Nebullam, an indoor farming company based in Ames, announced earlier this month that it will be ‘Building in Public’ going forward. Building in Public (BIP) is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. When a […]

Nebullam, an indoor farming company based in Ames, announced earlier this month that it will be ‘Building in Public’ going forward. Building in Public (BIP) is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. When a […]
Roboflow, a Des Moines-based startup that empowers developers to build their own computer vision applications, has raised a $2.1 million seed round co-led by Lachy Groom and Craft Ventures. Additional investors in the round include […]
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, a radiopharmaceutical company based in Coralville, announced last week that it has closed its third and final tranche of Series A financing, bring the round to a total of approximately $13 million. […]
Missouri-based network infrastructure and data center service provider Bluebird Network has acquired a data center from Geneseo Communications in Bettendorf. Located in Bettendorf, Iowa, the 57,000 square foot 6MW ColoHub facility will give the company […]
DMACC has announced the presenters for this year’s Celebrate! Innovation 12 (ciLive! 12) annual speaker series, which will be held virtually March 10-11 and is celebrating its 12th anniversary in 2021. The series is free and open to all and will […]
The Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA) has announced the seven startups that will make up its 2021 cohort. The cohort will launch on January 19 with the seven InsurTech companies virtually joining the accelerator’s annual 100-day […]
Cedar Rapids-based Fluid Quip Technologies has been acquired by Omaha-based ethanol manufacturer Green Plains Inc. Green Plains announced Tuesday it acquired majority interest in Fluid Quip, which develops new technologies and processes for the biofuels and biochemical […]
It’s tempting to look forward to the new year — especially after such an abysmal 2020 for so many. But before we do, let’s not forget all that happened in Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem this year. […]
The City of Boone and the Ames Economic Development Commission (AEDC) have announced a new partnership that will support economic development programming for the City of Boone. The Boone City Council, at its December 21 […]
Iowa startups raised $145 million this year. That is by far the most capital raised by Iowa startups seen since we began tracking investments in 2018. Since the beginning of 2018, Iowa startups have now […]