MindMixer raises $300k from Dundee Venture Capital
Summary
“It’s been fun watching MindMixer evolve from ‘wouldn’t-that-be-a-cool idea’ into a growth company that’s pushing communities to think differently about how they engage their citizens,” said co-founder Nick Bowden in a press release. “We are really excited about the team we are assembling and the direction we are heading.” With their core focus of making it easier to for constituents to share ideas about improving the communities in which they live, MindMixer is aiming to build an easy-to-use and efficient platform. “But, if I ask you how to improve downtown while you’re walking in downtown via text message, you might have 10 ideas.” Currently officing out of the Mastercraft Building (a renovated warehouse gaining popularity amongst the city’s startup and creative companies), MindMixer’s three-person team consists of three of its five co-founders: Bowden as CEO, Nathan Preheim as COO, and Mark Hasebroock as chief of community commerce (also founder of Dundee VC). The startup will be putting the new capital to work by adding team members (we’ve been listing a position in our Opportunities on the Prairie post), upgrading infrastructure, and, at their core, building a full-scale community engagement platform for municipalities, elected officials, and other quasi-government entities seeking the input of their constituents. “In a short time we can envision MindMixer as the defacto brand with which communities discuss and collaborate development and design in an open forum.” To learn more about their fundraising efforts and what lies ahead, I recently conducted an email interview with Bowden: Silicon Prairie News: Is this your first round of funding?
