– When Jabber Jury officially goes live with its online programming at 10 a.m. Tuesday, it will be largely due to out-of-state venture capital that funded the Chicago startup.
The company had little more than a concept to show investors last November when it attracted $1.2 million from Everett Palmer, a venture capitalist at Lightwater LLC in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Palmer knew president and chief executive Kevin Wielgus and liked Jabber Jury’s concept, which invites users to view videos depicting two sides of a dispute and vote on who’s right. “This will be the Facebook of conflictainment,” Palmer said.
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Author: Ann Meyer
