A Chicago man continues efforts to expand resources and opportunity to underserved youth, using an app to connect young Chicagoans to small businesses, NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.
Whether you live in a huge city or a tiny town, it’s easy to see that providing children with the opportunities they need to become successful benefits everybody.
One can never have enough friends — and you never know where you’ll find them. So be creative and think outside the box and you’ll be able to find people that can truly help.
(Find spotivity audio segment at 22:06)
The Chicago startup, spotivity, which is helping teenagers find after-school activities and jobs, raised a $1 million seed round. The funding round was led by CA Ventures, and will be used to expand the platform to more states and countries.
See the most recent grad funding news and top media features of the past month, new video founder and investor interviews and webinar replays, as well as a list of the upcoming FI global events taking place the rest of this month in July, 2021.
Founder & CEO of Spotivity, Montana Butsch tells Jill Hopkins how the app helps Chicago youth find safe and empowering after-school activities.
In today’s Tech Trends, NBC 5’s Art Norman discusses an incredible app that encourages teens to seek out resources and tools in their own neighborhoods.
Education is a fundamental element for any youth’s development, but, as most parents will tell you, what happens after-school is equally as important as what happens during class. Unfortunately, not everyone has access to key after-school resources — just ask Montana Butsch.
