VC  ManchesterStory Group

https://manchesterstory.com/





     Office Locations:

3001 Westown Pkwy, Suite 102
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone: 515-316-9730

 

Stages:

  • Early


 

Industries:

  • Financial Services
  • Information Technology
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare

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    Description:

    ManchesterStory is a venture capital firm partnering with market-leading companies in the InsurTech, FinTech and Healthcare Sectors. Based in the insurance center of Des Moines, Iowa, ManchesterStory benefits from a growing list of insurance company strategic partners who invest and engage with us to gain exposure to start-ups that can help accelerate internal strategic innovation. The firm brings over 80 years of combined experience to the table with a proven track record of success. ManchesterStory helps provide guidance on board management and strategic decisions to connect companies with industry experts. The firm has 37 portfolio companies.


     

    Funds:


      Fund Name


      Amount


      Date

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    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Dave Miles Founding Partner
    Jim Liu Senior Analyst
    Matt Kinley Founding Partner
    Nicole Gunderson Principal
    Scott Brueck Vice President Finance and Administration

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      10/11/2024


      Covu


      CA


      $12,500,000


      Series A


      09/13/2024


      XP Health


      CA


      $33,200,000


      Series B


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Agency


      Anagram
        web link


      Better.agency


      Betterview


      Covu
        web link


      Cowbell Cyber
        web link


      Fringe


      Goose


      Joyn Insurance
        web link


      LimitFi


      Matic


      Matic Insurance Services
        web link


      OpenLoop
        web link


      PLNAR


      Plum Life
        web link


      Rainwalk Pet Insurance


      reThought Insurance


      Rollick Outdoor
        web link


      SmartX Advisory Solutions


      Trailblazer Technology
        web link


      Trusty.care


      Verikai
        web link


      Wisedocs


      XP Health
        web link


     

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