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Blueprint Raises $9 Million Series A to Help Mental Health Clinicians Deliver Higher-Quality Care in Less Time

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

CHICAGO, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blueprint, the technology platform helping mental health clinicians deliver higher-quality care in less time, today announced its $9 million Series A co-led by Ensemble VC and Lightbank, with participation from Bonfire Ventures, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, TAU Ventures, Data Tech Fund, and select angel investors. Blueprint provides easy-to-use software for mental health clinicians to help them deliver effective, efficient, and personalized patient care through actionable data and insights. With the help of Blueprint's platform, over 180,000 patients have access to higher-quality mental health care.

Key Points: 
  • Blueprint provides easy-to-use software for mental health clinicians to help them deliver effective, efficient, and personalized patient care through actionable data and insights.
  • With the help of Blueprint's platform, over 180,000 patients have access to higher-quality mental health care.
  • Despite the fact that the U.S. has the highest number of mental health clinicians per capita compared to any other country, the m ental health crisis has reached epidemic levels.
  • We've seen Blueprint's profound impact on clinicians and patients, and believe the company will continue shaping the future of mental health care."

AllFly Raises $2.4 Million to Revolutionize Group and Event Travel

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Travel tech startup AllFly raises $2.4m from Lightbank and Corazon Capital out of Chicago.

Key Points: 
  • Travel tech startup AllFly raises $2.4m from Lightbank and Corazon Capital out of Chicago.
  • The company aims to simplify and streamline the group and event travel space by offering a suite of products designed to help tour operators, meeting planners, and businesses plan, book, and manage group travel.
  • With over twenty years of experience in the group travel market, Peterson recognized the need to reduce the complexity of purchasing and managing group contracts from airlines.
  • With its innovative approach, AllyFly has quickly become a go-to choice for group travel and corporate partners in this vast ecosystem."

Paytient Raises $63 Million to Help Americans Access and Afford Healthcare

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Founded in 2018, Paytient partners with thoughtful employers and insurers to empower Americans to more easily pay out-of-pocket healthcare costs that too often feel out of reach.

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  • Founded in 2018, Paytient partners with thoughtful employers and insurers to empower Americans to more easily pay out-of-pocket healthcare costs that too often feel out of reach.
  • “Few people plan on getting sick, and even fewer are immune to the financial impact of unexpected out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
  • “Fundamentally, we believe the healthcare journey deserves its own financial products that enable equitable access to care.
  • “Every day we hear from folks who use their Paytient card to help them better access care and manage healthcare spending.

AI/ML Tech Product Leader Kris Petersen Joins 3D Cloud by Marxent as CPO

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today 3D Cloud™ by Marxent, the 3D experience platform for furniture and home improvement, announced the appointment of Kris Petersen as the company's Chief Product Officer. Petersen is charged with shaping 3D Cloud into the unified 3D design and visualization standard for home furnishings, office furniture, kitchen, bath, storage, and decking.

Key Points: 
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today 3D Cloud by Marxent, the 3D experience platform for furniture and home improvement, announced the appointment of Kris Petersen as the company's Chief Product Officer.
  • I've used every deck builder, kitchen designer, and room planner there is," said Kris Petersen, 3D Cloud by Marxent's newly-appointed Chief Product Officer.
  • 3D Cloud by Marxent is the 3D experience platform and global leader in 3D e-commerce for furniture, kitchen, bath, outdoor, office furniture, closets, and storage.
  • Applications that run on 3D Cloud include 3D Product Configurators, 3D Sectional Configurator, 3D Room Planner with Design from Photo, 360 Product Spins, 3D Renders, WebAR, Augmented Reality retail apps, and Virtual Reality retail apps.

AMERICA'S FIRST CIRCULAR RETAILER RE-BRANDS AS MANYMOONS

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Monday, November 14, 2022

NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- America's first circular retailer, formerly known as Borobabi, announces today that it is rebranding as "Manymoons." This new name reflects the company's strategic move to clearly convey its eco-conscious value proposition as it broadens its product assortment and expands its online activities and brick-and-mortar footprint with the opening of its flagship SoHo store. 

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- America's first circular retailer, formerly known as Borobabi, announces today that it is rebrandingas "Manymoons."
  • With a model already successfully proven for children's clothing, and now expanding to women's clothing and accessories, Manymoons leverages technology to create a circular economy.
  • "The retail sector is ripe for disruption," said Carolyn Butler, founder and CEO of Manymoons.
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Hello Divorce Closes $3.25M in Oversubscribed Seed Round to Disrupt the Broken Divorce Process

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022

OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hello Divorce, the leading legal fintech platform for affordable, less-stressful divorces, today announced a seed investment of $3.25 million led by The Artemis Fund, which invests in female founders that are modernizing and diversifying wealth. The round includes capital from existing pre-seed investors Lightbank, Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Gaingels, CEAS Investments and Jack Newton, the CEO and Co-Founder of Clio, and new investors CMFG Ventures Discovery Fund, Pitbull Ventures, Chaos Ventures, and Sand Hill Angels. With this round of funding, Hello Divorce will develop its modular platform to scale to a broader range of customers and innovate tech in key areas of opportunity in the family law space to solve problems throughout the lifecycle of divorce.

Key Points: 
  • With this round of funding, Hello Divorce will develop its modular platform to scale to a broader range of customers and innovate tech in key areas of opportunity in the family law space to solve problems throughout the lifecycle of divorce.
  • "At its core, Hello Divorce allows people to take better care of themselves and their families during and after a divorce, regardless of income.
  • With this funding, we will expand access to an easier, kinder, and less expensive pathway to divorce one that's rooted in fairness."
  • Hello Divorce is fixing the broken and expensive divorce process with a combination of software and accessible, easy-to-understand, affordable legal services.

86 Repairs Raises $15.2M Series A to Continue Disrupting Restaurant Repairs and Maintenance

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Tuesday, July 26, 2022

CHICAGO, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 (GFS), Cleveland Avenue, MATH Venture Partners, and others. The investment will allow 86 Repairs to drive product innovation and support its nearly 3x year-over-year revenue growth.

Key Points: 
  • 86 Repairs offers restaurants and other commercial kitchen operators 24/7/365 support for on-demand repair management, preventative maintenance programs, and access to never-before-seen, data-driven insights on repair and maintenance (R&M) spend.
  • "86 Repairs is changing how restaurant operators address this long-standing pain point," says Pascale Diaine, Partner at Storm Ventures.
  • Restaurant teams are able to stay laser-focused on their customers while 86 Repairs takes repairs off their plates.
  • About 86 Repairs: 86 Repairs is the repair and maintenance management platform built for the restaurant industry.

New York Film Tech Upstart SHOWRUNNER Raises $4M From Top VCs, Moves HQ To Chicago

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Friday, May 6, 2022

CHICAGO, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A stealth-mode startup called SHOWRUNNER (https://showrunner.tech) announced that venture capitalists from coast to coast have invested $4 million to fund its film production technology that promises to make billion-dollar waves in the entertainment industry.

Key Points: 
  • The software company, which recently moved its headquarters from New York City to Chicago, was significantly oversubscribed with investors wanting to join the funding round.
  • The round was led by Lightbank , with Craft Ventures , Gaingels , Allen Gannett (author of The Creative Curve), and several other angel investors participating.
  • "Film is an industry that everyone wants to work in because the end product is magic," says SHOWRUNNER CEO Shane Snow.
  • "SHOWRUNNER is tackling that inefficiency with software, connected devices, and data so crew members can focus on their art."

Elevent Raises $2.75M Seed Round to Help Bring Employees Together

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Monday, April 4, 2022

This latest round was led by TDF Ventures with participation from Lightbank, K50 Ventures, Purple Arch Ventures, and Verissimo Ventures.

Key Points: 
  • This latest round was led by TDF Ventures with participation from Lightbank, K50 Ventures, Purple Arch Ventures, and Verissimo Ventures.
  • The prior round was $2 million and led by Lightbank with participation from K50, Purple Arch Ventures, and Verissimo Ventures.
  • Elevent was created in the post-COVID world and is leading the way in changing how modern companies book events.
  • About Elevent: Born out of a need to connect virtually, Elevent is your go-to marketplace for fun.

Gameflip Partners with the 1,000 Dreams Fund for Charity NFT Drive

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gameflip announced their partnership with the 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF) charity, offering unique digital collectibles to the mainstream.

Key Points: 
  • SAN JOSE, Calif., March 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gameflip announced their partnership with the 1,000 Dreams Fund (1DF) charity, offering unique digital collectibles to the mainstream.
  • With over 6 million gamers worldwide, Gameflip helps facilitate thousands of daily transactions across multiple categories and popular gaming titles.
  • The Gameflip Assist + 1,000 Dreams Fund will directly benefit the BroadcastHER Initiative, a grant specifically to support women and non-men broadcasters on Twitch.
  • Launching under Gameflip's charitable branch, Gameflip Assist, Gameflip created a storefront for NFTs that incorporate utility with seamless redemption.