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YOUR MONTHLY NEWS SNAPSHOT FOR ALL SERRA CAPITAL VENTURE FUNDS

 

Happy Summer! As we enjoy a slower pace in the warmer months, we can’t help but pause with gratitude for all of the friends, family, and LPs that make Serra what it is. Enjoy the latest newsletter!

 

SUPPORTING PORTFOLIO COMPANIES WITH FOLLOW-ON FUNDING

 

When Serra makes an initial investment in a portfolio company, the work has just begun. Growing startup companies is hard work, requiring a full fledged effort from the management team, board members, investors and professional advisors. At Serra, we pride ourselves in coming alongside our portfolio companies and working through the challenges that they face. One of the ways we support our companies is in putting together creative funding strategies and then bringing parties together to participate in follow-on funding rounds. Over the last few months, Serra has been instrumental in devising solid follow-on funding plans for several companies including HerdDogg, Eiwa and Food Maven. We're spotlighting one of those companies below.

Food Maven, a Serra Capital Ag Tech portfolio company, provides food buyers with real-time cross-market pricing capabilities. Their Shopping Assistant is an easy-to-install browser extension that ensures purchasers are always able to find the right product using their regular e-commerce platform. The tool optimizes purchasing behavior without the user having to change processes or platforms. Food Maven's Order Cost Optimization capabilities enable a consolidated view of all of the available products that match a customer's criteria based on vendor, attributes, sustainability, or cost. Customers are able to make the purchasing decisions that are truly optimized.

With its unique software offering, Food Maven has experienced tremendous growth in the past year, with their customer base quadrupling in 2024. The team recently closed a second distribution agreement with a top 4 Group Purchasing Organization, laying the groundwork for significant growth in the months ahead. The team at Serra is excited to see where Food Maven goes from here.

 

SERRA CREATING SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE FOR DAASITY

 

Daasity, a Serra Capital III SBIC company, aims to eliminate data fragmentation and enable data-driven decision-making for CPGs by providing insights, infrastructure, and governance. Daasity recently acquired Red Fox, which positions the company to be the only solution offering a unified view across digital and retail channels.

Daasity is transitioning to support a broader range of business users, focusing on enterprise growth, omni-channel solutions, and profitability while addressing challenges in the digital-only segment. Daasity sees significant potential for MRR growth, supported by its pipeline and new UI development. ​

Recently an opportunity was presented to support Daasity with a funding round to fuel their anticipated growth. With Serra's SBIC Fund unable to directly invest, our team put together a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to take advantage of this unique opportunity. Over the last few years, this has been one of our team's "tools in the toolbox" to continue support of our portfolio companies and to offer LPs the opportunity to invest in selected deals that appeal to them. Following a webinar provided by founder Dan LeBlanc, Serra LPs were able to make commitments to the Serra Daasity, LLC Special Purpose Vehicle. Tim Hoerr, Serra Managing Partner stated, "I was really impressed with the Daasity's growth strategy as elaborated upon by Dan in his presentation to our Limited Partners. With their acquisition of Red Fox, Daasity has a truly compelling value proposition that is being well received in the marketplace. I'm grateful for our LP participation in the SPV that will support Daasity's funding round."

 

SERRA MID YEAR MEETING HELD IN MAY

 

May 14th marked the date of the Mid Year Serra Capital Limited Partners Meeting, with our largest attendance yet! This virtual, informative meeting included a high level touch on each Fund, a discussion on the state of venture, and an open forum of Q&A. Thank you to each LP that attended!

In addition to a video recording of the Mid Year LP meeting, the Serra team recorded sessions for each of our Funds. All video recordings and meeting materials have been uploaded to LPs' Dynamo portal. If you need assistance in accessing your materials, please contact one of the Serra team members.

 

SERRA NEWS STANDOUTS

 
  • Built In Launches AI-Powered Job Search Experience With Match Mode + Job Application Tracker

  • Conservation Labs Recognized by 360Quadrants as A Top Startup and SMEs in the Smart Meter Quadrant Report 2025

  • Helia Care and Lifepoint Health Complete the System-Wide Rollout of Novel Transaction Solution that Solves Legacy Healthcare Purchasing Problem

  • iUNU CEO Adam Greenburg Featured on Investment Climate Podcast

  • LISNR Announces Release Date for Next Generation Ultrasonic SDK

  • Reconstruct Raises Strategic Investment to Accelerate its AI and ML Capabilities for Global Expansion

  • VeriSIm’s Jo Varshney on Maximizing Biotech Investment Returns with AI

 

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