Ames-based startup Farmers Risk has received an initial $50,000 investment from Ag Startup Engine. Farmers Risk’s mission is to democratize the tools available to help farmers manage risk and create more predictable revenue on the farm. Farmers […]
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Iowa State, University of Iowa set new funding records for fiscal year 2021
Iowa State University and the University of Iowa have both released their external funding records for the budget year that ended June 30, and both universities surpassed their previous funding records. Iowa State University attracted […]
WINPRO Pet Closes $3 million Series B Round from Next Level Ventures
WINPRO Pet, a Des Moines-based pet company that makes serum-based supplements for dogs announced yesterday that it has closed a Series B round of more than $3 million from Next Level Ventures. Founded in 2016, […]
GIA Graduate Cowbell Cyber Raises $20 Million In Series A Funding
Cowbell Cyber, an AI-powered cyber insurance provider based in Pleasanton, California, has closed $20 Million in Series A funding to scale its game-changing offering for continuous underwriting and closed-loop risk management. Brewer Lane Ventures led […]
Coralville biotech company awarded $2 million Phase II SBIR grant
NanoMedTrix (NMTx), a Coralville, Iowa-based biotech spinoff from the University of Iowa, has been awarded a $2 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to continue groundbreaking treatment of cancer. The company is based at […]
IEDA awards funding to two startups
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board has approved innovation funding for two startups located in Ankeny and Fairfield. In total, $50,000 was awarded to the two startups. Here are the two startups that received funding: Vine […]
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting closes Series A round at $13 Million
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. […]
Investing in Iowa: Q4 2020
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 […]
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting raises $8 Million in Series A Financing
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, a pharmaceutical startup based in Coralville, has raised $8 million in Series A financing. Viewpoint is a University of Iowa startup pharmaceutical company that has developed novel therapy and companion diagnostics for […]
Tractor Zoom raises $3 million Series A round
Tractor Zoom, an Urbandale-based auction marketing and equipment pricing company, has raised $3 million in Series A funding to scale its transparent pricing and analytics platform, Iron Comps. Innova Memphis, Hyde Park Angels, Iowa Corn […]