June 6, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Iowa City The team at Health Tech Hatch is using their product's crowdsourcing and testing capabilities to help facilitate a programming … read more
June 6, 2013 by Megan Bannister
June 6, 2013 by Megan Bannister
West Des Moines When Jennic Law and her husband, Justin, first opened KangarooBoo, a West Des Moines store selling baby toys and gifts, she admits she didn’t know much about running a business. An ex-engineer, Jennic had never managed a small business before, but she knew building a social media following would be crucial. Though Justin built the shop's customized website, when the Laws began to write and schedule Facebook posts for their fans … read more
June 6, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Overland Park High school can be challenging for teens, but typically that's because of the growing pains of puberty and autonomy. But Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) has a different challenge for teenage students: to create ... read more
June 5, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha The Omaha startup community just grew by four startups, or seven if you're counting three local companies you've likely never heard of before today. The new names and faces behind them—14 founders in all—make up the inaugural class of Straight Shot, Dundee Venture Capital's new startup accelerator. "We think we have a diverse group (and) we still … read more
June 4, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Fresh off a Big events season and the addition of a Des Moines editor, our newsroom team of three is taking a look at how we can better cover the Silicon Prairie startup community. We have our own ideas, of course, but we really want to hear what's important to you. With this in mind, we recently published a reader survey. More than 200 responses have been submitted so far—208 to be exact—but we're hoping … read more
June 4, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha If you follow Nebraska startup news, Jim and Karen Linder should be familiar names by now. The husband-and-wife investment team has put money into 20 companies, including SkyVu Entertainment, Bulu Box, Travefy and EyeVerify. But what probably isn't too familiar … read more
June 4, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln Two weeks ago, Ella Wirtz and Courtney Rodgers launched their marketing software following three months of private tests with around two-dozen stores. This week, nine months into their startup journey, the duo announced their latest milestone: Boutique Window closed a $650,000 Series A round. The new capital, which comes from software investment firm Nebraska Global, education company Nelnet and an undisclosed investor, will allow the company … read more
June 4, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Kansas City After years of owning his own small business, William Robison's children had begun to ask questions about owning their own business someday. "As a business owner for as long as they can remember, they have only witnessed this side of the world," he said. "As they mature, I challenge them to explore opportunities of their own." But Robison didn't see many entrepreneurially-minded events geared toward teenagers. So he brought … read more
