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Minnesota Fund Raises $16.6M to Foster Midwest Entrepreneurs


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MINNEAPOLIS, April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Traction Capital has closed
Focus Fund I at a final fund size of $16,605,000. Traction Capital is a Minnesota based hybrid private equity and venture capital firm with a mission of helping entrepreneurs in the Midwest get what they want for the greater good. The fund closed on March 5
th, 2021 with 76 total investors including over 50 Minnesotan Entrepreneurs.
Shane Erickson, the Founder and Managing Partner of Traction Capital, first had the vision for the fund while acting as an Angel Investor and mentor of several Minnesota-based companies that had significant exits. In each successful exit, Erickson assisted the company with key hires and implementation of processes that helped the stimulate growth. ....

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Traction Capital Closes on First Investment in Kwikly


Traction Capital Closes on First Investment in Kwikly
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MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Traction Capital is excited to announce its first investment of
Focus Fund I in Kwikly. The fund has invested $250,000 in the Minneapolis based company whose platform provides on-demand staffing for dental professionals.
Kwikly was founded in 2017 by Pedram Nastaean and Yomiyu Hirpa. The company offers a mobile platform that connects dental hygienists seeking temporary employment with dental offices facing staffing shortages. Kwikly has achieved impressive growth and Traction Capital foresees increasingly aggressive growth as it expands into new markets.
Operating under the mission of helping entrepreneurs in the Upper Midwest grow, Traction Capital is very excited to be investing in a Minnesota company that also has two minority founders. ....

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Takeda Pharmaceuticals Faces ERISA Lawsuit Over TDF Suite in 401(k) Plan


Takeda Pharmaceuticals Faces ERISA Lawsuit Over TDF Suite in 401(k) Plan
The lawsuit says the target-date funds were selected for the plan despite having no performance history and, when they continued to underperform, they were not replaced with better options.
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Participants in the Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A Inc. Savings and Retirement Plan have filed a lawsuit alleging that Takeda used new target-date funds (TDFs) that had no performance history and that over the years they underperformed more established TDF suites. The plan fiduciaries are accused of failing to monitor the funds or replace them with better ones when they were underperforming. ....

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