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Invest Nebraska brings capital raises to state’s communities
In 2011 state-by-state ranking, Nebraska came in dead last in venture capital deals with exactly zero. By 2015, Nebraska had jumped to 25th nationally with 13 deals totaling nearly $120 million.* So what changed? Some credit the Nebraska Business Innovation Act (BIA) for priming the pump. The BIA is administered by the Nebraska Department of…
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Dundee Venture Capital’s Mark Hasebroock named Nebraska’s first Kauffman Fellow
Mark Hasebroock, founder of Omaha-based Dundee Venture Capital, was recently selected as a member of the Kauffman Fellows’ current class. He is one of 51 members chosen from around the world and has the unique distinction of being the first Kauffman Fellow from the state of Nebraska. Kauffman Fellows is a prestigious two-year program that…
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Hudl secures $30M in recent fundraising round
Sports tech company Hudl has announced that it has secured $30 million in funding through a round led by existing investors including Accel, Jeff and Tricia Raikes, and Nelnet. In a news release, Hudl said the investment signals continuing confidence in the company and its mission to capture and bring value to every moment in…
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Greetabl raises $1.5M, looks to accelerate growth
St. Louis-based Greetabl, an e-commerce gifts and greetings startup led by Joe Fischer and Zoë Scharf, announced the close of the company’s Series Seed II fundraising this week at $1.5M. The round was lead by PinPoint Holdings, with additional investments from Lindbergh Technology Fund, Missouri Technology Corporation, and private angel investors, including Billiken Angel Network…
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Nitride Solutions closes fourth round of funding with $2.75M
Nitride Solutions Inc., a leading developer and manufacturer of advanced nitride substrates for LEDs, lasers, and power electronics, recently closed their fourth round of funding at $2.75M. “It exceeded our expectations,” said Nitride Solutions CEO Jeremy Jones. “The original [goal] was $2 million and we oversubscribed it by $750,000.” This latest round of funding was…
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Iowa AgriTech Accelerator seeks applicants for 2017 cohort
The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator is seeking early-stage companies with an idea, intellectual property or prototype for agricultural innovation to participate in their inaugural cohort beginning on July 10 in Des Moines, Iowa. “We’re excited about the interest we’ve received throughout the AgTech community,” says Tej Dhawan, interim director of the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator. “We’ve received…
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Dundee Venture Capital adds new partner John Jenkins, raises $31M
John Jenkins joined Dundee Venture Capital as a member of the general partnership in March, just as the company was setting out to begin investing its $31 million, third (and largest ever) fund. “It’s going to be super exciting to now move out of the fundraising part of this third fund and into actually deploying…
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Benson Hill Biosystems closes Series B funding with $25M
St. Louis-based Benson Hill Biosystems announced today the close of a Series B funding round at $25 million. Last year, the company had set an early goal of raising $15 million but Matthew Crisp, CEO and co-founder of Benson Hill Biosystems, said he quickly realized that the excitement surrounding their CropOS platform would allow them…
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Lincoln-based Travefy acquires TripScope
Lincoln-based Travefy, an itinerary management and client communication platform for travel professionals, has acquired Los Angeles-based travel agent itinerary platform TripScope. The deal expands Travefy’s footprint in the travel professional space. “For us, there are lots of wonderful outcomes from this transaction,” said David Chait, Travefy Founder and CEO. “The biggest one is that it…
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Techstars Kansas City investing in 10 companies through summer accelerator
Techstars doesn’t just build businesses, they build startup ecosystems around the world. As one of Techstars’ 26 worldwide cohort programs, Techstars Kansas City is looking for 10 companies to accept into their accelerator program this summer. The Kansas City program is different from the other 25 Techstar programs taking place in 2017. Since it’s a…