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640 Labs was bought out by Monsanto in December, 2014. I used to work with one of the founders. A really great guy and his success is well-deserved. 640 Labs is my example of what a real Chicago startup should be. They put their heads down, got to work, and got a product out in the field (literally).
Chicago health tech entrepreneur here: I have so much respect for 640 labs and the others a here that are actually solving real problems, rather than trying to be a copycat. Agriculture, healthcare, and manufacturing may not be sexy, but we have those strengths here, and Chicago should be promoting the successes in these areas more frequently.
Couldn't agree more. We have the opportunity to make it big in the tech agriculture space, because of our great location in the Corn/Wheat belts