West Des Moines-based MākuSafe has successfully raised $1.5 million, which will help the company continue to expand its manufacturing process and grow its team. The raised $1.5 million comes mostly from previous investors—EMC Insurance Companies and Next Level Ventures—but […]
The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) has announced its first-ever Iowa Technology Roadshow, which will travel to 10 rural communities across the state throughout 2020. “The Iowa Technology Roadshow will influence and elevate Iowa’s technology […]
Last week, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for four companies, which will assist in the creation of 478 jobs, the retention of six jobs and more than $52 million in new […]
Tickets are now on sale for the fifth Young Entrepreneur Convention (YEC). Now hosted at Iowa State University’s new Student Innovation Center on the campus of Iowa State University, the 5th anniversary of YEC is […]
Iowa City agtech startup Rantizo has been announced as a top 10 finalist for for the Ag Professional Top New Product of the Year by Farm Journal. This marks the second national award Rantizo is […]
Dr. Peggy Nopoulos, psychiatry, a neurology and pediatrics at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, has received a five-year, $18 million grant to expand a decade-long study on brain development in children at […]
The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council directed additional support toward 19 STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) Program partners through the STEM BEST Program Enhancement Fund. More than $180,000 was awarded to the 19 […]
Patients of CarePortMD retail health clinics at Albertsons grocery stores now have access to IDx’s autonomous AI diagnostic system, IDx-DR. This makes CarePortMD the first retail health clinic to adopt this type of AI diagnostic […]
Two new startup funding opportunities will soon be available to those living in Johnson County in an effort to help strengthen the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem and help early-stage entrepreneurs grow their ideas. The Iowa City […]
