Investment
Lincoln-based travel startup Travefy has announced the close of a $1.8 million fundraising round, which includes a strategic investment from Travel and Transport, one of the largest travel management companies in the US. Travefy helps groups coordinate and plan trips together. The announcement comes at the close of Travefy’s 6-month Series A fundraising round. The announcement has…
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With this investment, Keith Molzer, General Partner at Flyover Capital, has joined opendorse’s Board of Directors. Further financial terms of this deal have not been disclosed.
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Information gathered with the assistance of Invest Nebraska and research staff at UNL and UNO suggest that the credit is having the desired impact. Estimates indicate the direct and indirect creation of about 500 jobs with an average salary of over $60,000.
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B2 Interactive announced today that it has acquired Storage.com from Self Storage Co., a subsidiary of Extra Space Management, Inc.
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They previously raised a $3 million angel seed round in 2008.
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The Creelio platform helps executives and thought leaders in the financial services industry who are looking for a more effective, hassle-free way of developing their content and social media presence.
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Plains Angels, a Des Moines-based angel investment group, announced this week that its members invested $2,425,000 in seven startup companies last year. The total marks their highest year yet since founding in 2012.
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“We’re kind of the Priceline of the roofing business,” said Davis on the Straight Shot blog. “But instead of filling empty airline seats we’re filling up their downtime and giving them a secondary stream of revenue at a fraction of the legwork.”
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Nebraska State Senator John Stinner of Scottsbluff introduced a bill this session, LB 156, that would increase the amount of available angel investor tax credits from $3 million to $5 million per year. The Legislature’s Revenue Committee advanced LB 156 unanimously, but set the amount of available credits at $4 million.
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Nebraska State Senator Colby Coash of Lincoln has introduced a bill, LB 226, that creates a framework for equity-based crowdfunding. The Nebraska Department of Banking & Finance would manage the program. Nebraska companies interested in using the program would be required to pay a $200 filing fee, submit documentation to be presented to prospective investors, and provide an escrow agreement with a financial institution where investments will be deposited.
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