Justin Krug

  • Cattle in the Cloud? AgBoost® is revolutionizing livestock management

    Cattle in the Cloud? AgBoost® is revolutionizing livestock management

    Cattle producers now have access to a web-based tool that enables them to manage their herds and make management decisions supported by beef genomics.  AgBoost® has secured $120,000 in early stage funding to accelerate growth.

  • Eight-year-old inspiring entrepreneurs of the future

    Eight-year-old inspiring entrepreneurs of the future

    Many of us at the age of eight thought we wanted to become astronauts or popstars when we grew up. We could hardly fathom the idea of starting our own business at such an early age. This week, I had the chance to sit down with an eight-year-old entrepreneur who is chasing some big dreams.…

  • Impossible Objects changing 3D printing game

    Impossible Objects changing 3D printing game

    Impossible Objects, a 3D printing and materials company, announced in May that it has raised $4.1 Million in Series B funding. Chicago-based OCA Ventures, which specializes in equity investments in companies with dramatic growth potential, primarily with a focus in technology, led the round. The company plans to use the funding to help further expand…

  • Brideside raises equity funding

    Brideside raises equity funding

    Brideside specializes in a concierge style service that allows wedding parties to shop how they’d like – online, in a showroom or in the comfort of their own home.

  • Snapsheet: Leading the Way for Claims Management in the Insurance Industry

    Snapsheet: Leading the Way for Claims Management in the Insurance Industry

    Snapsheet, a systematic solution that utilizes powerful software, data, and human resources to accelerate the process for people who have been in an accident, announced two weeks ago (May 20, 2019) that it has raised $29 Million in Series E financing. The funding was led by F-Prime Capital, Lightbank, 1A Capital Group, USAA, and Tola…

  • Nurture Life – The Answer to Mom’s Dinner Prayers

    Nurture Life – The Answer to Mom’s Dinner Prayers

    My mom always had her work cut out for her in our household of six growing up – especially when it came time for dinner. It was not a rare occurrence for my mom to forget to go to the store for groceries or simply have a case of the notorious “lazies”. Not much has…

  • Arc Suppression Technologies Raises $2.9 Million In Funding

    Arc Suppression Technologies Raises $2.9 Million In Funding

    Arc Suppression Technologies, a Minneapolis-based technology company, announced three weeks ago that it raised $2.9 million in funding from an angel-backed investment. CEO Robert Thorbus and CTO Reinhold Henke founded Arc Suppression Technologies in 2010. After shortly realizing classical arc suppression did not deliver promising results, Thorbus and Henke got to work on contact arc…