Funded Startups in Des Moines
The largest disclosed round in the Des Moines list dwarfs the rest: Brale’s $30M Seed round on 2025-09-17 sits far above the next-largest disclosed amounts…
The largest disclosed round in the Des Moines list dwarfs the rest: Brale’s $30M Seed round on 2025-09-17 sits far above the next-largest disclosed amounts (Roboflow’s $40M on 2024-11-19 is actually larger, and it is the top disclosed figure), while many other disclosed rounds cluster at $1M–$5M (e.g., Red Rover Health $4M on 2025-01-08; Hummingbirds $5M on 2024-10-30; AcreShield $3M on 2024-09-25). Disclosed figures also show a tight temporal concentration: from 2024-04-23 (WINPRO Pet) through 2024-11-19 (Roboflow), multiple rounds land within the same half-year window, before activity extends into 2025 (HOME on 2025-06-12; Brale on 2025-09-17; Legible AI on 2025-10-08).
Stage and disclosure patterns skew toward non-standard labels. Among the 21 rows, 7 are “Series Unknown” (e.g., Talent Collective DSM on 2026-04-03; Urban Dreams on 2024-07-10), and 2 amounts are explicitly “undisclosed” (Talent Collective DSM 2026-04-03; Smart Agri Labs 2024-10-01). Sector-wise, Agriculture and Farming appears 3 times (Smart Agri Labs 2024-10-01, AcreShield 2024-09-25, Brale is Blockchain rather than agri), and several other categories appear only once, making the list more fragmented outside agriculture and general software/AI.
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round in these recent Des Moines entries, and how does it compare to other disclosed amounts?
Roboflow’s $40M Series B closed on 2024-11-19 is the largest disclosed amount in the 21-row list; the next-largest disclosed amounts are much smaller (e.g., Brale $30M on 2025-09-17, and Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity’s $9M on 2022-03-24 among grants). Many other disclosed rounds fall around $1M–$5M, such as Red Rover Health’s $4M (2025-01-08) and Hummingbirds’ $5M (2024-10-30).
Do the recent rounds cluster within a particular date window?
Yes. A dense stretch runs from 2024-09-25 (AcreShield, $3M) through 2024-11-19 (Roboflow, $40M), with multiple financings in October and November 2024 (Hummingbirds 2024-10-30 $5M; Flete 2024-10-15 $330K). The next wave appears in 2025, including HOME on 2025-06-12 ($150K) and Brale on 2025-09-17 ($30M).
How much of the list uses non-standard stage or undisclosed amounts, and does that affect outlier detection?
Out of 21 rows, 7 are labeled “Series Unknown” (including Talent Collective DSM on 2026-04-03 and Urban Dreams on 2024-07-10), and 2 are “undisclosed” amounts (Talent Collective DSM 2026-04-03; Smart Agri Labs 2024-10-01). That means only 17 rows contribute to comparisons like “largest disclosed,” where Roboflow’s $40M (2024-11-19) emerges clearly even without relying on the undisclosed entries.
Are there stage patterns, or does stage labeling look mixed across time?
Stage labeling is mixed rather than concentrated: Seed appears multiple times (e.g., Brale 2025-09-17 $30M, Red Rover Health 2025-01-08 $4M, Hummingbirds 2024-10-30 $5M), but there are also different categories like Series B (Roboflow 2024-11-19 $40M), Series A (OpenLoop 2023-03-16 $15M), and non-equity assistance (d20 Solutions 2022-07-20, undisclosed). “Series Unknown” entries also remain common across years (e.g., RIVA 2024-06-11 $40K).
Any outliers worth flagging beyond the largest disclosed round?
Several. Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity’s $9M grant on 2022-03-24 is a major outlier relative to typical startup-like disclosed amounts, while Flete’s $330K Seed on 2024-10-15 sits on the low end among disclosed figures (smaller than Legible AI’s $1M on 2025-10-08 and Pitchly’s $500K on 2024-05-03). Additionally, the list spans from 2021-07-21 (Dwolla, $21M) to 2026-04-03 (Talent Collective DSM, undisclosed), making time-based comparisons less uniform than a single-year cohort.
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