January 23, 2020 Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org Genio Technologies, Inc. has acquired exclusive rights to the MasSpec Pen System, a revolutionary technology from the University of Texas at Austin that is proven to accurately identify the difference between cancerous and normal tissue during surgery. OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E ManagementRead more
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September 12, 2019 Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org Oklahoma-based Kirrhos Pharmaceuticals is developing a novel, first-in-class treatment for a severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease known as NASH OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E, Inc., recently led an $850,000 seed investment in Oklahoma City-based Kirrhos Pharmaceuticals, which is developing a therapeuticRead more
By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2019, The Oklahoman Of the more than 120 types of brain and central nervous system tumors, Glioblastoma (also called GBM) is the most aggressive — a deadly brain cancer with no cure. Glioblastomas often appear with no warning or prior symptoms. These Type IV tumors tend to produce their ownRead more
May 21, 2019 Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org THG Energy Solutions, LLC, is an innovative software-as-a-service energy data and technology provider OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E, Inc. and the George Kaiser Family Foundation recently co-led a $4 million Series A investment round in THG Energy Solutions, LLC, a Tulsa and Austin-basedRead more
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK and CHICAGO, IL April 18, 2019 – Simergent closed a $2.835M seed round to continue developing an affordable home dialysis system for the US and abroad. Simergent’s Archimedes automated peritoneal dialysis system will allow access to home dialysis at a much more affordable price point with world-class patient usability and patient safetyRead more
March 26, 2019 Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org Oklahoma-based BPEndo is creating an innovative device assists physicians in properly inflating the colon during a medical procedure known as a colonoscopy OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E, Inc., recently led a $1.2 million Series A investment round in BPEndo, LLC, aRead more
September 13, 2018 Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org Oklahoma City-based Whiteboard Technologies produces an innovative Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product known as Whiteboard Mortgage CRM, designed specifically for the mortgage loan industry OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E, Inc., recently led a $2.5 million Series A investment round in Oklahoma City-based Whiteboard Technologies,Read more
August 24, 2018 Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org Oklahoma-based SendaRide provides Customized Non-Emergency Medical Transportation for the Heath Care Industry. i2E, Inc., recently led a $1.74 million Series A investment round in SendaRide, an Oklahoma City-based company that has developed an innovative, non-emergency transportation solution for the health care industry.Read more
Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 sseagraves@i2E.org Simergent has developed an easy-to-use, affordable dialysis device for patients suffering from kidney failure OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E, Inc., recently led a $1.2 million investment round in Norman-based Simergent, LLC, a startup company that developed a peritoneal dialysis device that is affordable and easy toRead more
October 19, 2017 Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 or sseagraves@i2E.org Digital Six Labs is a fast growing developer of engineered wireless ‘Internet of Things’ solutions and components for commercial and industrial markets. OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – i2E, Inc., recently led a $1.34 million investment round in Digital Six Laboratories, Inc., anRead more
Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Co. STILLWATER — A Stillwater-based startup company that makes insulated shipping packages for blood and other biological agents has raised more than $1.33 million, including $889,000 in funding led by i2E Inc. MaxQ sells reusable or one-way shipping systems for donor blood collection, hospital distribution, vaccines and biological agents.Read more
Contact: Sarah Seagraves, Senior VP for Marketing (405) 813-2403 or email sseagraves@i2E.org OKLAHOMA CITY — i2E, Inc., recently led an $889,000 investment round in Stillwater, OK-based MaxQ, a startup company that has developed proprietary insulated packaging systems for the blood supply chain and associated life science industries. MaxQ offers a comprehensive suite of validated, reusableRead more
Scott Meacham Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Company There’s always a lot of discussion around pros and cons of state-sponsored venture capital funds. A recent Kauffman Foundation white paper even postulates that states should avoid state VC funds. The suggestion is that state-sponsored funds don’t match private VC funds when it comes to returnRead more
Copyright © 2017, The Oklahoma Publishing Company Datebox Inc., an Oklahoma City startup company that provides couples with creative dating ideas and products, has secured a $2.6 million seed round investment. The investment round included $1.3 million from the i2E-managed Oklahoma Seed Capital Fund, along with $300,000 from the SeedStep Angels group, also managed byRead more
Oklahoma startups are cashing in By Jack Money Copyright © 2016, The Oklahoma Publishing Company Chalk up WeGoLook, LLC’s deal with Crawford & Co. as another success story for i2E and the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. On Dec. 6, Crawford & Co. announced it would acquire an 85 percent membershipRead more
Two major acquisitions of local firms good news in several ways By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2016, The Oklahoma Publishing Company I had an amazing Friday a couple of weeks ago. Literally, in one day, I found out that two of i2E’s portfolio companies were being acquired by major corporations — the two biggest exitsRead more
i2E Inc. recently led a $1.25 million seed round investment in Linear Health Sciences, a Norman-based innovative medical technology startup.
Ten years ago, Oklahoma’s landscape for seed capital was like Black Mesa. We were high and dry. There was no venture capital money here. SeedStep Angels hadn’t been organized yet. Entrepreneurs simply didn’t have access to the investment capital to fund the milestones that move young companies from concept to startup to potential successes in the marketplace.
Angel investors are called angels for a reason. These accredited investors are the primary source of early stage capital for startup firms. The metric for angel investing is return on investment; however, angels, who are often former entrepreneurs or retired business persons, also show a strong desire to help entrepreneurs.
i2E Inc. recently closed on a $249,000 follow-on investment in WeGoLook LLC.
