Poplar Ventures

Poplar Ventures is a Louisville, Kentucky-based venture capital firm and business advisor that invests in early- to growth-stage cloud-based software companies serving business customers across the United States and Middle America, offering strategic guidance to help them scale.

Michael Davis

Investment Advisory Partner

Chris Joseph

Investment Advisory Partner

Jim Lacy JD

Investment Advisory Partner

Christian Miller

Principal

Doug Smith

Investment Advisory Partner

John Willmoth

Managing Partner

13 past transactions

Colossus

Series A in 2022
Colossus is a tech company specializing in facilitating residential solar sales. It connects solar providers with suitable customers, delivering real-time inquiries to help businesses grow their sales pipeline.

Podchaser

Series A in 2021
Podchaser LLC, established in 2016 and based in Louisville, Kentucky, operates a comprehensive podcast database platform designed for discovery and engagement. The company's service enables users to search, review, follow podcasts, creators, lists, and other users, providing personalized updates. It offers features like custom podcast lists, creator profile pages, episode ratings, and integrations with existing podcast players, fostering interaction between listeners and podcasters while expanding audience reach.

Podchaser

Seed Round in 2020
Podchaser LLC, established in 2016 and based in Louisville, Kentucky, operates a comprehensive podcast database platform designed for discovery and engagement. The company's service enables users to search, review, follow podcasts, creators, lists, and other users, providing personalized updates. It offers features like custom podcast lists, creator profile pages, episode ratings, and integrations with existing podcast players, fostering interaction between listeners and podcasters while expanding audience reach.

PERQ

Series A in 2019
PERQ is an Indianapolis-based marketing technology company that delivers an AI-powered digital marketing platform and engagement tools to improve website conversions and support data-driven sales and marketing. Its Marketing Cloud enables businesses to develop strategies, optimize processes, and drive measurable growth across home furnishings, auto retail, and multifamily industries. The company offers vertical-specific marketing automation software, including Multifamily Renter Software, Home Furnishings Software, and Auto Software, to automate engagement and conversion workflows. Its solutions blend personalized experiences with analytics to capture actionable data, support advertising and outreach efforts, and provide visibility into digital marketing performance. By combining strategy, process, and technology, PERQ helps clients reduce cost per lead and cost per lease while outperforming traditional approaches such as chatbots or call centers. PERQ serves more than 1,000 businesses and is focused on data-driven marketing and sales optimization from its Indianapolis base.

SkuVault

Series A in 2019
SkuVault is a cloud-based inventory and warehouse management system designed to address common inventory challenges faced by retailers. It offers a solution for issues such as overselling, mis-picks, and mis-ships, while also helping to manage forgotten stock that is not listed for sale. By utilizing real-time data, SkuVault facilitates the accurate tracking of physical inventory as it is scanned in and out of warehouses or stores. The platform seamlessly integrates with popular online marketplaces like Amazon, eBay, and Shopify, enabling small and medium enterprises to improve their inventory management processes. With features that connect channels, organize warehouses, automate operations, and provide actionable insights, SkuVault helps retailers reduce waste and enhance supply chain efficiency, thereby allowing them to compete effectively in the e-commerce and omnichannel markets.

Switcher Studio

Seed Round in 2016
Switcher Studio is a mobile video production platform that enables users to connect multiple iPhones and iPads to record and live stream video to platforms such as YouTube. The service offers a suite of live production tools, including the ability to sync devices as a portable multi‑camera mixer, switch between angles, and add photos and graphic overlays, while supporting multi‑view layouts. Subscribers gain access to tools for capturing content from multiple camera angles, producing polished broadcasts from a mobile device, and streaming directly to social networks, with emphasis on ease of use for creators seeking engaging, on‑the‑go video production.

QASymphony

Series B in 2016
QASymphony, Inc. is a software company specializing in test management and exploratory testing solutions for agile development and quality assurance teams. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in London and Ho Chi Minh City, QASymphony's flagship product, the qTest Platform, enhances the software testing process by improving speed, efficiency, collaboration, and analysis. The platform includes various tools such as qTest Manager for test case management, qTest Insights for real-time metrics and analytics, and qTest Explorer for documenting test execution. Additionally, qTest Pulse supports continuous testing within DevOps pipelines, while qTest Scenario facilitates a test-first approach to agile methodologies. With a customer base exceeding 400 across 20 countries, QASymphony's solutions are integrated with various issue trackers and test automation tools, ensuring comprehensive support for developers and testers in creating high-quality software.

QASymphony

Series A in 2015
QASymphony, Inc. is a software company specializing in test management and exploratory testing solutions for agile development and quality assurance teams. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in London and Ho Chi Minh City, QASymphony's flagship product, the qTest Platform, enhances the software testing process by improving speed, efficiency, collaboration, and analysis. The platform includes various tools such as qTest Manager for test case management, qTest Insights for real-time metrics and analytics, and qTest Explorer for documenting test execution. Additionally, qTest Pulse supports continuous testing within DevOps pipelines, while qTest Scenario facilitates a test-first approach to agile methodologies. With a customer base exceeding 400 across 20 countries, QASymphony's solutions are integrated with various issue trackers and test automation tools, ensuring comprehensive support for developers and testers in creating high-quality software.

Regent Education

Series C in 2014
Founded in 1979, Regent Education specializes in cloud-based software solutions for higher education institutions. Its primary offering is Regent 8, a comprehensive financial aid management system that automates verification, packaging, disbursement, and student self-service activities. The company also provides Regent Review for document collection and task automation, and Regent Financial Planner for detailed student financial planning.

ZirMed

Venture Round in 2012
ZirMed is a cloud-based platform specializing in financial and clinical performance management for healthcare organizations. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including patient access, charge integrity, claims management, accounts receivable management, patient responsibility, and population health management. By leveraging its platform, ZirMed enables healthcare providers to optimize both value-driven and fee-for-service reimbursement processes, ultimately enhancing their financial and operational efficiency.

ZirMed

Venture Round in 2007
ZirMed is a cloud-based platform specializing in financial and clinical performance management for healthcare organizations. The company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including patient access, charge integrity, claims management, accounts receivable management, patient responsibility, and population health management. By leveraging its platform, ZirMed enables healthcare providers to optimize both value-driven and fee-for-service reimbursement processes, ultimately enhancing their financial and operational efficiency.

Aprimo

Venture Round in 1999
Aprimo LLC is a provider of cloud-based integrated marketing management software solutions, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with additional offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. Founded in 1998, the company offers a range of products designed to enhance marketing efficiency and brand management. Its core offerings include Aprimo Enterprise, which facilitates alignment across the marketing value chain, and Aprimo Professional, which manages planning, financials, production, and project workflows. Other solutions include Aprimo Agency for workflow management, Aprimo Service to Sales for inbound marketing engagement, and the Digital Messaging Center for centralized digital communication management. Aprimo's AI-powered content operations platform serves as a single source of truth for organizations, helping them optimize brand experiences at scale. The company caters to various industries, including financial services, retail, technology, and life sciences.
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