Press Releases

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

Shelburne, Vermont   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 has announced its 2015 schedule. Road Pitch was founded in 2014 by Cairn… Read more »

May 13, 2015 | Holly Killary

Faraday’s map-driven platform includes nearly a terabyte of data on 100 million U.S. households and leverages advanced machine learning algorithms to pinpoint households most likely to make specific investments.

October 22, 2014 | Lee Bouyea

Burlington-based social media site, Ello, made its debut recently and garnered more than 200 media requests for interviews last week.

October 10, 2014 | Holly Killary

FreshTracks Capital announces the closing of FreshTracks III, its third venture capital fund raised since the firm was founded in 2000. This most recent Fund raised $11.5 million from 48 Limited Partners, and intends to invest in 10 – 15 companies over its 10 year life.

July 10, 2014 | Lee Bouyea

Budnitz Bicycles also released a new short film, “The Gift”, last month. The film film by award-winning filmmaker Russ Lamoureux features the Budnitz Model No.3 city bicycle, a beautiful woman, a pigeon, and a bucket of water

July 8, 2014 | Holly Killary