Bunker Labs, a national non-profit helping veteran, military spouse, and active military entrepreneurs, is launching its newest chapter in Des Moines.
Bunker Labs seeks to inspire veterans, active military, and military spouses to start their own business by providing them proper resources and connections. The Des Moines chapter is the first Bunker Labs chapter in…
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Nearly 200 Iowa legislators, government officials and Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) members gathered at the AC Hotel in Des Moines last night to discuss TAI's legislative priorities and initiatives for 2020.
"Legislative activities, in our opinion, are a team sport. We can't be disparate in our approach to legislation. We have to be organized,"…
Australia will be the first country to participate in its Cultivo Global Ag Innovation Program, Cultivation Corridor announced yesterday.
Cultivation Corridor first announced the launch of the 10-day immersion program for international startups and entrepreneurs last October. The new program will bring international startups to Iowa for 10 days of experience, training and networking. The program…
Dwolla will be seeking a new CEO after founder Ben Milne announced plans to step away from the position earlier this week.
"I told the Dwolla team this morning that we are hiring a new CEO, whom I and the rest of the board are going to recruit," said Milne a blog post announcing the…
For the fifth consecutive summer, the University of Iowa and Drake University will host the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
For the past four years, the program has brought in 25 young professionals from countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to each university to spend six weeks learning critical skills in leadership, entrepreneurship and business…
Ag Startup Engine announced today a $25,000 investment in Ames-based startup Skroot Laboratory.
Founded in 2018, Skroot Laboratory produces wireless sensor systems for upstream biotherapeutic process developers which allow them to make rigorous models, reduce risk of progressing costly conditions and decrease time to market.
"We are very excited to have Ag Startup Engine as our…
The second phase of the Iowa Innovation Challenge is now accepting applications. The university-wide competition will be awarding $169,000 in prizes to the most innovative projects on campus.
The challenge is open to all University of Iowa faculty, staff, graduate students, undergraduate students, incubator startups, as well as UI academic alumni.
There will…
Economic development award winners were announced by the Business Expansion and Strategic Trends (BEST of Iowa).
This year, the BEST of Iowa Excellence Awards went to Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, Kossuth/Palo Alto Economic Development Corporation, Marion County Development Commission and Montgomery County Development Corporation for their work in supporting Iowa’s existing businesses.
BEST of…
Last Friday Morning last morning, in an event called “Rewiring America,” MIT Ph.D. and Otherlab founder Saul Griffith presented on historical patterns of energy use in the United States and what he sees as the path toward a more sustainable human lifestyle in the future.
Griffith’s research and development firm, Otherlab, works on innovations such…
IGDA Des Moines, a local chapter of the International Game Developers Association, hosted a jam site this weekend as part of Global Game Jam for the third year in a row.
More than 40 attendees gathered at Gravitate Coworking downtown Friday night excited to participate in the weekend-long event.
Teams spent all weekend designing…
For the third year in a row, IGDA Des Moines, a local chapter of the International Game Developers Association, is hosting a jam site in Des Moines as part of Global Game Jam.
Global Game Jam is the world’s largest game jam event, taking place all around the world at over 860 physical locations in over…
Ag Startup Engine announced this week it has invested in Sentinel, an Iowa-based startup that combines artificial intelligence and computer vision to accurately track animal inventory and animal well-being.
"Sentinel technology allows swine producers to monitor critical barn level information in real-time using AI and Computer Vision technology. With this accurate, reliable, and timely data,…