Chicago startup that simplifies real estate investing raises $2 million

Chicago startup Groundbreaker, which helps commercial real estate investors streamline their workflow with an easy-to-use software platform, raised its first round of funding to help it expand its staff and improve its tech. Groundbreaker announced Thursday that it raised $2 million in a round led by Andrew Bluhm, whose family is behind Rivers Casino, Walton Street Capital and Marquee Chicago properties.