ISA Ventures
ISA Ventures, established in 2019 and based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a venture capital firm that focuses on fostering growth in Iowa-based companies across various key industry sectors. The firm invests in early-stage, expansion, and later-stage businesses in areas such as biotechnology, healthcare, agriculture, education technologies, engineering, and transportation. With a balanced approach, ISA Ventures aims to support companies through multiple phases of growth by leveraging world-class mentors and industry-leading corporate partners. The firm typically invests between $0.25 million and $1 million, targeting sectors like agtech, edtech, health tech, and insurtech, among others.
Groov is an innovative Software as a Service platform for land developers to organize their land development information and documentation and to facilitate operations and sales.
OpenLoop is a health technology company that provides a comprehensive platform aimed at enhancing virtual care services through a turnkey clinician workforce solution. The platform streamlines the process of finding and recruiting healthcare professionals by centralizing a database of providers and their specialties, while also collecting job requirements from various healthcare institutions. This approach facilitates timely notifications to hospitals and recruiters when suitable opportunities become available, effectively addressing staffing shortages in the healthcare sector. By simplifying telehealth operations, OpenLoop supports organizations in scaling their clinical services efficiently.
Gross-Wen Technologies is a biotechnology company that specializes in the fields of water quality, wastewater, and water nitrogen. It helps municipalities and industrial clients sustainably treat water in more effective and affordable ways.
OpenLoop is a health technology company that provides a comprehensive platform aimed at enhancing virtual care services through a turnkey clinician workforce solution. The platform streamlines the process of finding and recruiting healthcare professionals by centralizing a database of providers and their specialties, while also collecting job requirements from various healthcare institutions. This approach facilitates timely notifications to hospitals and recruiters when suitable opportunities become available, effectively addressing staffing shortages in the healthcare sector. By simplifying telehealth operations, OpenLoop supports organizations in scaling their clinical services efficiently.
Tractor Zoom, Inc. operates an online platform that connects farm equipment auctioneers with potential buyers. Founded in 2017 and based in Urbandale, Iowa, the company provides a mobile application designed for auctioneers to list and promote farm machinery auctions while allowing buyers to search and browse available equipment. Additionally, Tractor Zoom serves as a search engine for heavy equipment auctions and a database for market trends, utilizing big data and technology to help customers efficiently find and assess the value of heavy equipment. Through its innovative approach, Tractor Zoom aims to simplify the business processes and decision-making of its users in the agricultural sector.
Rantizo delivers targeted liquid dry applications for agriculture precisely where and when they are needed in the field.The company's system utilizes an electrostatic spraying technology which reduces problems with uneven coverage and covers crops uniformly, enabling farmers to apply pesticides and chemicals in the farms evenly without a hassle and within a short duration of time.