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Invest Nebraska puts $500K into healthcare software firm

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Nebraska economic development officials and business leaders announced a matching $500,000 seed investment from Invest Nebraska, as part of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development Innovation Fund, to Phynd Technologies, a new software firm that soon will launch a new solution for hospitals and health care providers. Angel investors from Nebraska and Texas invested an additional $1.4 million, according to the department.

The company is expected to bring 18 new jobs to Kearney over the next two years at an average annual salary of $71,000.

Phynd software is a tool designed for internal use at medical institutions such as hospitals and clinics.

Source: Lincoln Journal Star http://journalstar.com/state-invests-in-medical-software-company/article_6149f951-fb45-580d-a35f-be4c187200f5.html

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