Steve Grzanich has the business news of the day with the Wintrust Business Minute.

Another Chicago startup, developing a cybersecurity marketplace driven by artificial intelligence, has been selected for Google’s cybersecurity accelerator program. Hackerverse is one of five U.S.-based companies and one of 17 to be selected by Google. The accelerator program offers free support for each startup and allows those startups to work one-on-one with Google AI and cybersecurity experts. Hackerverse uses automated demos to give chief information security officers and other buyers an opportunity to find cybersecurity solutions.

Also, a seed round has landed a Chicago fuel startup $4.5 million. Listen for more below:

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