This is one of those bittersweet moments where I have the duty to share that our longtime editor Jake Slobe is stepping away from Clay & Milk to pursue other interests. Jake’s been the primary news-sharer and storyteller of the Iowa entrepreneurial community for almost four years and we are all the better for his…
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This was originally published by the Greater Des Moines Partnership.
It’s more important than ever to know where Iowa’s startup ecosystem stands. And without representative data, it’s hard to measure the current state of the startup community. For that reason, we are currently conducting the Iowa Founder Survey. The survey dives into questions on the fundraising…
Clay & Milk is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Startup Iowa Awards presented by BLX. Congratulations to all of this year's winners and finalists. This year’s winners are:
Entrepreneurial Support Organization of the Year: Iowa City Area Development Group (ICAD)
Student Entrepreneur of the Year: Grayson Burgess
Investor of the Year: ISA Ventures
Accelerator of…
Clay & Milk and the Greater Des Moines Partnership are partnering to develop the Iowa Innovation Dashboard, a comprehensive indicator of entrepreneurial activity in the state of Iowa.
The dashboard will compile several key metrics of entrepreneurial information into one location to capture the pulse of Iowa's entrepreneurial and startup climate. The dashboard will track…
Clay & Milk is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2021 Startup Iowa Awards presented by BLX. Congrats to all of the finalists, and thanks to everyone who submitted nominations. The winners of the awards will be announced in early January.
The finalists in each category are:
Accelerator of the Year
–CYstarters –Iowa…
Clay & Milk is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Startup Iowa Awards. Thank you to our judges, sponsors, and to everyone who submitted nominations.
This year's winners are:
Entrepreneurial Support Organization of the Year: NewBoCo
Student Entrepreneur of the Year (sponsored by 1 Million Cups Des Moines): Linda Tong
Non-founder Employee of…
Clay & Milk is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2020 Startup Iowa Awards.
The Startup Iowa Awards will celebrate the organizations and people keeping the Iowa startup ecosystem thriving. Winners of the awards will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 26.
The finalists in each category are:
Accelerator of the Year
-BrokerTech Ventures -CYstarters…
Clay & Milk is excited to announce the host stops that will be a part of the 2020 DSM Tech Crawl.
Set to take place April 23, the Tech Crawl will tour four Des Moines tech companies and kick off at 5 pm at the Global Insurance Accelerator.
To wrap up the Tech Crawl, everyone…
Clay & Milk is excited to announce the Cedar Rapids Tech Crawl.
Set to take place Sept. 26, the Cedar Rapids Tech Crawl will tour multiple tech companies within Cedar Rapids.
We hosted the DSM Tech Crawl in April and the event was a huge hit. A sold-out crowd of 200 joined the crawl,…