After four years, the Iowa Agritech Accelerator will not return in 2021 and the governing board has decided to dissolve the program, organizers of the program announced today. Launched in 2016 by the Greater Des […]
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Iowa AgriTech Accelerator announces four startups for 2020 cohort
The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator has announced the five agtech startups selected for the program’s class of 2020. Based in Des Moines, the accelerator is a mentor-led program that focuses on ag-based technology innovations. This year’s class is […]
Iowa AgriTech Accelerator Extends Application Deadline, adds new board member
In response to COVID-19, the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator has extended the deadline for applications to its 2020 accelerator cohort from March 30, 2020, to May 1, 2020. “We are constantly exploring new ways of providing […]
Middle Bit: Rantizo becomes first Iowa company approved to use drones for crop spraying
Iowa City-based agtech startup Rantizo last week became the first company in Iowa legally authorized to use drones for the aerial application of agrochemicals. The approval was the last obstacle the company needed for legal […]
Iowa AgriTech Accelerator announces five startups for 2019 cohort
The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator has announced the five agtech startups selected for the program’s class of 2019. Based in Des Moines, the accelerator is a mentor-led program that focuses on ag-based technology innovations. This year’s class is […]
Middle Bit: Iowa AgriTech Accelerator hosts second annual AgTech Day
The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator hosted its second annual AgTech Day on Tuesday, March 26. This year, nine early-stage agtech startups gathered at Maple Ventures in West Des Moines to showcase their innovations. This year’s participating […]
Middle Bit: Iowa Agritech Accelerator now accepting applications
The Iowa Agritech Accelerator is now taking applications for their 2019 cohort, the accelerator announced earlier this week. Like in its first two years, startups selected to participate will receive $40,000 in seed funding, subsidized […]
Five startups present at Agtech Demo Day
The culmination of the Iowa Agritech Accelerator came on Tuesday as the five companies in the 2018 cohort presented their businesses to an audience of over 100 people. The accelerator is a three-month program that […]
MiddleBit: Farm Progress Show set to take place August 28-30
The 65th Farm Progress Show is set to take place back in Boone, Iowa this week. This is the sixth time the Farm Progress Show will be held in Boone. The show will begin Tuesday […]
Iowa Agtech: ‘Building the right connections between the right people at the right time’
Iowa agriculture is now worth more than $15 billion according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For entrepreneurs and investors willing to look outside of Silicon Valley, Iowa’s agricultural technology—often called “agtech”—ecosystem offers valuable and lucrative […]