| Date | Title | Description |
| 06.11.2023 | OcuPro Roadside Cannabis Test featured on Kare 11 | OcuPro, a new device from Oculogica for testing impairment after cannabis use, was featured on Kare ... |
| 20.04.2023 | New Roadside Cannabis Test to Be Piloted by Police Departmen... | Neuro-diagnostic company Oculogica today announced the launch of OcuPro, the fastest roadside cannab... |
| 18.04.2023 | Women Investment Pioneer Joy Lindsay Named 2023 Entrepreneur... | MINNNEAPOLIS (April 18, 2023) – Sofia Fund, the angel investment firm focused exclusively on women-l... |
| 09.08.2022 | Cognition Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial... | Cognition Therapeutics reported on 2nd quarter financial results and business updates including opti... |
| 04.08.2022 | Cognition Therapeutics Presents New Proteomic Data on Effect... | Analytic results in a study of Cognition Therapeutic’s CT1812, a drug targeting mild-to-moderate Alz... |
| 08.07.2022 | DHS S&T Awards Funds to Kenzen, a Kansas City Startup De... | DHS has selected Kenzen’s wearable technology that helps prevent heat related injuries for their SVI... |
| 19.05.2022 | ACA Honors Angel-Financed Innovation with the Prestigious Lu... | Atlantic City, NJ (May 19, 2022) – Recognizing the most ingenious and innovative ideas recently fina... |
| 30.03.2022 | Cognition Therapeutics Reports Year End 2021 Financial Resul... | Read full Press Release here. |
| 08.03.2022 | Abilitech Obtains MDEL from Health Canada | Abilitech expands market after MEDL approval from Canadian authorities. Canadian patients can now ha... |
| 01.03.2022 | StormSensor® Introduces New Technology to Identify Urban Flo... | As our infrastructure continues to age, systems across the U.S. will continue to fail at an alarming... |
| 09.02.2022 | Tea Collection Partners with Resale Marketplace Kidizen to L... | Kidizen partners with Tea Collection to provide platform for resale of kid’s clothing, the most rapi... |
| 10.01.2022 | Cognition Therapeutics has a transformative 2021 with positi... | Cognition Therapeutics Provides Update on Corporate and Pipeline Progress and Reviews Goals for 2022 |
| 08.12.2021 | Cathy Connett named to Notable Leaders in Private Equity, In... | Twin Cities Business magazine has named Sofia Fund CEO, Cathy Connett to its 2021 list of Notable Le... |
| 17.11.2021 | Sofia Fund Partner Joy Lindsay Recognized for Lifetime Achie... | MINNNEAPOLIS (Nov. 17, 2021) – Sofia Fund, the angel investment firm focused exclusively on women-le... |
| 03.11.2021 | Cognition Therapeutics Adds Public Company Financial and Ope... | PURCHASE, N.Y., Nov. 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CGTX), a clin... |
| 25.10.2021 | Sofia Fund Portfolio Earns Returns as Two Portfolio Companie... | Cognitive Therapeutics goes public, Explorer Surgical acquired |
| 14.10.2021 | Explorer Surgical exits Sofia Portfolio | Global Healthcare Exchange announces acquisition of Explorer Surgical, providing an opportunity for ... |
| 13.10.2021 | Sofia portfolio company Cognition Therapeutics goes public | Women-led biopharmaceutical company Cognition Therapeutics newly public stock started trading Oct. 8... |
| 08.09.2021 | Neurology Clinic Will Use Oculogica’s EyeBox to Detect Concu... | Sofia Fund portfolio company Oculogica signs on one of the largest neurology clinics in the U.S. to ... |
| 24.06.2021 | Oculogica has been awarded a US patent to detect CTE via its... | This is a major innovation as CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) is currently only diagnosed aft... |
| 22.06.2021 | Joylux announces new expanded products to support women thro... | In partnership with Dr. Sarah de la Torre, Ob-Gyn and functional medicine expert, Joylux has designe... |
| 16.06.2021 | Oculogica Adds to IP Portfolio with Patent for Assessment of... | Oculogica’s patent enables expansion of its eye-tracking based technology to fulfill an unmet need i... |
| 18.05.2021 | Study of Assistive Technology for People with Muscular Dystr... | Research will measure how the Abilitech™ Assist restores use of weak upper arms to help individuals ... |
| 18.05.2021 | Oculogica Receives Department of Defense Grant to Develop We... | Sofia Fund portfolio company Oculogica receives $2M U.S. Army grant to develop wearable version of i... |
| 12.05.2021 | Kenzen Announces Device Rental Program for Summer 2021 | Rapid deployment of life-saving smart PPE critical for hottest summer on record ahead |
| 09.04.2021 | ExplORer Surgical Closes $2.5M Funding Round for Technologic... | Amidst challenges in healthcare and the global pandemic, intraoperative workflow startup drives six ... |
| 15.02.2021 | Minnesota’s Tax Credit for Angel Investors Works | Minnesota’s Angel Tax credit should be a consistent source of funding for starving startups, Sofia F... |
| 11.02.2021 | Abilitech Named Finalist in MS Innovation Challenge | Abilitech will compete for additional funding that supports further development of its ideas and con... |
| 08.12.2020 | Sofia Portfolio Company Abilitech Medical Launches Its First... | Assistive technology gives independence for people living with disabilities by restoring the use of ... |
| 10.11.2020 | Women-founded Startup TiLT Gets Investment Boost from Sofia ... | Funding will help the startup scale to meet increasing need for employee leave management in dynamic... |
| 20.10.2020 | Cognition Therapeutics Elucidates Genetic Mutation that Prot... | Mutation Validates Cognition Approach to Oligomer Displacement |
| 15.10.2020 | Product of the Year: Kenzen’s predictive body heat sensor sy... | Kenzen’s predictive body heat sensor system for industrial workers has been named a Product of the Y... |
| 13.10.2020 | Joylux Founder, Colette Courtion, Named to Inc.’s Female Fou... | Seattle, WA October 13, 2020 — Inc. today announced its third annual Female Founders 100 list, honor... |
| 25.09.2020 | Joylux leading the charge for intimate care with femtech, Be... | Colette Courtion shares her vision for the future of solving women’s intimate issues, now with renow... |
| 24.09.2020 | Legendary Beauty Innovator Dr. Kathy Fields Places Big Bet o... | Seattle, July 16, 2020. Joylux, a leader in high-tech vaginal health and wellness devices and produc... |
| 31.08.2020 | Cognition Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in SEQU... | Pittsburgh, August 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage neuros... |
| 09.06.2020 | Cognition Therapeutics Receives $75.8 Million NIA Grant | Sofia portfolio company Cognition Therapeutics awarded $75.8M in competitive grant process, to study... |
| 14.05.2020 | Kenzen Launches Body Heat Sensor System for Predictive, Prev... | Smart PPE Patch Monitors and Relays Real-Time Stress Indicators to Protect Workers Against Heat Inju... |
| 14.05.2020 | More moms, kid brands and retailers sign on with Kidizen as ... | Minneapolis, May 2020 – Unique, creative models that connect sellers and buyers are benefitting fro... |
| 10.05.2020 | Rebiotix and Ferring announce world’s first with positive pr... | Rebiotix and Ferring announce world’s first with positive preliminary pivotal Phase 3 data for inves... |
| 24.03.2020 | Sofia Fund portfolio company Abilitech Medical female founde... | Female founder Angie Conley shares Abilitech’s mission to restore independence to people who can’t u... |
| 17.03.2020 | Reflections from Both Founder and Funder | Sofia Fund’s Cathy Connett and Sofia Fund’s portfolio company StormSensor’s Erin Rothman offer tips ... |
| 12.03.2020 | Midwest Orthopedics at Rush (MOR) has adopted Oculogica’s Ey... | Chicago’s Midwest Orthopedics at Rush, one of the leading orthopedic clinics in the country, has ado... |
| 03.02.2020 | Sofia Fund kicks off 2020 with green tech investment, divers... | Health care drew huge venture-capital investments in 2019. |
| 29.01.2020 | Sofia Fund invests along with Pearson Ventures in Knowledge ... | Sofia Fund invests along with Pearson Ventures in an ed-tech start up focused on bringing current co... |
| 28.01.2020 | Women-Founded StormSensor gets Boost from Sofia Fund | Investment will help the startup scale to meet market demand for water management as climate continu... |
| 22.01.2020 | Sofia Fund participates in $8 million round of funding for O... | Sofia Fund participates in recently closed $8M financing round announced by existing portfolio compa... |
| 15.01.2020 | Report: Minnesota Startups Ended the Year Strong, Raising $1... | Sofia Fund partner and long-time investor in women-led tech businesses, Joy Lindsay, reflects on Min... |
| 14.01.2020 | Sofia Fund invests in four companies, but CEO says women fou... | - |
| 21.12.2019 | Sofia Fund Invests in Health Tech Startup Clinician Nexus | Angel team caps off record year of investing in woman-owned businesses |
| 18.12.2019 | Sofia Fund adds SaaS-delivered health care education company... | Pearson Ventures was a major investor in the round with participation from Avestria Ventures and Sof... |
| 03.12.2019 | Sofia Fund Announces Investment in Med Device Company Abilit... | DECEMBER 3, 2019 (Minneapolis) — Sofia Fund, a leading angel investment firm focused on high-growth,... |
| 20.11.2019 | Cognition Therapeutics to Give Webcast Presentation at Annua... | Pittsburgh, PA, November 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage ... |
| 06.11.2019 | Oculogica Announces New Category 3 CPT Code Created by Ameri... | The American Medical Association (AMA) has confirmed the addition of a new Category 3 CPT Code, 0X17... |
| 02.10.2019 | Kidizen Partners with Brands and Moms to Reduce Fashion Wast... | Digital Marketplace Launches REWEAR™ Collective and Style Scout Programs |
| 27.09.2019 | Conservation of Cash: The Key to Building a Strong Business | Third blog in a series by Lisa Crump, founder of Cairn Ventures and Managing Partner, Sofia Fund. Vi... |
| 17.09.2019 | Fundraising, For Real: Can convertible notes kill a deal in ... | New Sofia Fund Kansas City partner Laura McCoolidge, on convertible notes |
| 01.08.2019 | CogRX Gains Patent Coverage in Japan and China | Portfolio company CogRX gains patent coverage in Japan and China for Elayta, Cognition’s lead drug f... |
| 30.07.2019 | Joylux, Adds Prominent Oncologist and Former FDA Commissione... | Sofia Fund portfolio company, Joylux, announces they have raised more than $9M exclusively through p... |
| 25.07.2019 | Sofia Fund is a National Go-to Resource | Sofia Fund is a national go-to resource for what’s happening in the Midwest startup community. See A... |
| 16.07.2019 | Cognition Therapeutics Receives $3.3 Million NIA Grant to Co... | Investigating Quantitative EEG as Biomarker of Patient Response to Treatment in Future Efficacy Stud... |
| 09.07.2019 | Sofia Fund Expands to Kansas City | Angel investment firm names McCoolidge managing partner |
| 24.06.2019 | Steps to Success: Reasonable Valuations | Second blog in a series by Lisa Crump, founder of Cairn Ventures and Managing Partner, Sofia Fund. V... |
| 06.06.2019 | Cognition Therapeutics Appoints Anthony O. Caggiano M.D., Ph... | Pittsburgh, PA, June 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., today announced that ... |
| 23.05.2019 | JoyLux Named Most Innovative Company of 2019 by Angel Capita... | Winner of the prestigious Luis Villalobos Award, honoring ingenuity and innovation among start up co... |
| 14.05.2019 | Sofia Fund in national line-up of angel investors | How-to and resource list of top angel investors nationally, from FitSmallBusiness.com.
https://fitsm... |
| 14.05.2019 | Twin Cities Business Monthly taps Cathy Connett and Joy Lind... | Where to find the money now in Minnesota, featuring Sofia Fund partners’ observations on current act... |
| 22.04.2019 | Getting to Success: Advice from a Tech Entrepreneur Turned A... | First blog in a series by Lisa Crump, founder of Cairn Ventures and Managing Partner, Sofia Fund. Vi... |
| 26.03.2019 | Cognition Therapeutics Elects Lisa Ricciardi to its Board of... | Pittsburgh, PA, March 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage neu... |
| 26.03.2019 | Joylux Named One of The Top Three Most Innovative Companies ... | Joylux to be honored at the Angel Capital Association’s 2019 Summit as a top-three finalist for the ... |
| 03.03.2019 | Rebiotix Recognized as Future of Health Care | Rebiotix is highlighted in The Future of Healthcare series under the headline The Future of Healthca... |
| 02.03.2019 | Thrive Global Recognizes Sofia Portfolio Company Oculogica | Oculogica is highlighted in the Community section under the headline The Future of Healthcare “Track... |
| 28.02.2019 | Sofia Fund Invests in Landit | Minneapolis, MN, February 28, 2019 — Sofia Fund, a leading angel investment group focused on high-gr... |
| 21.02.2019 | Cognition Therapeutics Receives European Patent Covering its... | Pittsburgh, PA, February 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cognition Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage ... |
| 19.02.2019 | Cognition Therapeutics Announces Publication of Complete Res... | Elayta Crossed Blood Brain Barrier and Reached CNS Levels Associated in Preclinical Studies with Cog... |
| 19.02.2019 | Oculogica mentioned in February 19, 2019 issue of JAMA | Oculogica is the first highlight of the JAMA news section in this week’s issue: https://jamanetwork.... |
| 03.01.2019 | Sofia Fund portfolio company Oculogica achieves FDA mileston... | Oculogica receives FDA Marketing Authorization for EyeBOX®, the first non-invasive, baseline-free te... |
| 19.12.2018 | Blog Part III: The Right Investor Opens Their Wallet and The... | Third blog in a series by Joy Lindsay, Managing Partner, Sofia Fund. View Blog I here and Blog II he... |
| 06.11.2018 | Blog Part II: Start with the Right Investor to Have a Happy ... | Second blog in a series by Joy Lindsay, Managing Partner, Sofia Fund. View Blog I here and Blog III ... |
| 04.10.2018 | CogRX receives $16.6M Grant for Phase II Study of Alzheimer’... | Sofia Fund portfolio company CogRX has received a $16.6M Multi-Year Grant for Phase II studies of it... |
| 25.09.2018 | Blog Part I- Show Me the Money… and More | First blog in a series by Joy Lindsay, Managing Partner, Sofia Fund. View Blog II here and Blog III ... |
| 05.09.2018 | Sofia Fund Invests in Kenzen | Minneapolis, MN, September 5, 2018 — Sofia Fund, a leading angel investment group focused on high-gr... |
| 31.07.2018 | Sofia Fund Achieves Successful Exit | Technology Company Vixar Acquired by Semiconductor Leader Osram |
| 20.05.2018 | Sofia Fund Focus on Women-Led Firms | Interview with Neal St Anthony of the Star Tribune brings visibility to Sofia Fund and its partners’... |
| 14.05.2018 | Looking Concussion in the Eye | A recent post in the April/ May Issue of MIT Review discusses the science Uzma Samadani used as she ... |
| 03.05.2018 | Sofia Fund Invests in Joylux, Inc | Minneapolis, MN, May 3, 2018 — Sofia Fund, a leading angel investment firm focused on high-growth, w... |
| 09.04.2018 | Sofia Fund Achieves Exit | Rebiotix, Inc., Announces Its Acquisition |
| 27.03.2018 | Sofia Fund Makes Third Investment in Cognition Therapeutics | Sofia Fund recently announced its third investment in Cognition Therapeutics, Inc. (CogRx), a Pittsb... |
| 19.03.2018 | Angels Tell the Truth: What Makes a New Company Fundable | By Cathy Connett, CEO and Managing Partner, Sofia Fund |
| 09.06.2017 | Getting a Read on Brain Function | Very interesting article in the StarTribune about HCMC’s neurosurgeon Dr. Uzma Samadani and the tech... |
| 27.05.2017 | Center for Venture Research: The Angel Investor Market in 20... | According to a report just published by the Center of Venture Research summarizing the 2015 Angel In... |
| 29.07.2015 | Sofia Angel II Fund Surpasses Investor Goals Raising $5.5 M | Press Release July 27, 2015
Today marks a significant achievement in bringing new monies into early ... |
| 01.04.2015 | Female Run Venture Firms Alter the Status Quo | The Sofia Fund team knows from their long personal history in angel investing that the addition of w... |
| 02.03.2015 | Sofia Fund to Invest in Women Led Ventures | The Sofia Fund has raised $3.925M from men, women, and couples to invest in women led growth busines... |
| 22.01.2015 | Sofia Angel Fund II Raises $3.925 Million | Sofia Angel Fund II, LLC announces the successful first closing of its angel investment fund targeti... |
| 15.12.2014 | Center of Venture Research Announces 2014 Angel Investing Re... | According to the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire, moderate growth con... |
| 15.12.2014 | American Growth in the Hands of Women’s Entrepreneurship | According to a new Kauffman Foundation research report, female entrepreneurship can pave the way for... |
