Curate: Raises $1.25M in Seed Funding
- Curate, a Chicago, IL-based sales and operations platform for creative small businesses, raised $1.25m in seed funding
- The round was led by OCA Ventures, with participation by Square co-founder Jim McKelvey, Cultivation Capital, and Stout Street Capital
- The company intends to use the funds to double its employee count from 16 to 32, with a focus on investing in infrastructure and product development
- Founded by Ryan O’Neil, The company provides a sales and operations platform for florists, caterers, and other creative small businesses
- The solution makes it easy for small businesses to create proposals, process payments, manage complicated supply chains
- Since its founding, the platform has processed over $300 million in payments
