4490 Ventures overview
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Data tech startup Fluree lands $4.73 mln seed
Winston-Salem, North Carolina-based Fluree, a data technology startup, has secured $4.73 million in seed funding. The lead investor was 4490 Ventures. Also, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund participated in the round.
Understory procures $5.25 mln Series B
Understory, a weather network and analytics company, has secured $5.25 million in Series B funding. True Ventures led the round with participation from 4490 Ventures and Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund.
Avid Ratings inks $6 mln
Madison, Wisconsin-based Avid Ratings, a customer experience company for homebuilders, has secured $6 million in funding. The investors were 4490 Ventures and Beringea.
Level Ex nabs $11 mln Series A
Chicago-based Level Ex, a maker of a professional video game for doctors, has secured $11 million in Series A funding. The investors included 4490 Ventures, JAZZ Venture Partners and Pritzker Group Venture Capital.
PhysIQ snags $8 mln Series B
Naperville, Illinois-based PhysIQ, a provider of proprietary predictive analytics for human physiology, has raised $8 million in Series B funding. The lead investor was 4490 Ventures. Other investors include Quark Venture Inc and LionBird. In conjunction with the funding, Dan Malven, a managing partner at 4490 Ventures, and Dr. Zafrira Avnur, a chief scientific officer at Quark Venture, have joined PhysIQ's board of directors.
ABODO grabs $4.8 mln Series A
Real estate startup ABODO has closed $4.8 million in Series A funding. The lead investor was 4490 Ventures with American Family Ventures and Flyover Capital also participating in this round.
Understory gets $7.5 mln Series A from 4490 Ventures, Monsanto
Understory, a developer of weather sensor hardware and hyper-local data networks, received $7.5 million in Series A funding. Monsanto Growth Ventures and 4490 Ventures led the round with participation from returning investors True Ventures, RRE Ventures and SK Ventures as well as new backer CSA Partners. Understory will relocate its headquarters from Boston to Madison, Wisconsin.
EatStreet cooks up $15 mln Series C
Madison, Wisconsin-based EatStreet, an online and mobile food ordering company, has secured $15 million in Series C funding. The lead investors were 4490 Ventures and Lumia Capital. Also, GCI Capital, MATH Venture Partners and the State of Wisconsin Investment Board participated in the round.
4490 Ventures funds managed
Closed funds: 2
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Cortex locks in $6m Series A
Cortex, a building analytics software company, has secured $6 million in Series A funding.
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Momentum builds in the heartland as 128 new funds form in the last decade
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Trainual collects $6.75 mln Series A
Trainual, an online training platform that helps growing businesses organize onboarding and training, has secured $6.75 million in Series A funding.
Weather network and analytics firm Understory lands $7.5 mln
Madison, Wisconsin-based Understory, a weather network and analytics company, has secured $7.5 million in funding. The lead investor was 4490 Ventures.
HealthMyne amasses $15 mln Series B
Madison, Wisconsin-based HealthMyne, a provider of quantitative imaging decision support for radiology and oncology to U.S.-based multi-hospital system, has secured $15 million in Series B funding. Ascension Ventures led the round with participation from return Venture Investors, 4490 Ventures and WARF.