GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A Grand Rapids-based technology company that creates online tools for hunters has a new owner.
Sportsman Tracker, 400 Ann St. NW, has been purchased by Kalkomey, a Texas-based company the describes itself as a provider online recreational safety education and certifications, according to a news release.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Sportsman Tracker was founded in 2015 by Jeff Courter, an avid hunter and tech entrepreneur who lives in Rockford. The company created the HuntWise mobile app, which provides users with weather predictions, the time of day when animal activity is highest, maps and more.
Sportsman Tracker has about 20 employees, he said.
Courter said the acquisition made sense because it brings together two complementary companies — one helps hunters get the necessary certifications, and the other helps those same hunters have a successful hunt once they’re in the field.
“The reason this works is you have them coming into the sport, whether it be to hunt or boat, and ... now you have a tool that they can immediately have access to, and over time it will be a very integrated process,” he said.
While Sportsman Tracker now has a new owner, the company will remain at its current location, and the number of employees will not change either, Courter said.
Kalkomey CEO Gayle Anderson said the purchase of Sportsman Tracker will help her company “expand to a variety of new mediums and incorporate their innovative products into our broader content platform.”
“I am blown away by their offerings and their talent, and I am thrilled to connect our teams, which I believe are the best outdoor educators, developers, and content creators in the industry,” she said.
Courter said HuntWise was created to provide hunters with “intuitive technology and tools to drastically increase their chances of a successful hunt.”
“Although most people think of bigger cities like San Francisco or New York as epicenters of tech innovation, top tech talent resides right here in West Michigan,” he said.
Courter declined to provide exact numbers, but would say the HuntWise app has been downloaded “millions” of times.
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