Funded Startups in Des Moines
Across these 20 recently listed Des Moines–area rounds, the largest disclosed amount is Brale’s $30M Seed round on 2025-09-17, which dwarfs the next-larges…
Across these 20 recently listed Des Moines–area rounds, the largest disclosed amount is Brale’s $30M Seed round on 2025-09-17, which dwarfs the next-largest disclosed figure of $40M for Roboflow (2024-11-19) but still sits far above the many $1M–$5M rounds. The disclosed amounts also show a low-end tail: the smallest disclosed amount is RIVA’s $40K (2024-06-11), while several entries land in the hundreds of thousands (e.g., Flete $330K on 2024-10-15; Pitchly $500K on 2024-05-03).
The list is temporally clustered in late 2024 into 2025: many rounds fall between 2024-10-01 and 2024-11-19 (e.g., Hummingbirds $5M on 2024-10-30; Red Rover Health $4M on 2025-01-08; Roboflow $40M on 2024-11-19), before tapering back to 2021 (Dwolla $21M on 2021-07-21). Stage and disclosure are mixed: “Series Unknown” appears 4 times (HOME, Urban Dreams, RIVA, WINPRO Pet; 2025-06-12 through 2024-04-23), and “undisclosed” amounts appear 2 times (Smart Agri Labs on 2024-10-01; Urban Dreams on 2024-07-10). By sector, Agriculture and Farming repeats across multiple rounds (Smart Agri Labs Pre-Seed on 2024-10-01; AcreShield Seed on 2024-09-25), alongside additional singletons such as AI (Legible AI, Roboflow).
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Frequently asked
What are the top disclosed rounds in this Des Moines list, and how do they compare with the rest of the disclosed amounts?
The largest disclosed amount shown is Roboflow’s $40M on 2024-11-19 (Series B), followed by Brale’s $30M Seed on 2025-09-17. Several other disclosed rounds are far smaller, including Red Rover Health at $4M (2025-01-08) and Legible AI at $1M (2025-05-19), with multiple entries below $1M (e.g., RIVA $40K on 2024-06-11; Flete $330K on 2024-10-15).
Is the activity concentrated in a narrow time window, or is it evenly spread across the years shown?
It is concentrated toward late 2024 and early 2025: Hummingbirds ($5M on 2024-10-30), Flete ($330K on 2024-10-15), Smart Agri Labs (undisclosed on 2024-10-01), and Roboflow ($40M on 2024-11-19) cluster within about seven weeks. Later, Red Rover Health ($4M on 2025-01-08) and Brale ($30M on 2025-09-17) extend the timeline, while the oldest entry shown is Dwolla at $21M on 2021-07-21.
Which disclosure/stage labels dominate, and do “Series Unknown” and “undisclosed” meaningfully affect comparisons?
“Series Unknown” appears on 4 entries (HOME at $150K on 2025-06-12; Urban Dreams as undisclosed on 2024-07-10; RIVA at $40K on 2024-06-11; WINPRO Pet at $350K on 2024-04-23). “Undisclosed” amounts appear on 2 entries (Smart Agri Labs on 2024-10-01; Urban Dreams on 2024-07-10), which limits comparisons of high/low ends for those specific rounds.
Are any sectors over-represented relative to the rest of the list?
Agriculture and Farming appears repeatedly (Smart Agri Labs Pre-Seed on 2024-10-01 with undisclosed amount; AcreShield Seed on 2024-09-25 at $3M). Other sectors appear as smaller counts or singletons in this 20-row slice, such as AI (Legible AI at $1M on 2025-05-19; Roboflow at $40M on 2024-11-19).
What outliers stand out if you look at the smallest disclosed rounds versus the largest?
RIVA’s $40K on 2024-06-11 is the smallest disclosed amount in the table, while the largest disclosed amount is Roboflow’s $40M on 2024-11-19. Between those extremes are many mid-tier rounds (e.g., Pitchly $500K on 2024-05-03; Hummingbirds $5M on 2024-10-30; Red Rover Health $4M on 2025-01-08), suggesting a wide dispersion rather than a tight cluster of round sizes.
Within the most recent entries, which deals define the upper end of disclosed funding in 2025?
In 2025, the disclosed high end is Brale’s $30M Seed (2025-09-17) and HOME’s $150K (2025-06-12), with Legible AI at $1M (2025-05-19) and Red Rover Health at $4M (2025-01-08). The 2025 disclosed amounts therefore span from $150K to $30M, with no other disclosed round approaching Roboflow’s 2024 $40M peak shown in the list.
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