CHICAGO, Aug. 09, 2017 -- Seed Futures LLC (“Seed Futures”) today announced that its business has been acquired by dough, Inc. (d/b/a tastytrade).
Seed was founded by Edward Woodford and Brian Liston in 2015, who established the company in Chicago after completing their graduate studies at MIT. Seed quickly established itself on the Fintech scene, being recognized by Techweek as one of the leading Chicago start-ups, and the founders have been recognized in Crain’s 20 in their 20’s. The acquisition of Seed Futures by tastytrade, both Chicago companies, is another sign of the increasing local Fintech vibrancy.
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
For more information on Seed, visit www.seedcx.com.
For more information on tastytrade, visit www.tastytrade.com.
Media Contact:
Edward Woodford
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