86 Repairs continues to disrupt restaurant repairs and maintenance — Latest round of venture funding will drive product innovation and market expansion after 3x YoY revenue growth Chicago-based restaurant tech company 86 Repairs today announced it raised $15.2 million in Series A funding led by Silicon Valley-based Storm Ventures with participation from Savory Fund, Lightbank, TDF Ventures, Gordon Food Service…

This is a guest post from mHUB. View the full report here. The COVID-19 pandemic is giving way to a more manageable endemic phase. As the world emerges into a “new normal,” attention has been captured by society’s more fragile conditions for stronger resiliency. In the hopes of mitigating future…

Republished from Axios. View the original article here. Rheaply, a Chicago-based startup that helps companies quantify and manage their purchased goods and resources in order to cut carbon emissions, has raised $20 million in new funding, the company told Axios. Why it matters: Rheaply is going after low-hanging fruit in…

This article is a guest post from Eric Engelmann at ISA Ventures. Your cap table tells a story about your business: it contains the people and organizations who’ve invested in the company during each chapter of your company’s history. As a founder, you need to manage that cap table story…

This article is a guest post from Innovation Works. Innovation Works and Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) released our tenth annual review of Pittsburgh’s technology investment landscape. This report provides a comprehensive review of investment and exit activity in the Pittsburgh region from 2011–2021. The report was launched with…

This article is a guest post from Marigrace Ragsdale, Venture Platform Manager at Render Capital. On the Render Capital blog, we’ve talked a lot about a founder’s fundraising journey and how to engage with investors. One of the critical elements of a successful fundraise is strategic and intentional preparation ahead…

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (May 10, 2022) — — Smart Apply® an agtech startup whose precision spray technology reduces chemical and water usage by orchards and vineyards by an average of 50 percent, has successfully raised a $1.3 million seed round. The proceeds from the round will be used to build upon…

This article is a guest post from Chris Zhong, a Senior Associate at Nationwide Ventures The mobility industry has been evolving quickly, driven not only by technological improvement, but also by economic and social changes such as urbanization, consumer behavior changes, and environmental initiatives. In the past decade, 3,000+ startups…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Apr. 4, 2022) — Render Capital, a $15 million regional fund that is focused on providing early-stage risk capital for entrepreneurs in Louisville and Southern Indiana, today announced the opening of applications for their third annual Render Competition. The competition aims to make funding more accessible to local…