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Named a top 27 business podcast by Fortune, upside examines startup investing outside of Silicon Valley.Every Wednesday, we speak with an early stage founder. We interview them as if we are angel investors considering the company as an investment opportunity. Each show has three segments: 1.) Intro:… read more

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UP011: ParqEx // real estate technology solving a parking problem

ParqEx is a platform that helps to "unlock" the value of privately owned parking spots, which are often underutilized and/or difficult to manage. The ParqEx marketplace helps owners to efficiently rent their parking to drivers on an hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis. ParqEx is an alum of 1871 Chicago and the Gener8tor Accelerator, based in Chicago, IL.

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Vivek Mehra is the founder and CEO of ParqEx.

learn more about ParqEx: https://www.parqex.com/
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