Curate, which provides market insights in the construction industry, raised $450,000 to continue developing its technology and scale its product offering across the Midwest, the company announced today.

According to a release, the round was led by Idea Fund of La Crosse.

“The Idea Fund is thrilled to be partnering with Curate Solutions as our first investment,” Idea Fund of La Crosse Managing Director Jon Horne said in a statement. “Their product is sophisticated and addresses a problem faced by anybody involved in a construction project.”

The company also announced its new board of directors, which include Mark Platt of Trane, Nick Amundsen of JAMF and Anne Smith of the University of Wisconsin.