Press Releases

In solidarity with the #FightFor15 movement, Bridj leads the national conversation by being the first to publicly support a sustainable wage for the shared economy.

November 15, 2015 | Holly Killary

THINKmd’s, “Medsinc”, is a simple-to-use mobile clinical assessment, treatment and triage platform designed for minimally trained community health workers, primarily in emerging countries.

October 23, 2015 | Holly Killary

Business Bikers, participants in Road Pitch 2015, and the Vermont community are invited to join the Candidates running for Governor of the State of Vermont at Gov Pitch 2016.

October 3, 2015 | Holly Killary

Mamava celebrated National Breastfeeding Month by kicking off its crowdsourcing app with baby care company Seventh Generation, encouraging moms to nominate where they would like to see future Mamava units.

August 14, 2015 | Holly Killary

IrisVR, a New York City-based startup founded by Nate Beatty and Shane Scranton, recent NYC accelerator Techstars alumni, announced a $1.625M funding round led by Indicator Ventures and Valar Ventures to bring its virtual reality software to market. IrisVR is building a suite of software that can transform any digital 3D model into an immersive… Read more »

July 20, 2015 | Holly Killary

The Milwaukee County Zoo is the first Zoo in the country to offer Mamava Lactation Suites – quiet, comfortable and private areas for nursing mothers to use while visiting the Zoo.

July 15, 2015 | Holly Killary

FreshTracks completed an investment in its 7th portfolio company, IrisVR, from its third fund, FreshTracks Capital III.   IrisVR is a software platform allowing architects to automatically convert design files into a virtual reality format, so that clients can explore and “inhabit” a virtual 3D building prior to construction of a physical structure.  “We are delighted… Read more »

July 10, 2015 | Holly Killary

Mamava, Inc. an innovative company that delivers design solutions for nursing mothers on the go, making the world a friendlier place for women to pump or breastfeed, announced today that it closed on a seed capital round of financing which included $250,000 of investment from FreshTracks Capital III, L.P. Cairn G. Cross co-founder and managing… Read more »

July 6, 2015 | Holly Killary

Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) is pleased to name Duane Peterson, founder and co-president of SunCommon, as the 2015 recipient of the Terry Ehrich Award for Excellence in Socially Responsible Business.

July 1, 2015 | Holly Killary

The second annual Road Pitch, a four day motorcycle tour of Vermont in which a gang of “business bikers” (comprised of investors, entrepreneurs and business advisors) ride around the state and stop in various towns to listen to entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts now includes a “Riders Choice Prize.” These prizes will be awarded at… Read more »

June 19, 2015 | Holly Killary