Fundraising FoxRed Cedar
Cedar Falls · Seed
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Investment thesis
Red Cedar is a Cedar Falls, Iowa-based organization that supports business development in the Cedar Valley region. It brings together entrepreneurs, business owners, municipalities, and educational institutions, and operates two seed-focused funds.
What they invest in
from 2 of 2 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×2Digital Health ×1Enterprise Software ×1Healthtech ×1Medical Devices ×1SaaS ×1
Investments · 2 tracked
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FirstIgnite provides AI software that helps universities, hospitals, nonprofits, and foundations identify, engage, and manage partnership opportunities in research funding, philanthropy, and technology licensing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Chase Bonhag(Founder)inCody Pawlowski(Founder)in
Co-investorsConnetic VenturesFrontier VenturesID VenturesIllinois VenturesMichigan RiseY Combinator+5 more
Retia Medical develops advanced hemodynamic monitoring devices, including the Argos Cardiac Output Monitor, which uses proprietary algorithms to provide real-time clinical decision support for high-risk patients.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
Marc Zemel(Co-Founder and CEO)inRamakrishna Mukkamala(Co-Founder)inJerry Korten(Executive Vice President)inRoger Mecca(Consultative Medical Officer)inAlexander Markovic(Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsFresenius Medical Care Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Red Cedar invest at?
- Red Cedar invests at the Seed stage.
- Where is Red Cedar located?
- Red Cedar is headquartered in Cedar Falls, US.
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