Omaha Unless you're a real estate agent in Nebraska, you probably haven't heard about the Omaha startup that's developing an app for home buyers and sellers. At an event today, the startup, muvin, expects to host more than 200 realtors for a product demo, round table discussion and complimentary cocktail reception. "Literally every realtor in Nebraska has gotten the (event) link," muvin co-founder Jeff Nieto said in an interview Tuesday. Nieto and co-founder Katrina Campins, a Miami-based real estate agent who earned fame in 2004 as a contestant on The Apprentice, plan to launch … read more

Omaha Innovation Accelerator, a four-year-old Omaha-based public-private entity that supports the commercialization efforts of Small Business Innovation Research grantees, announced today … read more

Cedar Falls Banno founder and CEO Wade Arnold has lured in a 25-year financial technology industry veteran to join his team as president. The Cedar Falls, Iowa company today announced the addition of Charles Potts, who comes to Banno after serving as a managing director at ProfitStars, a division of Jack Henry & Associates recently in the news for entering into a partnership with Arnold's company. "Having Charles join our team is a privilege, and we have high expectations for his ability to substantially contribute to Banno's growth and further our role as a major innovator … read more

Kansas City The purchase of a retro handheld game console in 2009, triggered a series of events that led Justin Barwick of Kansas City, Mo. to dream up his own console, pull together a team of collaborators and launch a Kickstarter campaign earlier this month. As of today, the last day of the crowdfunding campaign, Barwick (left) and his team have raised more than $215,000 – nearly 1,500 backers have contributed at least $135 to pre-order the device. … read more

Kansas City At its annual awards event Thursday, Pipeline, the Kansas-based entrepreneurial fellowship program for high-growth entrepreneurs, revealed its new class of fellows. Chosen from what's described as an "extensive selection process," these 13 individuals will work with Pipeline staff, mentors, alumni and one another over the next twelve months … read more

Leawood Customer loyalty marketing startup Front Flip, the maker of a virtual scratch-off app with the same name, announced today it closed a $3.7 million Series B round led by Jon Darbyshire of the Leawood, Kan.-based Archer Foundation. A number of other Kansas City area investors also participated in the round, including Peter Brown, former chairman, CEO and president of AMC; Gary Fish, founder and CEO … read more

Lawrence One year after being named Pipeline's Innovator of the Year, Kyle Johnson has launched a product he thinks can not only save the online music industry, but other forms of online media, as well. Since last January, Johnson's startup has switched its focus from competing with the likes of Pandora and Spotify – it has its own music streaming service … read more