Investment

  • Retail Aware raises early stage round

    Retail Aware raises early stage round

    Retail Aware has announced the completion of an early stage funding round – receiving dollars from both angel and strategic investors. Retail Aware is a developer of business intelligence software and hardware designed to help brands maximize every opportunity in the aisles. The company collects data intelligence through its patent pending micro sensors. These sensors…

  • Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Kansas City lead the Midwest in first fundings of female-founded companies

    Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Kansas City lead the Midwest in first fundings of female-founded companies

    A new report signals that St. Louis, Kansas City, and Milwaukee excel compared to the rest of the Silicon Prairie when it comes to first fundings of female-founded companies. The report, published by the Center for American Entrepreneurship and Research Director Ian Hathaway, details the pathway for many early-stage companies and the continued relative scarcity…

  • KC’s Firebrand Ventures welcomes new partner Ryan Merket

    KC’s Firebrand Ventures welcomes new partner Ryan Merket

    Firebrand Ventures announced on Friday the addition of Ryan Merket to their team. Merket joins the Kansas City-based investor as a Partner based in Austin, Texas. Firebrand said in a press release that Ryan is an execeptional fit in regards to the company’s values and culture, while also bringing complementary skills and experience to the…

  • Tillable closes $8.25 million in Series A venture funding

    Tillable closes $8.25 million in Series A venture funding

    Tillable has raised $8.25 million in a February 21 deal led by The Production Board, with First Round Capital participating. The company intends to use the funds to hire and accelerate growth. The Chicago-based company was founded in 2017 by Corbett Kull, CEO. “Over 40 percent of all U.S. farmland is rented, and while landowners…

  • SecureSky closes $6.5 million funding round

    SecureSky closes $6.5 million funding round

    SecureSky raised $6.5 million in seed funding from undisclosed investors on February 26, 2019. The company intends to use the funds to expand its market reach and continue development of its platform. SecureSky is headquartered in Omaha and was founded in 2018. The company is a developer of services and technology designed to mitigate security…

  • Haute Hijab raises $2.3 million in seed funding

    Haute Hijab raises $2.3 million in seed funding

    Haute Hijab closed a $2.3 million seed funding on February 11 in a deal led by Cue Ball, with Sinai Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, Maveron, the Helm, Muse Capital, and AngelList participating. The Chicago-based company intends to use the funds to increase global scale through marketing and sales efforts. Haute Hijab sells hijabs online in a…

  • DoveMed raises $1.10 million in angel funding

    DoveMed raises $1.10 million in angel funding

    DoveMed, developer of a health technology portal, raised $1.10 million in angel funding from undisclosed investors on February 13. The company’s health information platform is designed to help users make informed and better healthcare decisions. The platform connects users, healthcare professionals, and hospitals, and is owned independently of any pharmaceutical, medical, or media companies. Users…

  • MākuSafe closes $3 million seed round

    MākuSafe closes $3 million seed round

    Des Moines, IA-based MākuSafe announced on February 6 that it has raised $3 million in seed money. Investors include EMC Insurance Companies, Next Level Ventures, and The Best of the Midwest. The company plans to use the funds to hire and to scale the manufacturing of its technology. MākuSafe provides a cloud platform called MākuSafe…

  • EBSCO Health acquires Madison-based HealthDecision

    EBSCO Health acquires Madison-based HealthDecision

    EBSCO Health acquired Madison-based HealthDecision, a health care decision support platform, on January 24 for an undisclosed amount. The HealthDecision software platform provides decision support tools for clinicians and patients. The platform combines patient-specific medical data with medical guidelines and generates a patient’s health risk analysis. The platform integrates directly into electronic health records (EHR)…

  • ImageMoverMD raises $4 million in capital

    ImageMoverMD raises $4 million in capital

    MADISON, WI – ImageMoverMD has raised $4 million in Series B financing. HealthX Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and Cultivation led the February 11 deal, with Colle Capital Partners and Wisconsin Investment Partners participating. The company will use the investment to expand its customer network and technology offering. ImageMoverMD medical imaging software is designed to improve…