Pocahontas-based Koloni has officially launched its Smart Locker that can help reduce the COVID-19 contagion by eliminating human contact during deliveries.
The Smart Locker, which combines a physical, multi-compartment storage locker and software, gives delivery drivers the ability to pick up and deliver orders without any face-to-face interaction.
The technology makes it possible for small businesses…
Last week, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved innovation funding for four startups located in Ames, Cedar Falls and DeWitt. In total, $100,000 was awarded to the four startups.
Hear are the four startups that received funding:
Curiosity Labs
Curiosity Labs, a data acquisition company in Ames, develops platforms that automate manual visual tasks with computer vision.…
Here are some of the online events happening this week that might be beneficial to local businesses and organizations. If you know of any event happening this week that we haven’t included let us know and we’ll add it to the list.
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Guest post by Nancy Mwirotsi.
We must prepare for foundational shifts to virtually all industries, including a necessarily altered workforce profile. All jobs are quickly changing but we are not adapting to change as quickly as we should. While automation and the Internet of things (IoT) are making many processes easier for each one of…
As retailers and restaurants start opening, a new focus has been placed on reduced occupancy inside businesses.
A new app is allowing business owners to track their capacity and occupancy in real-time. DoorTally, Created by Adam Hass, has several features, allowing you to export your data, generate reports and manage multiple locations.
For more…
Coffee fans looking for the best small batch craft coffee across the country will have a new convenient option to choose from thanks to a new coffee of the month club.
Lokoly Coffee Club is a bi-monthly subscription club offering hard-to-find small-batch coffee made in limited quantities, tucked away in local communities, and delivered in…
ACT, the nonprofit behind the standardized college-readiness test has acquired ScootPad, a developer of online curricula for K-8 students.
“With so many millions of students forced to learn at home during this difficult time, they need an online platform that fully enables and personalizes the learning process to adapt to their own needs, and that’s what…
As in-person events around the world are canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of online events are popping up far and wide.
Here are some of the online events happening this week that might be beneficial to local businesses and organizations. If you know of any event happening this week that…
The American Farm Bureau Federation has opened applications for the 2021 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge.
This annual competition will showcases startups that are addressing challenges faced by America’s farmers, ranchers and rural communities. Farm Bureau will award $145,000 in startups through the competition.
Launched in 2015 as the first national competition focused exclusively…
Denim, a Des Moines-based mobile marketing startup for financial services, has merged with Gremlin Social, a 12-year-old St. Louis technology firm and adopted the new name Denim Social.
The merger brings together Denim’s advertising and marketing automation platform with Gremlin Social's social media marketing tools. Gregory Bailey from Denim will become President and Chief Product Officer…
Cedar Rapids nonprofit NewBoCo is investing more than $300,000 into its DeltaV Code School in order to make its programs more easily accessible and affordable to Iowans.
Beginning immediately, all of DeltaV’s day-long virtual Code 101 classes will be offered free of charge to Iowa residents throughout the summer (previously, this class cost $100). DeltaV will…
LEAH Labs, a Y Combinator-backed companion animal cell therapy company aimed at curing cancer in dogs, has been awarded a $225,000 National Science Foundation Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant (NSF SBIR).
LEAH Labs’ first product is aimed at disrupting the estimated $500 million yearly spend on the standard of care for B…