Investment

  • Tractor Zoom raises new round

    Tractor Zoom raises new round

    Tractor Zoom raised 1.5 million in the beginning of July in a round led by investors Inova Memphis and Ag Startup Engine, according to SEC filings this month. Kyle McMahon, Tractor Zoom founder and CEO, said the company plans to expand its product line and market reach, and will be used to hire key personnel…

  • Live Undiscovered Music (LÜM) closes seed funding round

    Live Undiscovered Music (LÜM) closes seed funding round

    In May, Live Undiscovered Music, or LÜM received $750,000 in seed round funding.  LÜM is a music streaming service that is based in Madison, Wisconsin. This platform is different than Spotify or Pandora because as the name suggests, it features music of artists who are undiscovered.   LÜM’s steaming service is unique because its platform…

  • Player’s Health- the new standard of health and safety in sports

    Player’s Health- the new standard of health and safety in sports

    Player’s Health, provider of an injury management platform for young athletes, raised $2 million in funding last week in order to generate revenue. An athlete’s health, especially at a young age, has become a priority to coaches and parents in recent times. With their free software, Player’s Health Rehab allows the user to manage injuries…

  • ConnexPay – transforming payment acceptance and issuance for travel companies and e-commerce providers

    ConnexPay – transforming payment acceptance and issuance for travel companies and e-commerce providers

    ConnexPay, a Minneapolis-based company, raised $7 million in Series A funding last month. The funding was led by BIP Capital, an Atlanta based venture capital and private equity investment firm. This marks BIP Capital’s 50th investment, with others including ChartSpan Medical Technologies and OncoLens. In the simplest terms, ConnexPay is solving cash flow, credit, and…

  • Rural Iowa-based Point of Choice receives funding

    Rural Iowa-based Point of Choice receives funding

    Point of Choice (POC), a startup out of Fairfield, Iowa received $1.75 million in private placement funding in June. The company works to facilitate the business-to-institution relationship between K-12 school districts and vendors. The investors in the  deal are undisclosed. POC’s platform provides a streamlined transaction solution for school districts through a 5-step process. First,…

  • SwineTech raises capital, innovates in the pork industry

    SwineTech raises capital, innovates in the pork industry

    SwineTech, a developer of Artificial Intelligence and sensor-based technologies intended to reduce the number of piglet deaths, secured $4.63 million in funding last month. The funding’s purpose was to help the four-year old Cedar Rapids-based company generate revenue. SwineTech is responsible for developing technology which helps farmers reduce the number of pigs that die as…

  • Plastomics: addressing food insecurity with better crops

    Plastomics: addressing food insecurity with better crops

    Ag biotech startup, Plastomics, based out of St. Louis, Missouri raised $2.03 million in funding on May 8 to further develop its novel genetic engineering platform. The funding was provided by Missouri-based venture development organization BioGenerator. BioGenerator is an evergreen investor that had previously provided seed funding for Plastomics in 2017. Jeff Staub, PhD., co-founder…

  • Compat.io: cloud-based software increasing revenue and margins of businesses

    Compat.io: cloud-based software increasing revenue and margins of businesses

    Compat.io, a Springfield, Missouri based company, recently raised $890K in late June. The purpose of the funding was to help the one-year-old company generate revenue and was completed by an individual angel investor. Compat.io improves the omnichannel retail experience by providing highly accurate product recommendations that increase per-transaction revenue and reduce the costs of product…

  • D3 Banking acquisition hot on the heels of Flywheel’s exit

    D3 Banking acquisition hot on the heels of Flywheel’s exit

    D3 Banking’s acquisition by NCR positions the large banking financial technology leader to capitalize on new market opportunities, according to Mark Vipond, President and CEO of Omaha-based D3 Banking, in the company’s announcement this week.   

  • Oars + Alps: created by women, for men

    Oars + Alps: created by women, for men

    Oars + Alps is a producer and retailer of men’s natural skincare and grooming products without toxins.