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TruMarx closes $7.2 million deal
TruMarx Data Partners, Inc. raised $7.22 million in venture funding in a deal led by HBS Angels Alumni Association on October 25. Cornerstone Angels, Bob Green, Tom Price, and B-Con LP also participated in the round. Chicago-based TruMarx was co-founded in 2007 by Jon Olson, Michael Mackey, Glenn Smart, and Charles Reese. The company delivers…
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VetMeasure raises $1.36 million in angel funding
VetMeasure raised $1.36 million in angel funding from undisclosed investors on October 26. The Ames, Iowa-based company was founded in 2015 by Kevin Maher, and uses Bluetooth technology and a web application to track health and physiological conditions of dogs in real time. The company has developed a dog harness it calls MeasureON! that detects…
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Omaha based Faithbox® raises capital
Subscription box company Faithbox Inc. has recently completed a $1.35 million seed round to rapidly scale their core Faithbox product, which helps Christians stay on track with their faith. The funding will also support the explosive growth of their new “Powered by Faithbox” line of subscription boxes created in collaboration with Christian musicians, authors and…
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Coolfire Solutions Lands Big Round
St. Louis startup Coolfire Solutions raised $11.5 million dollars last week from Clayton Capital, a firm closely tied to Enterprise Rent-a-Car, and IrishAngels. The firm, which provides real-time situational awareness via their Ronin Platform helps customers understand the environment in which they find themselves. Specifically, Ronin provides an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that can…
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Understory continues to grow
On October 10, 2018, Understory, the Madison, Wisconsin based weather company, filed paperwork with the SEC recording a $6.5 million dollar raise. The company which relocated from Somerville, Massachusetts in 2016 provides real-time weather microgrids that help provide accurate information for geo-specific places. This technology can be used by insurance carriers to better understand localized…
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Tractor Zoom completes raise
Des Moines based startup, Tractor Zoom, completed a funding raise on September 12. Innova Memphis and other undisclosed angel investors participated. Innova Memphis is an early-stage investment firm that focuses on starting and funding high-growth companies in the biosciences, technology and ag-tech fields. Approximately 70% of farm equipment auctions globally take place in the U.S.,…
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Total Expert closes $20 million Series B deal led by Emergence Capital
Minneapolis-based Total Expert announced today that the firm has raised $20 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Emergence Capital with participation from Rally Ventures and Arthur Ventures, bringing Total Expert’s total funding to $34 million. The six-year old company is a marketing platform for the mortgage industry, but the firm plans…
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St. Louis company Benson Hill Biosystems raises $60 million in venture funding
Benson Hill Biosystems closed a $60 million series C venture funding deal on September 10, 2018. Participants in the deal include Alexandria Venture Investments, Activant Capital Group, S2G Ventures (Seed 2 Growth), Mercury Fund, iSelect Fund, Lewis and Clark Ventures, Prolog Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Tao Capital, and Fall Line Capital. The funding will be used…
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Omaha-based H3C raises angel round
H3C, a company that provides chronic care management software, recently filed federal paperwork representing a $250k raise. This raise is part of a continued effort by the company to expand its healthcare software products. Based in west Omaha, H3C provides software that helps doctor’s offices provide a variety of services, including chronic care management for…
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Arkansas startup Cheeterz Firearm Accessories secures $300K angel investment
Cheeterz Firearem Accessories completed a $0.3 million deal with an undisclosed angel investor in July 2018. The startup company, based in Des Arc, Arkansas and founded this year, provides firearm products for civilian shooting enthusiasts, law enforcement personnel, and military professionals. The company’s products are designed to reduce the time and effort spent with ancillary…