Lincoln After eight years of building and selling companies in the affiliate and performance marketing realm, Jeremy "ShoeMoney" Schoemaker (left) of ShoeMoney Capital is ready to stick it out with his next venture, a software startup. Schoemaker, a Lincoln, Neb.-based entrepreneur, is best known for his blog dedicated to his experiences in the performance marketing space, ShoeMoney.com, which touts a daily readership of more than 30,000 visitors. But he also created AuctionAds.com, an eBay affiliate marketing service that serves eBay auction ads on contextually … read more

Lincoln Three-year-old Lincoln, Neb. startup Green Bein' Productions on Friday will celebrate its next chapter with a new name, Gear Five Studio, and new look. The new name represents the five areas the former gaming studio plans to focus on in the future – web development, virtual worlds, games, software and interactive branding. "The biggest thing with … read more

Lincoln A coworking space has come to the Lincoln Haymarket, joining the downtown area already occupied by startups, including Hudl, Bulu Box and Vestn, and the software investment fund Nebraska Global. FUSE Coworking, co-founded by Matt Westenburg, Robert Hinrichs and Andy Beecham, opened its doors Jan. 14. The space is located above The Mill coffee shop at 8th and P Streets. The goal of FUSE is to build a community of people who are currently working in basements and coffee shops … read more

Kansas City A former Startup Weekend Kansas City team is looking to ease the process of buying and selling homes with Keyzio, a software platform that allows buyers and sellers to connect without the aid of a real estate agent or public listings. Founders Parker Hills, Dan Aycock and the Keyzio team took second place at Startup Weekend Kansas City last April. Keyzio is currently in public beta, and its founders are preparing for a more formal launch later this month after completing their time in Think Big Partners' first accelerator class, which began in September and ends this month with a demo day. The idea for Keyzio came to Hills after his experience trying to sell his own house. He and his wife knew they had a marketable home, but they were unable to sell it in a reasonable amount of time without the help of a real estate agent. … read more

Kansas City A Kansas City startup is aiming to make the request for proposal … read more

Overland Park ABPathfinder recently closed a $400,000 investment round thanks to Omaha-based Dundee Venture Capital, CEO Jeff Blackwood said. The Overland Park, Kan.-based startup, which aids therapists of children with autism in creating therapy plans via specialized software, raised $270,000 from Dundee in November. In May, as part of the same round, it secured $130,000 from Watson Technology Group … read more

Kansas City Kansas City, Mo.-based EyeTerra is hoping to show the world in a different way with high-definition, low altitude aerial imagery. Founder William Hayes (above) said the company is like "Google Earth on steroids" and is working with tourism agencies and real estate companies around the world to showcase cities, projects and locations. "As cool as Google is, everything is a 3D model and it doesn't give you a true representation of what's there," Hayes said. EyeTerra is able to … read more

Des Moines Change is now available for "anyone who wants to ditch their cash register and live a simpler life," according to the app's website. Created by Des Moines mobile app firm BitMethod, Change is a restaurant and retail management system with an iPad-based point of sale. A few months ago, we wrote about the app's launch into private beta at a local coffee shop, the kind of client it aims … read more