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Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 4 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 4, 2026

StartMidwest Centsight raises one and a half million for CFO insights platform

CentSight: providing small businesses CFO clarity for less from Ohio

Chicago’s Vinyl Equity raises $20M Series A led by Jump Capital

Chicago’s Honeycomb Insurance raises $40M for AI-driven property underwriting

Partnership between Kinetyc and Klear helps small-scale manufacturers bridge the finance gap; fintech has now processed $100m in transactions.

In small-scale manufacturing, winning a contract is when the issues start.

StartMidwest Benji universal API for loyalty raises 6 million in seed funding

Benji raises $6.25M for loyalty product; three Midwest funds invest

StartMidwest Milwaukee Northwestern Mutual opens 150 million Fintech Fund

Northwestern Mutual Announces $150 Million to Accelerate Fintech Innovation

Purdue Innovates Accelerator

Purdue Innovates launches second accelerator cohort

StartMidwest - Simplify Ventures

Simplify Group Launches Simplify Ventures in Illinois

StartMidwest - geowealth 42.5m Fundraise

Chicago’s GeoWealth Extends Series C With $42.5 Million Strategic Investment

StartMidwest Mastercraft ventures from Wisconsin writes check for Voyager AI Fintech

Wisconsin’s Mastercraft Ventures writes first check for fintech Voyager AI

StartMidwest - 1871 Chicago - Old Chicago Stock Exchange Building

BMO and 1871 open applications for WMNfintech in Chicago

StartMidwest Founder Stories: Justin Turk of ConStrat AI

Founder Stories: Justin Turk of ConStrat AI

StartMidwest - Newity raises 11m

Chicago’s NEWITY raises $11M: tying AI underwriting to blockchain capital

StartMidwest Midwest Moxie with Kathleeng Gallagher how Minneapolis business ClicSwitch Helps customers who hate their banks

Midwest Moxie: Helping customers who hate their banks

StartMidwest - Fintech - Kairos raises 2.5m

Chicago prediction market startup Kairos raises $2.5M led by a16z Crypto

Chicago’s When raises $10.2M to expand health coverage platform

StartMidwest Architect Financial Technologies raises $35 million Series A

Architect Financial Technologies raises $35 million Series A

StartMidwest Onsetto raises $2.2 million for business account switching

Onsetto raises $2.2 million for business account switching

StartMidwest - Electron X 30m Series A

Chicago’s ElectronX Secures $30M Series A for Power Derivatives Market

StartMidwest Founder Stories: Ryan Rybolt of Payload

Founder Stories: Ryan Rybolt of Payload

StartMidwest Madison Wisconsin Fintech Cylerity raises 4m

Madison-based fintech Cylerity raises $4M seed to speed health provider payments

Chicago’s zerohash raises $104 million as Wall Street firms move into crypto infrastructure

From Cincinnati to Appleton: a founder doubles down on the Midwest

Cleveland Ohio Splash Financial raises 70 million

Cleveland’s Splash Financial raises over $70 Million in Series C

Madison Wisconsin Trustage ventures backs veteran owned fintech startups

Madison’s TruStage Ventures targets investments in Veteran-Owned Fintech Startups

StartMidwest - Kin 50 million in Chicago

Chicago-based Kin raises $50 million at $2 billion valuation

Illinois Enacts First Midwest Crypto Consumer Protections

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Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance partners with AI-driven pricing platform

StartMidwest Arvo Tech names Eric Ermie CEO to drive growth in finance.

Arvo Tech names Eric Ermie CEO to drive growth in finance.