The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board has approved innovation funding for five startups located in Iowa City, Davenport, Ames and Urbandale. In total, $650,000 was awarded to the five startups. Hear are the five startups that received funding: […]
Washington, Iowa based startup Continuum Ag has received an initial $50,000 investment from Ag Startup Engine and Ag Ventures Alliance. Founded in 2016, Continuum Ag gives farmers prescriptions for practices and products proven to work with […]
CartilaGen, an Iowa City-based startup that is developing the world’s first preventative therapy for post-traumatic osteoarthritis, has received funding from Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield. The award will bolster CartilaGen’s development of its preventive […]
3D Health Solutions has been announced the winner of the 2020 John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition and was awarded $40,000. The competition is a collaborative project of the Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Centers located at […]
Awards have been announced for the Coronavirus Relief Fund Employer Innovation Fund Grant. More than $4.3 million in total was awarded to the 65 winning applicants. The program will assist Iowa employers, nonprofits, community colleges, high schools, […]
The Iowa Energy Center (IEC) has awarded $2,721,102 in grants to 11 energy projects across Iowa. These funds enable eligible applicants to pursue projects that align with one of the seven key focus areas of […]
ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup company dedicated to the development of clean engine technology, has been awarded a 2-year, $1.1 million Phase II grant from the Department of Energy’s SBIR program. The funding will support […]
MSUITE, a Cedar Rapids-based construction tech startup, has completed a $4 million seed funding round. The round was led by Next Level Ventures and Stanley Ventures, with participation from technology firm U.S. CAD. The new capital will help scale […]
Moov Financial, an open source embedded banking platform, has raised $5.5M in seed funding led by Bain Capital Ventures, with participation from Canapi Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Gradient Ventures, RRE Ventures, Uncorrelated Ventures, and 27 angel […]
PowerPollen, an agtech company focused on improving agricultural productivity through improved pollination, has successfully closed a $13 million Series B funding round. The Ankeny-based company will use the funding to accelerate global adoption of its […]