This week’s Shark Tank features the Guard Llama — a personal security device which gets police dispatched to your exact location with the push of a button. The Guard Llama — presented on the ABC show ...

The name is catchy yet somewhat perplexing... honestly, what in the world is a Guard Llama? Well, for starters, it's set to be one of the new inventions to be featured on the upcoming episode of Shark ...

On Friday night the wait was finally over. After taping an episode of ABC’s Shark Tank back in September, Chicago and D.C.-based Guard Llama could revel in the end result — $100,000 from shark Barbara ...

When the founders of D.C. safety startup Guard Llama brought a real llama onto ABC’s “Shark Tank” set, it was clear there was more to the business than their mascot. When the founders of D.C. safety ...

A Chicago personal security device startup emerged from the “Shark Tank” with a $100,000 investment deal from Barbara Corcoran, one of of the biggest names in real estate, a key market for the device.

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New in Chicago is just that: a listing of businesses getting off the ground in and around Chicago. Please send us your startup announcements. Email is best: [email protected]. Crain's contributor ...

A Chicago-based emergency-button maker and six other companies have been accepted to REach, the Chicago-based tech accelerator developed by Second Century Ventures. Second Century Ventures, an early ...