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Midwest SaaS startup news and benchmarks — B2B software, growth metrics, design-led development, and how the region's SaaS companies stack up nationally.

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Chicago’s definity Unveils Agentic Data Engineering Platform with $12M Series A

Simplify Group Launches Simplify Ventures in Illinois

Human-Powered Trust is the Real Moat: A Case for Tech-Enabled Services

Letter AI Raises $40M Series B

Founder Stories: Justin Turk of ConStrat AI

Why More Midwest SaaS Companies Should Embrace Design Earlier

Chicago’s When raises $10.2M to expand health coverage platform

Cleveland’s CHAMP Titles raises $55 million in its largest funding round to date

Startup Wisconsin Podcast: Shantanu Singh of Obviate.ai

Nebraska startup CompanyCam becomes first unicorn in that state after $415m round

How Mike White and Secchi are helping redefine how real work happens

2025 SaaS Benchmarks: Where the Midwest Is Winning (and Where It Lags)

Founder Stories: Ryan Rybolt of Payload

Ann Arbor-based Scorbit Raises $5 Million for connected gaming

Luster raises $3 million to help sales teams improve and impact revenue.

How can we bring creativity back to the boardroom?

Propel People Raises $3 Million to Speed Up Skilled Trades Hiring

APFusion Raises $6.5M to Digitize Auto Salvage

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