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St. Louis software startup rebrands, expands
PolicyEngage, a St. Louis startup that has developed software for public affairs tracking, has rebranded amid an expansion of its technology. The startup, formerly known as TrackBill, on Monday said it has launched an expanded software platform designed to provide several functions and tools for public affairs professionals.
Continue ReadingPolicyEngage Launches Relationship Management Platform for Public Affairs Leaders
Platform is the first to connect legislative and regulatory tracking, advocate and donor engagement and media monitoring
Continue ReadingTrackbill records $400,000
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign's EnterpriseWorks incubator graduate Trackbill raises $400,000 in funding.
Continue ReadingSerra Ventures Invests $400,000 in Nationwide Legislative Tracking Platform
Rapid-growth startup, TrackBill, receives additional funding from venture capital firm to enhance service and expand team.
Continue ReadingLegislative Tracking Startup TrackBill Returns to Roots, Secures $400k in Funding
University of Illinois-Based Venture Capital Firm, Serra Ventures, Bets on Alum
Continue ReadingTrackBill gets funding from Serra Ventures
TrackBill, the St. Louis-based startup that has developed legislative tracking software, has raised $400,000 from Serra Ventures, the central Illinois-based venture capital firm that focuses on investing in Midwestern startups.
Continue ReadingVenture firm invests $400,000 in TrackBill
TrackBill, a St. Louis company that makes legislation-tracking software, has landed a $400,000 investment from Serra Ventures of Champaign, Ill.
Continue ReadingChecking In: TrackBill Grows Alongside Co-Founder Sam Sullivan
Three years ago, Sam Sullivan was a high school student in Pennsylvania working a food service job while taking college classes on the side.
Continue ReadingLegal: Individual - Steve Marciniak CEO, TrackBill
Steve Marciniak had a great idea — technology that tracks legislation nationwide and updates every five minutes — and a $50,000 Arch grant that prompted him to move from Champaign, Illinois, to St. Louis to develop it, but he had one problem.
Continue ReadingThe 16 winners of the Business Journal’s 2015 Innovation Awards
Now in its second year of honoring the top innovators and tech entrepreneurs in St. Louis, the Business Journal is ready to unveil this year's winners of its 2015 Innovation Awards.
Continue ReadingTrackBill raises $1 million to expand marketing
TrackBill, a St. Louis startup that tracks legislation in Congress and all 50 state capitols, has raised $1.025 million in a seed capital round.
Continue ReadingCultivation Capital leads TrackBill’s $1 million financing
TrackBill, the St. Louis-based startup that developed a legislative tracking platform, has completed its seed funding round after raising more than $1 million from a group of investors led by Cultivation Capital.
Continue ReadingBREAKING: TrackBill Raises $1 Million
St. Louis startup TrackBill has just closed a $1.025 million dollar seed stage led by Cultivation Capital. Previously Trackbill raised $500,00 from Cultivation Capital and the new raise finalizes their seed round.
Continue ReadingDream Big America Announces Week's Startup Winner
TrackBill presented by co-founder Steven Marciniak, is the perfect solution for government affairs professionals to search, track, and report on legislation in the US Congress and 50 state legislatures.
Continue ReadingAlternative Funding For St. Louis Businesses: From Local Harvest To TrackBill
In addition to crowdfunding, St. Louis has other funding available for small businesses. Steven Marciniak made use of several them to fund his start-up TrackBill, a website that allows users to track proposed laws as they makes their way through the legislative process.
Continue ReadingTrackBill sees its way to adding a 'c'
I don't know if Steven Marciniak ever won a grade-school spelling bee, but surely spelling teachers everywhere are cheering for him today.
Continue ReadingTrakBill now tracks legislation in all 50 states
TrakBill, a maker of legislation-tracking software, hit its goal of extending its product to all 50 states by Jan. 1.
Continue Reading10 startups to watch in 2014
Local entrepreneurs put St. Louis startups on the map in 2013 — on both a local and national level.
Continue ReadingNationwide launch sparks $250,000 investment for TrakBill
TrakBill, the legislative tracking app based in St. Louis, has received an additional $250,000 investment from Cultivation Capital that was contingent on the company launching in all 50 states and in Congress before the end of the year.
Continue ReadingStartup CEOs say 2014 will bring more investment
Venture capitalists and startup CEOs are feeling good about their prospects in 2014. That’s according to a new report out from the National Venture Capital Association, which says VCs and CEOs are eying greater IPO volume for venture-backed companies, greater employment opportunities at startups and better returns for investors.
Continue ReadingTrakBill launches new mobile app
TrakBill, the legislative tracking startup based in St. Louis, has launched a new mobile app, which will allow users to keep an eye on federal and state legislation while on the go.
Continue ReadingTrakBill opens in Utah, eyes rest of country
TrakBill, the legislative tracking startup based in St. Louis, is now offering its services in Utah, a move made possible by a $500,000 investment Cultivation Capital made in the company in July.
Continue ReadingTwo St. Louis Venture Capital Firms Make Forbes ‘Big Money Midwest’ List
Startup news about BioGenerator's huge expansion, Cultivation Capital and Ascension Health's Big Dough, SixThirty's oversees search and more.
Continue ReadingYoung entrepreneurs find capital, and a home, in St. Louis
Georgia Tech offered Sam Sullivan a full-ride scholarship, but he opted instead for what he calls an even rarer opportunity: a startup business.
Continue ReadingOne On One: Steven Marciniak, Co-Founder And CEO Of TrakBill
TrakBill, a St. Louis startup that makes software to track state and federal legislation, has received a $500,000 investment from Cultivation Capital, a St. Louis venture capital firm that invests in technology startups in the Midwest.
Continue ReadingTrakBill, Tunespeak each get $500,000
Local venture captial firm Cultivation Capital has made two $500,000 investments into St. Louis-based startups.
Continue ReadingSTL Startup TrakBill Receives $500,000 Investment From Cultivation Capital
Working around the clock is nothing new for TrakBill co-founders Steven Marciniak and Sam Sullivan. And, their hard work is paying off. Literally.
Continue ReadingCultivation Capital invests $500,000 in bill-tracking firm
Cultivation Capital, a year-old venture capital firm in St. Louis, is investing $500,000 in TrakBill, a startup that intends to monitor state and federal legislation.
Continue ReadingCultivation Capital invests $500,000 in TrakBill
TrakBill, a startup with software that tracks legislation, has received a $500,000 investment from Cultivation Capital. The investment will be used to expand TrakBill’s coverage.
Continue ReadingLook who’s sparking new ventures
You can’t walk through the halls of St. Louis’ startup community, T-REx, without running into an Olin student or graduate. You’ll find them in leadership and key roles at the city’s hottest startups.
Continue ReadingStartup TrakBill gets cash infusion from Capital Innovators
For a startup that was almost down and out six months ago, TrakBill has been on a roll in recent months.
Continue ReadingThe Tale Of A Startup - One That "Traks" Legislation
More than six thousand bills are before the Illinois General Assembly this spring session. Legislators have until Friday to get through them.
Continue Reading20 entrepreneurs win Arch Grants
These companies received a $50,000 Arch Grant in a global business startup competition that was created to help build a more robust entrepreneurial culture and infrastructure in St. Louis.
Continue ReadingMonitoring Legislation Goes Mobile: TrakBill Launches New iOS App
TrakBill, a St. Louis startup that is building an online legislative monitoring platform, unveiled its brand new iOS app yesterday.
Continue ReadingHere are the 20 winners of $50,000 Arch Grants
The 20 startups that are set to be announced as Arch Grants winners today are a diverse bunch, in both geography and industry.
Continue ReadingArch Grants Finalists Excited About St. Louis
It has almost been a year since the first class of Arch Grants recipients received their equity free, $50K grant– and next week, the finalists in round two of Arch Grants make their final presentation to judges in the hopes of winning a grant for their business.
Continue ReadingTrakbill Makes It Easier And More Efficient To Track Legislation
As an individual who has personally tracked legislation, the process can be more than a little intimidating. Where do you start? How do you know when new legislation is introduced?
Continue ReadingEnterpriseWorks Affiliate TrakBill Accepted to Capital Innovators Accelerator Program
TrakBill, a startup focused on making information related to the legislative process more transparent and easier to follow, has been accepted into the Capital Innovators accelator program.
Continue Reading5 new startups join Capital Innovators' portfolio
The startups in the newest class of the Capital Innovators program are a diverse bunch, but they do have one thing in common.
Continue ReadingSick Of Election Results? Track Legislation Instead With TrakBill
A new startup called TrakBill is a search engine that will provide all of the information that both citizens and lobbyists need to know to track the legislative action around specific issues like education.
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