The inaugural cohort of Techstars Iowa officially kicked off its 3-month journey today at Gravitate Coworking in Downtown Des Moines. Ten companies from a variety of industries are joining the 2021 program. Techstars Iowa is partnering with […]
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Two startups receive funding from IEDA
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has approved innovation funding in support of two Iowa startups. In total, $200,000 was awarded to the two startups. Here are the two startups that received funding. Gain Compliance […]
Startup Champions Network Summit coming to Des Moines this fall
The Startup Champions Network (SCN), a national network of entrepreneurial ecosystem builders, has picked Des Moines to host its annual Fall Summit from Oct. 12-14 at Gravitate Coworking, the organization announced recently. The goal of the […]
Iowa State, University of Iowa set new funding records for fiscal year 2021
Iowa State University and the University of Iowa have both released their external funding records for the budget year that ended June 30, and both universities surpassed their previous funding records. Iowa State University attracted […]
REV Pitch Competition will award $10,000 in cash prizes, applications now open
TS Bank has partnered with Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation and several other local companies to host REV, a small business pitch competition on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Entrepreneurs and business owners will have the opportunity to pitch […]
Middle Bit: Continuum Ag wins Cisco Global Challenge Award
Continuum Ag has been announced as one of the winners of the fifth annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge. The Challenge is an online competition that awards cash prizes to early-stage tech entrepreneurs solving the world’s […]
Science Center of Iowa receives $10,000 grant for stem professional development program
The Science Center of Iowa (SCI) announced this week that it received a grant for $10,000 from Bayer Fund, which will be used to in the creation of ‘Making Tech Connections,’ a professional development program […]
TAI announces Iowa Technology Leadership Institute, applications now open
The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) has opened applications for the first-ever class of its Iowa Technology Leadership Institute. The Leadership Institute a five-month program designed to provide business and leadership education to employees intending […]
Pi515 receives $35,000 donation from StartupCity
Des Moines nonprofit Pi515 has received a $35,000 donation from now-closed StartupCity Des Moines to help fund the SMART Cities Summer Challenge. StartupCity Des Moines formed in 2011 as an incubator and coworking space and closed in […]
Middle Bit: Jason Gross joins ManchesterStory as Vice President
ManchesterStory Group, a venture capital firm based in Des Moines, announced this week that Jason Gross is joining the company as Vice President and Head of Platform. “Jason is an award-winning innovation, strategy and technology-adoption […]