Prolific startup investors are often quite advanced in years themselves. A Crunchbase News ranking of the most active lead investors of 2019, for instance, found that most of the top ten are firms that have been around for several decades.
Looking at that list, one might get the impression that younger firms aren’t getting much of a share in the startup action. But that’s just not so.
Reconstruct provides a ‘visual command center’ for projects enabling project executives to proactively and precisely manage construction progress including detecting current, past, and future performance issues. The platform’s 3D timelines enable real-time coordination among general contractors, subs, owners, and lenders. A labor-intensive process that relied on paper or spreadsheets and took weeks now takes minutes.
To better find, connect with and invest in early-stage tech companies in the Midwest, a St. Louis venture capital firm opened a Chicago office. Cultivation Capital, whose portfolio includes Madison, Wisconsin-based ImageMover MD and Bloomington, Indiana-based Cheddar, announced that it opened a new office in River North on Monday.
St. Louis-based venture capital firm Cultivation Capital has made another investment in a fast-growing Chicago-based real estate startup. Cultivation Capital led a $2.5 million financing round for Avail, which has an online platform for do-it-yourself landlords and their tenants.
Today, Applied Driving Techniques (ADT) and Sfara, Inc. introduce a paradigm shift in fleet telematics, creating a comprehensive driver safety solution that can solve driver behavioral problems rather than just diagnose them.
Cultivation Capital is pleased to announce the addition of Paul Weber and Graham Peck as Venture Partners. The introduction of Paul and Graham will further strengthen Cultivation Capital’s technology investment strategy, by leveraging their extensive experience in the technology industry and scaling companies.