Several organizations in the Cedar Valley have partnered to launch the Cedar Valley Minority Business & Entrepreneurship Accelerator (CVMBEA), an accelerator for minority-owned businesses. The CVMBEA program provides financial aid, networking opportunities, mentorship and scale […]
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved innovation funding in support of two startups located in Urbandale and Clive. Inflexion Point Technologies (IPT) An innovative idea to optimize current and future seed treatments to the maximum extent […]
U.S. broadband company Mediacom held yesterday what it says is the first U.S. field trial of the cable industry’s new 10G platform, a technology that will be capable of pushing 1 gigabit offerings to 10 […]
Dwolla released a new Push-to-Debit payment functionality to its platform this week to allow for fast payouts to a debit card and to give additional flexibility to clients. Companies using Dwolla’s API-based platform can add […]
The Greater Des Moines Partnership, BrownWinick Law, and LWBJ announced this week a series of online events for small businesses looking to raise equity capital called the Raising Capital Seminar Series. This Raising Capital Seminar […]
iotaMotion, an Iowa City-based robotic surgical technology developer, has received a $1.65 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). iotaMotion is using the grant funds to continue developing its real-time tissue trauma sensing […]
Growers Edge, a provider of data-driven financial technology solutions for the agricultural industry, has won the 2020 AgTech Finance Solution of the Year. Run by AgTech Breakthrough, a market intelligence organization, the inaugural AgTech Breakthrough Awards program […]
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the massive shift of daily life to an almost constant online presence, has highlighted just how crucial broadband access is and just how much work remains in Iowa to provide adequate […]
A new funding opportunity is available this fall for Des Moines-based nonprofits. The Microsoft Community Empowerment Fund will look to fund projects that promote social, economic, and civic equity in the Des Moines area. Funded […]
The inaugural cohort of Techstars Iowa officially kicked off its 3-month journey today at Gravitate Coworking in Downtown Des Moines. The cohort will run for 13 weeks, from Sept. 8 to Dec. 2020. Startups accepted into the […]