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RVI is excited to announce an investment into Rellevate!

Rellevate provides consumer financial services, including earned wage access to middle income Americans sold through their employers to allow access to their money anytime, anywhere.

Rellevate presented to RVI in April of 2021 and RVI decided to invest one week later.

We look forward to seeing Rellevate’s progress, and to investing in more awesome startups this year!

RVI is excited to announce its second investment of 2021 – Lenoss Medical.

Lenoss Medical designed and developed the first and only biological solution to treat osteoporotic spinal fractures.

Superfrau converts waste to value by rescuing surplus whey and upcycling it into delicious, nutritious beverages; good for people and the planet. Company is based in Western MA, women-led, and their lead investor is MassMutual.

InsureLife provides an AI-powered Network Orchestration Platform for Insurers that digitally connects their financial services products with consumers and agents, so they interact anytime, growing sales in a contactless world. This deal is syndicated through the Nassau ReImagine (Hartford, CT). 

Torigen – Torigen is a veterinary biotechnology company focused on helping pets with cancer. We offer the first personalized cancer vaccine in the veterinary market to treat pets diagnosed with solid tumors. Executive Summary.
N.A.bld – N.A.bld is a supply chain tool for on-demand manufacturing and inventory free retailing.

Lumme Health, Inc. – Lumme’s AI-powered smartwatch apps predict unhealthy behaviors from hand motions and deliver tailored, just-in-time nudges to avoid them.
Freedom Wind Tunnel – Indoor Skydiving at Patriot Place, we also offer VR Parachuting that one can steer, land, and control your own canopy in famous and familiar locations e.g. like jumping a game ball into Gillette Stadium or wing suit proximity flying in the Italian Dolomite region. In the end we stage high fidelity experiences that our customers keep with them for the rest of their lives. 

Western-Massachusetts based angel network River Valley Investors (RVI) has completed an investment in Ignitepost.

IgnitePost is a handwritten mail service that enables businesses to develop deeper relationships with customers & prospects. We do this by combining software and robotics to send real pen & ink letters that are indistinguishable from human handwriting.

This is River Valley Investors’ first investment in Ignitepost.

River Valley Investors is the premier angel investor group in western Massachusetts. RVI accepts members from around the country, offering curated dealflow, approachable due diligence processes, and a simplified investing and networking experience!