Growers Edge announced last week that it has raised a $5 million venture debt facility through California-based Silicon Valley Bank. Based in Johnston, Iowa, Growers Edge has pulled together a range of fintech and analytics tools. The […]
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IEDA awards $500,000 in funding for Three entrepreneurial projects
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 raises $3 million seed round
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 […]
LenderClose Closes $10 Million Series B Round
LenderClose, a real estate and home equity lending technology platform, announced today that it has successfully closed a $10 million Series B funding round. The West Des Moines-based company will use the funding to focus […]
3 startups receive funding from IEDA
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has approved innovation funding in support of three Iowa startups located in Carroll, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. In total, $150,000 was awarded to the three startups. Here are […]
GIA Graduate Cowbell Cyber Raises $20 Million In Series A Funding
Cowbell Cyber, an AI-powered cyber insurance provider based in Pleasanton, California, has closed $20 Million in Series A funding to scale its game-changing offering for continuous underwriting and closed-loop risk management. Brewer Lane Ventures led […]
Coralville biotech company awarded $2 million Phase II SBIR grant
NanoMedTrix (NMTx), a Coralville, Iowa-based biotech spinoff from the University of Iowa, has been awarded a $2 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to continue groundbreaking treatment of cancer. The company is based at […]
Ag Startup Engine raises second fund of $2.25 million to invest in startups over the next five years
Ag Startup Engine announced today that it has increased its investor-member base and has raised a second fund of $2.25 million with plans to invest in up to 45 startups in the agriculture and food […]
Next Level Ventures announces new investment fund for fintech companies in the credit union industry
Next Level Ventures along with credit union partners of Members Development Company (MDC) have announced the launch of a new venture capital fund Curql that will focus on financial services technology companies in the credit […]
IEDA awards funding to two startups
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board has approved innovation funding for two startups located in Ankeny and Fairfield. In total, $50,000 was awarded to the two startups. Here are the two startups that received funding: Vine […]