Chesterfield-Based Tech Startup Secures $500,000 in Financing

As St. Louis attempts to build itself into a hub for technology startups and other innovative companies, it seems Chesterfield is receiving a share of the action as well.

The St. Louis Business Journal reported that Chesterfield-based Mediprocity has just completed raising $500,000, bringing total investments to the company up to about $1 million.

What they specialize in may sound a little arcane to those not in the medical field, but it’s described as a web-based messaging tool that allows doctors, nurses and others to share and send confidential medical data.

Whatever it is exactly, co-founder and St. Louis Mason Rothert is clearly on the right track, attracting investors from Missouri, California, Florida and Arizona, according to the article.

It also takes note of what appears to be an emerging trend. Rothert told the paper the company was originally formed in Southern California, but then he moved it to St. Louis to escape the high costs and increased competition for talent that plagues the area.