The Technology Association of Iowa has announced the finalists for the 2020 Prometheus Awards. The winner in each of the 14 award categories will be announced during the Prometheus Awards celebration on Thursday, April 9 at the […]
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Middle Bit: Manchester Story leads $9.1 million round in healthcare startup
Santa Monica-based healthcare startup Anagram has announced a $9.1 million Series A financing round led by West Des Moines-based ManchesterStory. In a move to rebrand the company, Anagram is expanding its payment solution software to healthcare companies […]
Q&A with Mason Cook of gBETA Beloit
Mason Cook recently started a new position as the Director of gener8tor’s gBETA Beloit accelerator in Wisconsin. Cook joined the gener8tor team after a seven-year career in business development and entrepreneurship in Des Moines. Previously […]
DMACC to open new virtual learning lab for students
Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will unveil a new, cutting-edge Virtual Learning Lab at the Microsoft Datacenter Academy located on its West Des Moines Campus on March 11, during Celebrate! Innovation Live. The new lab incorporates state-of-the-art virtual […]
Iowa City startup is helping women connect business tasks with their monthly cycle
After Alyx Coble-Frakes started her own health coaching company in 2018, she quickly came upon an interesting discovery. She found that she was having more sales conversions during the ovulation phase of her cycle. “I […]
Middle Bit: ISU’s Innovation Pitch awards $17,000 to student entrepreneurs
Last night, Iowa State University’s John Pappajohn Center capped off a month full of business pitch competitions with its annual Innovation Pitch. This year, 26 student-finalists competed at last night’s Innovation Pitch competition at Memorial […]
BrokerTech Ventures announces 12 startups for 2020 cohort
BrokerTech Ventures has announced the 12 insurtech startups that will participate in the accelerator’s first cohort, which will begin March 2 in Des Moines. The startups, all with solutions designed specifically for the broker segment […]
Iowa EdTech Accelerator announces four startups for inaugural cohort
The Iowa EdTech Accelerator has announced the four companies that will take part in its first-ever cohort beginning this March. This year’s Iowa EdTech Accelerator participants are: The four selected startups will each receive $25,000 […]
IEDA awards grants to three entrepreneurial assistance providers, one startup
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board has awarded grants to three entrepreneurial assistance providers through its Entrepreneurial Investment Awards program. The IEDA board also approved one grant through its Strategic Infrastructure Program to an […]
Two Iowans accepted into Future Founders Alumni Accelerator
Future Founders, a nonprofit organization focused on helping youth become entrepreneurs, announced the 36 entrepreneurs who will be part of the 2020 Future Founders National Fellowship Alumni Accelerator. Two Iowa founders—Matthew Rooda and Mikayla Sullivan—were […]