June: Great North Labs’s first fund raised!

$23.7 Million Raised Great North Labs has closed its first fund with $23.7M in committed capital! This is one of the largest debut seed funds ever raised in the Midwest. “We are very appreciative and humbled by the tremendous support shown for our debut fund by our limited partners,” said Great North Labs Managing Partner Rob […]
Great North Labs Raises $23.7M to Invest in Early-Stage Tech Startups in the Upper Midwest

One of the largest debut seed funds ever raised in the Midwest St. Cloud, USA — June 19, 2019 — Great North Labs closed its first fund with $23.7M in committed capital. Great North Labs is an early-stage venture fund focused on cultivating the next generation of tech startups across the Upper Midwest. The fund […]
June: Silicon Lakes, FactoryFix, and the Digital Transformation Summit

Welcome to Silicon Lakes! The legacy of cornfields and flyover states taints the national perception of the modern Midwest. It’s led the area to be overlooked and under-capitalized by investors who paper the coasts with venture dollars. While the name “Silicon Prairie” attempts to characterize the tech innovation occurring in America’s heartland, it’s a broad […]