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Cultivation Capital targets $40 mln for second life sciences fundSt. Louis-based Cultivation Capital has raised $2.25 million for its second life sciences fund, according to an SEC filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1688005/000168800516000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml The target is $40 million.
- Kindful bags $3.5 mln Series A
Nashville-based Kindful, a fundraising automation platform, has secured $3.5 million in Series A funding. Cultivation Capital led the round.
- Cultivation Capital holds initial close on fintech fund
St. Louis-based Cultivation Capital held a $20.5 million close on a $100 million targeted fund, according to a regulatory filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1679300/000167930016000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml The Cultivation Capital Fintech Fund raised the initial close from 30 investors, the filing reports. The firm was co-founded by General Partner Jim McKelvey, who's co-founder of Square and remains on the board of the mobile payments company.
- Just closed: Cultivation Capital raises $21m
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- Las Olas VC adds new associate to team
Las Olas Venture Capital has hired Nate Vasel as an associate. Previously, Vasel worked at Thompson Street Capital Partners where he was also an associate.
- Adarza BioSystems closes $5 mln Series B
Adarza BioSystems Inc closed a $5 million Series B financing round led by Cultivation Capital, Lewis and Clark Ventures and Siemens' venture capital unit. Adarza, which has operations in Rochester, New York and St. Louis, Missouri, is a developer of label-free biosensor assays and instruments.
- Cultivation Capital leads $5.3 mln growth investment in DealCloud
Cultivation Capital led a $5.3 million growth investment in DealCloud, a SaaS platform for business development, pipeline management and deal execution for the private markets. Other investors in the funding included Hamilton Lane, Holekamp Ventures, Holton Capital Group, Rick Kushel, former chief executive officer of iLevel Solutions and Joe Maxwell, former CEO of Shareholder Insite. Kushel took over as CEO of DealCloud.
- Benson Hill Biosystems nets $7.3 mln Series A
Missouri and North Carolina-based Benson Hill Biosystems, an agricultural solutions provider, has raised $7.3 million in Series A funding. Middleland Capital led the round with participation from Mercury Fund, Prelude Ventures, Prolog Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, Cultivation Capital, TechAccel, Missouri Technology Corporation and Biogenerator. In conjunction with the funding, Scott Horner of Middleland Capital and Dan Watkins of Mercury Fund have been added to Benson Hill's board of directors.
- Cultivation Capital leads $1.6 mln funding in BlueStrata
Cultivation Capital led a $1.6 million funding round in BlueStrata, which provides an electronic health record system built for the long-term care market. Cultivation invested $500,000. Bill Schmidt, managing partner of Cultivation, will join the BlueStrata board.