s MidxMidwest event…

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Royals give go-ahead to face-scan ballpark entry; here’s how to get in with one look

By Tommy Felts / July 23, 2024

The Kansas City Royals are stepping up to the plate with a walk-off upgrade to the ballpark entry process: MLB’s Go-Ahead Entry system. The technology uses facial authentication to let fans breeze into Kauffman Stadium without having to scan their mobile tickets. MLB launched its pilot program with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2023; now the…

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