New Investments

HPA Announces Key Leadership Promotions in Investment Team

CHICAGO, Illinois – March 13, 2024: Hyde Park Angels (HPA) is excited to announce the promotion of four outstanding investment professionals. Bess Goodfellow, Stephen Ross, and Michael Sachaj have been promoted to Partners, while Michelle Rogoff has advanced to an Associate role. Collectively, Goodfellow, Ross, and Sachaj have been pivotal in shaping HPA’s distinctive People […]

Alphathena Raises $4 Million Series Seed Round

HPA is excited to announce our participation in Alphathena’s $4M Series Seed Round, which was led by ETFS Capital. The investment will fund Alphathena’s mission to empower advisors with accessible and customizable direct indexing solutions. Alphathena introduces a robust AI-driven direct indexing platform empowering RIAs to craft distinctive personalization strategies for their clients. The software streamlines the process of creating and […]

Aqua Cultured Foods raises $5.5M to bring its seafood alternatives to market

We’re excited to share that Aqua Cultured Foods, a food tech startup, is bringing its ultra-realistic seafood alternatives to market thanks to its $5.5M in Seed funding. HPA participated in the round, which was led by Stray Dog Capital, a VC fund specializing in alternative protein investments. The round included participation from H Venture Partners, Aztec Capital Management and Amplifica Capital, […]

Zengines raises $5M for AI-powered data conversion

We’re excited to announce that Zengines, the first AI-powered data conversion platform, raised $5M in funding. HPA participated in the round, which was led by Hyde Park Venture Partners. The funding will be used to expand product, engineering, and go-to-market capabilities.   Zengines has created an entirely new way of converting data. When organizations migrate data […]

Elate raises $4.9M in Series A funding to strengthen its rapidly growing strategic planning platform

We’re excited to announce that Elate, a cloud-based strategic planning software, raised $4.9M in funding. HPA participated in the Series A round, which was led by WestWave Capital. Additional new investors included The Pritzker Group and Capital Midwest Fund, with support from previous investors Elevate Ventures, Serra Ventures, M25, and the Flywheel Fund. Elate’s all-in-one platform helps businesses […]

Pimly Raises $5M to scale its product information management platform

We’re excited to announce that Pimly, a product relationship management tool designed to close the gap in modern e-commerce, has raised $5M in funding. HPA participated in the round, which was led by High Alpha.  Pimly is the industry’s first fully Salesforce-native solution making Salesforce the source of truth for critical product information allowing employees, […]

Tractor Zoom Raises $5M in New Round

We’re excited to announce that Tractor Zoom announced that it raised $5M in Series A funding. HPA participated in the round, which was co-led by Builders VC and Bienville Capital. Additional investors include Next Level Ventures and Wintrust Ventures, among other existing investors. Tractor Zoom’s platform helps all agriculture stakeholders – farmers, OEM’s, equipment dealerships, and […]