Invest Nebraska Portfolio

Invest Nebraska supports entrepreneurs by providing start-up and growth capital for Nebraska based businesses. In addition to providing capital to these businesses, we provide strategic guidance and counsel.

Our Investments:

Location: Hastings

Energy Pioneer Solutions is working to reverse decades of rising energy costs through conservation science, engineering and technology in the residential and commercial sector using proprietary software while developing partnerships with local utility companies.

Location: Omaha

RockDex is a web-based social media metrics tool for music industry professionals that collects and analyzes all data significant for measuring bands’ and musical artists’ popularity on social music and networking sites.  RockDex monitors an array of platforms including Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and iLike and collates the numbers, conversation and buzz into a comprehensive, feature-rich dashboard that can be used to build marketing strategies and evaluate their progress.

Location: McCook

Game on Games is retailer of video games, board games, card games and comic books located in McCook, NE. Game On has created a physical location for the gaming community by holding gaming competitions, tournaments and free-play events where people can come and tryout a game before buying it.

Location: Omaha

CrowdPicks has developed an online platform to harness “collective intellect” from large numbers of individuals with specialized interests and form them into an accurate prediction of a future event.  The platform utilizes an online community to gather user-generated predictions and leverages powerful algorithms to filter those down to an expert group.

Location: North Bend

CropMetrics’s mission is to develop and supply precision management technology solutions that increase water, nutrient and energy use efficiency while fostering natural resource conservation. They are dedicated to building long-term relationships with customers through quality products, services, training and support.

Location: Scottsbluff

Victory Hill Farm grows and produces the finest Earth friendly, farm products specializing in farmstead artisan goat cheese.

Location: Wayne

Heady Bed is a manufacturer and e-tailer of customizable modular headboards. Shoppers are able to chose from a wide variety of designs and have their new headboard shipped directly to their door in about two weeks.

Location: McCook

Loop Brewing Company is a brewpub located in McCook and producer of fine hand-crafted ales.

Location: Lincoln

Deckerton is a social media tool for promoting, encouraging and rewarding referrals.

Location: Omaha

BastLab is developing an integrated processing system based on proprietary technology that will cost effectively isolate, upgrade and stabilize the two valuable raw material streams of bast fiber crops. These two value streams, fiber and wood core, offer great economic potential as sustainable raw material feed stocks.

Location: McCook

The kloset is a boutique clothing seller offering new and gently used designer clothing in McCook, NE. They deliver a great selection of trendy, designer styles without the ridiculous price tag.

Location: Nebraska City

Monson Family Foods produces Two Bridges BBQ, a mid-western style gourmet barbecue sauce.