Steve T. Kirby
Founder at Bluestem Capital Co. LLC
Profile
Steve T.
Kirby is a founding partner of Bluestem Capital Co. LLC, which is founded in 1989.
He is currently a director at Pelstar LLC, Virtual Incision, Inc., Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc., Brightplanet Corp II, Inc., Noteswift, Inc., Neurolens, Inc., and President & Secretary at Kirby Capital Corp.
Mr. Kirby has previously worked as a director at Granite City Food & Brewery Ltd., eGistics, Inc., Brightplanet Corp., and PolyCera, Inc. He was also a director at VeraSun Energy Corp.
from 2006 to 2009.
Mr. Kirby's education includes an undergraduate degree from Arizona State University and a graduate degree from the University of South Dakota, which was conferred in 1977.
He also worked as a secretary at Western Surety Co. from 1992 to 1992.
Steve T. Kirby active positions
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Bluestem Capital Co. LLC
Bluestem Capital Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bluestem Capital Co. LLC (Bluestem Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Steve T. Kirby. The firm is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. | Founder | 1988-12-31 |
Virtual Incision, Inc.
Virtual Incision, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Virtual Incision Corp. engages in the development of miniaturized surgical robots. It offers MIRA (miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant) surgical robotic platform. The company was founded by Shane M. Farritor and Dmitry Oleynikov in 2006 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE. | Director/Board Member | - |
Kirby Capital Corp.
Kirby Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Kirby Capital Corp. provides alternative investment management services. The company is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD. | President | - |
Pelstar LLC
Pelstar LLC Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Pelstar LLC manufactures weighing scales. Its products include physician and primary care, acute care and hospital, long term care, stand-on, wheelchair, chair, bariatric, neonatal and pediatric, professional home care scales. It distributes the brand Health o meter® Professional. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in McCook, IL. | Director/Board Member | - |
Noteswift, Inc.
Noteswift, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Noteswift, Inc. engages in the development of health information technology solutions. It offers Samantha, an electronic health record (HER) real time transcriptionist, which enables providers to dictate the narrative of a patient encounter and parse the text into usable and valued structured data for patient outcomes. The company was founded by Chris Russell in 2008 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. | Director/Board Member | - |
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. Food: Meat/Fish/DairyConsumer Non-Durables Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. produces dairy products. It offers chees, whey, anhydrous milk fat, and milk products. The company was founded by Alfred Nef and Alfred Gonzenbach in 1929 and is headquartered in Milbank, SD. | Director/Board Member | - |
Neurolens, Inc.
Neurolens, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Neurolens, Inc. is a company that commercializes breakthrough technology to improve vision care. The company's patented contoured prism technology provides visual comfort for the nearly 65% of US adults who complain of headaches, neck/shoulder pain, and eyestrain when using digital devices, reading, or doing detail work. The company is based in Coppell, TX. Inspired by a breakthrough discovery linking optometry and neurology, Neurolens is unlocking a new dimension of vision care. The Neurolens contoured prism design helps the eyes work together comfortably, bringing the eyes into alignment to relieve painful symptoms. The technology is only available to independent eye care providers. The company was founded in 2012 by Davis Corley, and Pierre Bertrand has been the CEO of the company since 2019. | Director/Board Member | - |
Brightplanet Corp II, Inc.
Brightplanet Corp II, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services BrightPlanet Corp II, Inc. designs and develops search, harvest and document federation technology. The firm's technology allows a user to search huge databases hidden under the surface. The company was founded by Patrick J. Yam in 2009 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Steve T. Kirby
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VeraSun Energy Corp.
VeraSun Energy Corp. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries VeraSun Energy Corp. engages in the production and sale of ethanol and its co-products. The company owns and operates five of the ethanol production facilities in the United States with a combined ethanol production capacity of 560 million gallons per year. The company also produces Dried distillers grain with solubles, Wet distillers grains with soluble and Corn Oil. It was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Brookings, SD. | Director/Board Member | 2009-03-29 |
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Training of Steve T. Kirby
Arizona State University | Undergraduate Degree |
University of South Dakota | Graduate Degree |
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Listed companies | 1 |
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GRANITE CITY FOOD & BREWERY, LTD. | Consumer Services |
Private companies | 13 |
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VeraSun Energy Corp.
VeraSun Energy Corp. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries VeraSun Energy Corp. engages in the production and sale of ethanol and its co-products. The company owns and operates five of the ethanol production facilities in the United States with a combined ethanol production capacity of 560 million gallons per year. The company also produces Dried distillers grain with solubles, Wet distillers grains with soluble and Corn Oil. It was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Brookings, SD. | Process Industries |
Bluestem Capital Co. LLC
Bluestem Capital Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Bluestem Capital Co. LLC (Bluestem Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Steve T. Kirby. The firm is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. | Finance |
eGistics, Inc.
eGistics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services eGistics, Inc. provides a scalable data archival solution for the financial services and healthcare industries. The company was founded by Bryan A. Bruton in 1994 and is headquartered in Plano, TX. | Technology Services |
Pelstar LLC
Pelstar LLC Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Pelstar LLC manufactures weighing scales. Its products include physician and primary care, acute care and hospital, long term care, stand-on, wheelchair, chair, bariatric, neonatal and pediatric, professional home care scales. It distributes the brand Health o meter® Professional. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in McCook, IL. | Producer Manufacturing |
Brightplanet Corp.
Brightplanet Corp. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Brightplanet Corp. provided patented, automated technology for finding critical data for Deep Web Analytics. Its solutions included Deep Web Silos, Deep Web Monitor, OpenPlanet Dashboard, and DeepHarvest Workbench. The company was founded in 1999 and was headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD. | Technology Services |
Western Surety Co.
Western Surety Co. Specialty InsuranceFinance Western Surety Co. provides surety and fidelity bond insurance products. The company is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD. | Finance |
Virtual Incision, Inc.
Virtual Incision, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Virtual Incision Corp. engages in the development of miniaturized surgical robots. It offers MIRA (miniaturized in vivo robotic assistant) surgical robotic platform. The company was founded by Shane M. Farritor and Dmitry Oleynikov in 2006 and is headquartered in Lincoln, NE. | Health Technology |
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc.
Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. Food: Meat/Fish/DairyConsumer Non-Durables Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. produces dairy products. It offers chees, whey, anhydrous milk fat, and milk products. The company was founded by Alfred Nef and Alfred Gonzenbach in 1929 and is headquartered in Milbank, SD. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Kirby Capital Corp.
Kirby Capital Corp. Investment ManagersFinance Kirby Capital Corp. provides alternative investment management services. The company is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD. | Finance |
Brightplanet Corp II, Inc.
Brightplanet Corp II, Inc. Data Processing ServicesTechnology Services BrightPlanet Corp II, Inc. designs and develops search, harvest and document federation technology. The firm's technology allows a user to search huge databases hidden under the surface. The company was founded by Patrick J. Yam in 2009 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, SD. | Technology Services |
Noteswift, Inc.
Noteswift, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Noteswift, Inc. engages in the development of health information technology solutions. It offers Samantha, an electronic health record (HER) real time transcriptionist, which enables providers to dictate the narrative of a patient encounter and parse the text into usable and valued structured data for patient outcomes. The company was founded by Chris Russell in 2008 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. | Technology Services |
PolyCera, Inc.
PolyCera, Inc. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Polycera, Inc. operates as a polymeric material platform. It offers a range of ultrafiltration performance beyond conventional ceramic and polymeric membranes. The company was founded by Eric Hoek and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA. | Process Industries |
Neurolens, Inc.
Neurolens, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Neurolens, Inc. is a company that commercializes breakthrough technology to improve vision care. The company's patented contoured prism technology provides visual comfort for the nearly 65% of US adults who complain of headaches, neck/shoulder pain, and eyestrain when using digital devices, reading, or doing detail work. The company is based in Coppell, TX. Inspired by a breakthrough discovery linking optometry and neurology, Neurolens is unlocking a new dimension of vision care. The Neurolens contoured prism design helps the eyes work together comfortably, bringing the eyes into alignment to relieve painful symptoms. The technology is only available to independent eye care providers. The company was founded in 2012 by Davis Corley, and Pierre Bertrand has been the CEO of the company since 2019. | Electronic Technology |
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