| Welcome to the Refinery Ventures Newsletter! We’re excited to share our talent roadmap newsletter and the launch of the Great Lakes VC Summit. You’ll also find updates on our portfolio companies. Enjoy this month’s edition! |
Hypergrowth Talent Roadmap Newsletter
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Hypergrowth Talent Roadmap, a newsletter where the Refinery team writes about how and where to find great hypergrowth talent in the Midwest and Great Lakes for tech startups and companies.
This newsletter is for hypergrowth companies and leaders in the Great Lakes region looking for insights on hiring and talent management, as well as tech professionals interested in staying connected to the hypergrowth startup landscape.
Great Lakes Venture Capital Summit Registration
Registration in now open for the Inaugural Great Lakes Venture Summit on June 25th-26th in French Lick & West Baden, Indiana. This summit is 60+ Senior VC Investors and 15BN+ AUM from top funds across the Great Lakes region together for two days to connect, build trust, and collaborate on investments!
IBM Collaborates with Apache Airflow
IBM is working with Astronomer on their Apache Airflow platform to bring seamless data orchestration to clients.
Now Supporting Okta Security Authentication
Champion now offers custom OIDC Identity Providers, including Okta Authentication, as a new security feature to provide quick deployment in response to threats.
New Feature to Send Personalized Gifts Online
Fooji introduced a new Crowdsail Chrome Extension that allows brand teams to send personalized gifts anywhere they work online.
Partnering with SimpleCast by AdWizz
RedCircle’s OpenRAP has partnered with SimpleCast by AdWizz to increase podcast ad revenue for creators.
Introduced New Video Editor Feature
Storytap launched their new video editor tool to give you control over caption styling, transcript editing, and more.
Named Forbes Top 100 Startup Employers
Torch was ranked as one of America’s Best Startup Employers 2025 by Forbes.
Drone Maker ideaForge Invests
Vantage Robotics’ new investor, ideaForge, intends to scale up their delivery capacity and enable synergistic go-to-market strategies.
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