Just Insure, a pay-per-mile insurance technology company, has raised $8 million in a funding round. The new funds will be used to scale the company and its product offering as it looks to expand into additional […]
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NewBoCo partners with California startup ‘Kiva’ to launch statewide microlending platform
Cedar Rapids nonprofit NewBoCo is teaming up with Kiva US to launch a statewide hub called Kiva Iowa. The new program aims to help underserved entrepreneurs and small business owners in the state gain access […]
EntreFEST 2021 kicks off with ISA Launch Night
EntreFEST 2021 started off strong on Wednesday night with Iowa Startup Accelerator (ISA) Launch Night. The 6 businesses going through this spring’s ISA Foundation Accelerator gave their final pitches live on the Chrome Horse patio […]
IEDA awards $500,000 in funding for Three entrepreneurial projects
Three entrepreneurial service providers have been awarded grants via the Iowa Economic Development Authority‘s (IEDA) Entrepreneurial Investment Award program. The program provides financial assistance to service providers that offer technical and financial assistance to entrepreneurs […]
Middle Bit: Peter Hong named new director of ISU Startup Factory program
The Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship announced this a week that Peter Hong has been named as director of the ISU Startup Factory program, effective Feb. 1. Hong will succeed Bill Adamowski, the Startup Factory’s inaugural […]
NewBoCo receives $50,000 grant to expand programming for K-5 students
Cedar Rapids nonprofit NewBoCo announced last week that it has received a $50,000 grant which will allow for the addition of healthcare-focused lessons into NewBoCo’s K-5 CoderDojo program. CoderDojo is a free, biweekly program that offers […]
Q&A with Jill Wilkins of NewBoCo
Since 2016, Jill Wilkins has been the Events Director at NewBoCo — producing and running all of the nonprofits’ major events including EntreFEST, ICR Agile, NewBoCo’s Annual Meeting and more. NewBoCo recently announced multiple leadership […]
Middle Bit: NewBoCo announces changes in leadership
NewBoCo announced a change in leadership this week, as Eric Engelmann will step down from his role as Executive Director to focus exclusively on ISA Ventures, a $15 million venture fund that will invest in […]
Guy Raz to hold virtual event on entrepreneurship with NewBoCo
Cedar Rapids nonprofit NewBoCo announced last week that Guy Raz will participate in a virtual event discussing entrepreneurship from 12-1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1. Raz is the host, co-creator, and editorial director of three […]
EntreFEST 2020: Day One Recap
To kick off the conference, the founders of Mixtroz, Kerry Schrader and Ashlee Ammons, shared their unconventional founding journey step-by-step.