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Prairie Cloudware Raises $1.65M

By TechTaffy Desk

Prairie Cloudware has completed a $1.65 million capital raise. Founders Treetop Ventures and Croghan Investments led the round, in partnership with Nebraska Global, Nelnet, Tetrad and other local angel investors.

The capital will be used for research and development, as well as prototyping key components in the Prairie Cloudware solution set, says the company.

Prairie Cloudware is an Omaha-based early stage startup focused on building solutions that allow bank and credit union customers to make mobile payments.

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