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Prepare.ai draws a sell-out crowd in its second year in St. Louis
The Prepare.ai Conference on Artificial Intelligence marked its second year last week at the Eric P. Newman Education Center in St. Louis, Missouri on April 9. The conference has grown since its inauguration last year, attracting 500 attendees from across the country to hear from a top-notch lineup of speakers on a range of Artificial…
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Balto Software helps drive sales and revenue through improved communication
St. Louis-based Balto Software, is an AI technology that is truly changing sales. The Balto technology makes sales reps better listeners, clearer communicators, and more empathetic, skilled salespeople – which ultimately helps drive revenue in sales, service, and collection organizations. Marc Bernstein, co-founder and CEO of Balto Software, recounted to SPN the story behind the…
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St. Louis-based Tunespeak innovates in the music industry
St. Louis-based Tunespeak is a win-win for musicians and their fans. Have you entered to win tickets to see Old Dominion in Cedar Rapids, IA on March 31? Or Hunter Hayes in Madison, WI on May 2 including a meet and greet? Or how about The Maine right here in Omaha on May 26? Huh…what…you…
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Master your Metrics with Panoptive
“Where did I see that…I know it’s here somewhere….” That oft-uttered phrase is probably one most analysts would prefer to eliminate from their minds for good. Managing, cataloging, and reporting metrics in any organization can be a daunting, tedious, and time-consuming task, oftentimes resulting in information disparities and delays. The rapidity at which business is…
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Plastomics raises convertible debt financing
St. Louis-based biotechnology firm Plastomics raised $900k+ from St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, Missouri Technology and St. Louis Arch Angels on December 28, with other undisclosed investors also participating. The company is a developer of seed technology designed to produce higher yielding crops through chloroplast engineering. Plastomics’ technology entails placing crop traits in a plant’s…
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Lean Media CEO nominated for Pipeline Innovator Member Growth Award
Beth Handrigan, CEO of St. Louis-based Lean Media, has been nominated for the Pipeline Innovator Member Growth Award. The Pipeline Innovator Awards gala is coming up this month on January 24 and 25, right here in Omaha. Handrigan was a Pipeline Fellow in 2017 and a member in 2018. Her husband Brian (CEO of…
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Summersalt closes $6.1 million deal and continues to scale
“Relatable, wearable, and sexy on our own terms.” When St. Louis-based startup founders Lori Coulter and Reshma Chattaram Chamberlin met over lunch in June 2016, they did not immediately envision or even discuss the possibility of starting a company together. Nonetheless, the co-founders launched their eco-friendly designer swimwear brand Summersalt on May 23, 2017, and…
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Virtual experience company Geniecast brings the speaker to you
Looking to book a thought leader for your next event? Look no further. Imagine gathering a group of friends, flipping on your flat screen, and voilà – your favorite chef greets your guests for an interactive cooking class. Perhaps your company is looking to engage a notable author for a company retreat, or you are…
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St. Louis based SwipeSum raises $1 million
SwipeSum is a St. Louis based startup that uses technology to discover better merchant processing options for businesses. The technology is premised on identifying lower rates for merchant processing and creates an auction for merchant processers to bid on the work at businesses. The company was formed in 2016 by brothers, Michael and Stephen Seamen.…
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Kidney function monitor company raises more capital in St. Louis
St. Louis based Medibeacon filed paperwork with the SEC last week regarding their $1.25 million raise. This brings their total raise for the year to more than $7 million. The filing identifies these raises as debt-only raises. Medibeacon has created a hardware device that helps monitory kidney function. This device, called a Transdermal GFR (Glomerular…