• Coco Coders

  Participated · Seed · May 2026

  Coco Coders operates a live, instructor-led subscription model that teaches children ages 6 to 14 coding and AI concepts through rotating four-week, theme-based modules. Its lessons connect technical skills to real-world industries and careers while emphasizing problem-solving, creativity, and critical thinking. The company serves students across all 50 U.S. states, the United Kingdom, and more than 10 countries. Coco Coders has grown ARR from $500,000 at the time of a May 2024 raise to $1.5 million two years later. With the new seed funding, it plans to expand curriculum development, grow its teacher network, and deepen school partnerships and school-based programming. The company is increasing its presence in Iowa, Nevada, North Dakota, and South Dakota to accelerate classroom partnerships and outreach.

• HerdDogg

  Led · Series A · Jun 2024

  HerdDogg is a Nebraska-based agtech company that makes smart ear tags to monitor cattle vital signs and behavior, often described as a "Fitbit for cows." Its ear tags measure internal body temperature, three-axis movement and acceleration, and feed data into analytics to detect disease days earlier than conventional methods. The company says earlier detection reduces on-farm mortality, improves farm economics, and lowers environmental impact by reducing the number of cattle needed and associated methane emissions. HerdDogg has doubled the number of ear tags deployed across the U.S. and Australia in the past two months and plans to enter the Canadian market soon. CEO Andrew Uden emphasizes improving cattle and producer outcomes through consistent monitoring and timely intervention. The company closed a $6M Series A4 round led by Serra Ventures and Wonder Fund North Dakota, with participation from Lever VC Fund II and other investors. HerdDogg delivers a patented, Bluetooth-enabled animal traceability system built around DoggTags, a DoggBone device, and an Animal Traceability Platform. The platform automatically collects animal-level data, analyzes it in real time, and sends critical information to producers on desktops and cellphones to enable tracking, welfare monitoring, and traceability. HerdDogg positions its Bluetooth solution in contrast to traditional RFID and markets it as a cost-effective precision livestock tool. Management plans to accelerate market adoption and rapidly scale into the global livestock supply chain. The company closed a $4M Series A to fund that expansion. HerdDogg frames its offering at the intersection of agtech, the internet-of-things, and global food security while emphasizing improved producer profitability and food safety. HerdDogg sells a patented IoT-based system comprising ear‑mounted DoggTags, cloud‑connected DoggBone readers, and a mobile app to provide real‑time livestock biometrics and behavioral data. The company combines sensor data with proprietary algorithms to give farmers alerts and actionable herd health information. HerdDogg aims to help dairy farmers and ranchers detect heat, illness, injury, and animal location to improve operations and profitability. The startup plans to use new capital to accelerate development and commercialisation of its field‑tested system. Its technology creates a dataset of animal vitals that the company intends to leverage for continued product improvements. Founded in 2015, HerdDogg has positioned its product for on‑farm deployment and scaling.

• Thread

  Participated · Series A · Oct 2023

  Thread builds a robotics platform that autonomously collects inspection data from utility and energy assets using a self-contained device with an onboard processor, AI algorithms, and back-end management software. Customers deploy and control drones and robots through Thread to monitor oil, wind, gas, solar, and power transmission and distribution assets. The platform integrates with customers' existing software stacks and provides templated data pipelines for predictable, governable workflows and asset-performance insights. Thread counts customers including Xcel Energy, Constellation Energy, and Otter Tail Power, and has partnerships with companies such as Mistras Group. The company is also working with the U.S. Air Force (via AFWERX) on an approximately $1.2 million contract to develop a drone system for base security. Thread has about 50 full-time employees and plans to use Series A proceeds to recruit technical talent, launch a power-line inspection product, and scale sales and business development.

• LandTrust

  Participated · Series A · Mar 2023

  LandTrust operates an online marketplace that connects landowners with outdoor recreationists, offering do-it-yourself and hosted outdoor experiences such as hunting, fishing, birdwatching, foraging, RVing, and farm and ranch tours. The company lists over 1 million acres owned by hundreds of landowners, many of whom are multi-generation owners. Led by founder and CEO Nic De Castro, LandTrust currently lists lands in the Rocky Mountain West and Great Plains. The company raised $6M in a Series A to fund growth and further expansion. Proceeds are intended to support expansion into five more states in 2023. The business model creates income for landowners while providing recreational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts.

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