November 1, 2017

Vital Farms Opens Facility in Springfield, Missouri

Springfield News-Leader A national supplier of pasture-raised eggs celebrated the opening of its Springfield processing facility this month. Austin-based Vital Farms‘ new facility, named “Egg Central Station,” processes one million eggs a day. It has created more than 50 new jobs with a starting wage of $13 an hour. Mayor Ken McClure told the News-Leader the…

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November 1, 2017

SJF Co-Leads Investment in Jopwell

New York, NY – SJF Ventures is pleased to announce it has co-led the $7.5 million Series-A investment in NY-based Jopwell, a company that matches Black, Latino and Native American professionals with career opportunities.  Cue Ball co-led the investment with participation from Kapor Capital, Y-Combinator, Omidyar Network, Teneo Holdings and Valar Ventures. Minorities are underrepresented…

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December 7, 2016

SJF Invests in LeadGenius

SJF Ventures III has invested $3 million in LeadGenius. The Berkeley, CA-based company delivers a marketing and sales platform powered by best-in-class data that is continually refined through a unique combination of machine learning technology and skilled human researchers. Serving over 200 customers, from rapidly-scaling tech startups such as Weebly, to Fortune 500 businesses such as…

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November 26, 2016

Yieldbot Named One of America’s Fastest Growing Companies

Yieldbot Yieldbot, a digital media technology and marketplace that connects brands with active consumer intent announced it placed second on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. Yieldbot, which delivers measured engagement and sales lift for brands across their…

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October 27, 2016

Washington Post Discusses Vital Farms’ New Initiative

Pressure from animal welfare groups and consumer interest in humane farming methods are fueling a quiet international race to develop technology that would end one of the egg industry’s most gruesome practices: the shredding to death of billions of newborn male chicks each year. Efforts are underway in North America and Europe to find an industrial-scale method to determine the gender…

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April 24, 2016

Validic Grows with Healthcare Wearables

This Company Connects Your Fitbit to Your Doctor April 23, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT Validic is becoming a key player in “wearables.” You may never have heard of Validic, but if you’ve ever sent your doctor data from your Fitbit, smart scale, glucose meter or another wearable device or health tracker, chances are Validic was…

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April 9, 2016

Vital Farms Becomes Certified B Corp

Vital Farms’ hens live the way birds are meant to: under open skies and grazing on organically maintained green pastures, all day, every day. In addition to enjoying nature’s all-natural salad diet, the girls get plenty of exercise and as a result, these happy hens lay delicious, nutritionally rich eggs with wonderfully thick and flavorful…

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April 9, 2016

Conscious Company Magazine Features Vital Farms

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March 31, 2016

SJF Ventures and Fontinalis Partners Co-Lead $8 Million Financing for TransLoc

Durham, N.C., March 31, 2016—TransLoc, a leading provider of transit technology, announced today that it has completed an $8 million round of financing. The round was co-led by SJF Ventures and Fontinalis Partners, with additional investments from Marc Benioff’s Efficient Capacity fund, Thomas McMurray and Patient Capital Collaborative (PCC), an impact fund affiliated with Investors’…

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February 9, 2016

Vital Farms Raises $8 Million

Since 2007, Austin-based organic egg producer Vital Farms Inc. has grown from a single operation in Southeast Austin to a network of 90 family-owned farms in six states. Read story.

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January 9, 2016

Think Through Solves 1 Billion Math Problems

Students embrace classroom program, complete millions of complex problems daily during 2014-15 school year Think Through Learning, creators of Think Through Math, a web-based math instructional system for grades 3 and above, announced today that students using the program across the U.S. have surpassed one billion math problems in the 2014-15 school year. More than…

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September 28, 2015

Community Energy Plans Largest Solar Plant in Mid Atlantic

Governor McAuliffe Announces Giant Step Forward for Solar Generation in Virginia September 28, 2015 State Issues Final Permit to Community Energy’s 80 Megawatt Solar Plant in Virginia — Largest Solar Generation Facility in the Mid-Atlantic EASTERN SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MELFA, VA – Sept. 28, 2015 – Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that the Virginia Department…

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June 15, 2015

Validic Named Top Healthcare Disrupter

DURHAM, N.C., June 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Global research leader Frost & Sullivan has recognized Validic, the healthcare industry’s leading digital health platform, for its transformative and disruptive impact on healthcare, as a Top Ten Company Disrupting Healthcare. Frost & Sullivan analysts researched the healthcare landscape identifying companies with disruptive solutions that best address the present…

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May 12, 2015

HYLA Names New Chief Executive Officer

Biju Nair Appointed HYLA, Inc.’s Chief Executive Officer 05.12.2015 Nair brings more than 20 years of industry-leading technology innovation to global leader in trade-in solutions Dallas, Texas – May 12, 2015 – HYLA, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Biju Nair to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer. Biju assumed the…

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May 9, 2015

Former Portfolio Company MedPage Discusses Need for Science

LAS VEGAS — Personalized health technologies — such as wearable devices — should be built based on sound science, according to guidelines for developing the technologies released here Wednesday. Basing the technologies on sound science was one of five principles included in the guidelines, which were announced at a breakfast session at the annual meeting…

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May 9, 2015

Aseptia Honored for Outstanding Food Technology

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May 9, 2015

Aseptia Ranks 20th on Inc’s 2015 List of Fastest Growing Companies

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May 9, 2015

Washington Post Features Vital Farms

In 2006, Michael Cox, a chicken farmer in northwest Arkansas, faced a choice that many farmers do: Grow or die. His family had been raising chickens for three generations, first for agriculture behemoth Cargill and then for themselves. Even with 800,000 laying hens, Cox was not big enough to compete: “If you’re growing or dying,”…

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February 24, 2015

Reducing Waste and Emissions in the Retail Supply Chain

Sustainable Reverse Logistics Reducing Waste and Emissions in the Retail Supply Chain 02.24.16 The retail industry faces a large and growing challenge in managing the 3.5 billion products consumers return every year, resulting in financial losses as well as environmental impacts, including 4 billion pounds of waste and 11 million metric tons of carbon emissions. Return…

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February 10, 2015

ED MAP Partners with Capella University

Nelsonville, OH, February 10, 2015 – ED MAP, Inc. has announced a new partnership that will assist Capella University respond to the changing needs and expectations for higher education institutions. ED MAP is a content strategy and logistics company, supporting over 100 institutions and 1 million students. ED MAP’s OPENVUE® platform and supporting services will…

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