CYstarters has announced the 14 startups that will participate in the sixth cohort of the program this summer. The 11–week program, coordinated by the Iowa State Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, gives student entrepreneurs the funding, network […]
Three entrepreneurial service providers have been awarded grants via the Iowa Economic Development Authority‘s (IEDA) Entrepreneurial Investment Award program. The program provides financial assistance to service providers that offer technical and financial assistance to entrepreneurs […]
OpenLoop, an online platform designed to help match healthcare providers with hospitals and other facilities that require extra staffing assistance, has closed a $3 million seed round the company announced today. Next Level Ventures, Panoramic […]
The Iowa EdTech Collaborative has been awarded a $393,184 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant by the U.S. Department of Commerce‘s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to support the advancement of edtech growth in the state of […]
The Greater Des Moines Partnership has hired Diana Wright for the position of Startup Community Builder. In this role, Wright will engage with the existing startups and high-growth businesses in the Greater Des Moines areea. […]
Investing in Iowa is a quarterly review of all investments made into early-stage companies in Iowa. The series is sponsored by ISA Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in Iowa-based companies. Iowa startups raised […]
The Iowa Senate unanimously passed the House File 848 Tuesday night, a bill that would set up a system of grants for broadband providers in an attempt to boost internet access in rural parts of […]
Iowa State University is celebrating innovation this month during its Ignite Innovation Showcase. The Ignite Innovation Showcase will kick off on Friday, April 16, and go through Friday, April 23, and will showcase the collaborations, inventions, […]
Mainframe Studios celebrated the opening of its third floor of studios last Friday The third-floor studios officially opened on March 1 and were pre-leased with the organization operating at 97% occupancy already. The 58 additional […]
The Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill this week that seeks to legally recognize transactions and registrations made via blockchain smart contracts. The bill—SF541—gained Senate approval earlier in the month. Under the new bill, smart […]