May 14, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Indianola In January, Simpson College began a collaboration with the city's economic development organization and its utilities provider to make Indianola an even more desirable location for startups. At the end of April, the more than 30 students participating ... read more
May 14, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City SparkLabKC is ready to plug in with the 11 early-stage startups—all from Kansas City—it chose for its inaugural class. The accelerator last … read more
May 13, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Iowa City Just because the spring semester is coming to an end doesn't mean that Iowa City-based startup Tutor Universe is heading out on summer vacation. On the contrary, co-founder and CEO Michael Morrison says the company is busier than ever. The team of 12 just completed a $300,000 round of funding from angel investors. The Tutor Universe website, which went live for its soft launch last November, attracted roughly 1,300 users in its first two months. After the site's official launch at the end of January ... read more
May 13, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City On the eve of its first Finovate appearance, Kansas City startup EyeVerify today announced it closed a $2.3 million Series A round and will begin offering its mobile authentication software to banks, investment firms, payment systems and others in the banking and financial services sectors. Investors in this round include Think Big Ventures and Nebraska Angels—both participants in the startup's $1.4 million seed round last year—along with Mid-America Angels and undisclosed individuals ... read more
Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions … read more
May 10, 2013 by Joe Stych
Omaha To end the first full-day of Big Omaha on Thursday, four speakers stuck around for an audience Q&A. Megan Casey of Pack, Anil Dash of ThinkUp, Tony Conrad of about.me, and Ben Milne of Dwolla. The group used their personal experiences to respond to questions on their failures in the workplace, personality traits they're forced to fight and the pains of public speaking. Making mistakes … read more
May 10, 2013 by Patti Vannoy
Omaha "What if we were to stop putting our companies first?" asked Micah Baldwin at Big Omaha Friday afternoon. "Right now all of your stomachs turned. 'But we’re from the Midwest. That’s what we do.'" But what if we stopped thinking our startups were us? What if the one thing we’ve been told – the harder you work, the better – is wrong? read more
May 10, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Omaha Gentry Underwood is trying to redefine the way smartphone users interact with their email. “We want to build the best email experience in the world for as many people as we can,” he said. Since the Mailbox founder spoke at Thinc Iowa last October, he says the last seven months have been "an absolute whirlwind." On Friday, he closed out Big Omaha with a "fireside chat" with emcee Antonio Neves. … read more
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Winners will be announced live on stage at
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