May 16, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines To a room of classmates, professors and members of the Des Moines tech community, 29 Drake University students Wednesday presented the apps they've spent the past semester researching and developing. "Looking back from where they started, I'm incredibly happy with the progress they made … read more
May 7, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines Classes may be out for the summer, but Dwolla is bringing teachers, students and administrators back together for its second Des Moines hackathon. … read more
May 3, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines Ecommerce startup Goodsmiths today introduced Swipe, an app that allows its online shop owners to accept credit card payments offline while keeping their online inventory synced. "It's a totally new product that honestly for us, for Goodsmiths, it's going to disrupt the craft fairs, art shows, farmers' markets … read more
May 3, 2013 by Joe Stych
Des Moines For Paloma Velazquez, writing HTML is a pretty big shift from her previous writing experience. Last May she graduated from Grinnell College with degrees in English and political science. At the time, she was working as a communications coordinator for BitMethod with their app, Change. But after winning a two-year scholarship for Treehouse—a web development education tool—and teaching herself to code, Velazquez recently landed a position as a front-end developer at Des Moines' Webspec Design. … read more
May 1, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines An eighth grader from the Des Moines suburb of Urandale was named the Iowa winner of the 2013 Doodle 4 Google competition. The design made by Marissa Frost, a student at Urbandale Middle School, will be displayed in the American Museum of Natural History. Her doodle will compete for a chance... read more
May 1, 2013 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Here we go again with the ag stuff. As most of my friends will tell you, it peeves me when the national media stereotypes Iowa based on its agricultural history. By almost any account, Dwolla's announcement Tuesday of its $16.5 million Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz was a great thing for Des Moines' startup community. It brought continued attention to what's been growing here, added more than 30 startup jobs here … read more
April 30, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Des Moines-based Dwolla today announced it closed a $16.5 million Series C round led by Andreessen Horowitz, the Menlo Park, Calif.-based venture capital firm whose portfolio includes Airbnb, Pinterest and Stripe, another payments startup. Three of Dwolla's previous investors, Village Ventures, Thrive Capital and Union Square Ventures, also participated … read more
April 10, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines Historically, the month leading up to Easter has been the busiest time of year for the Des Moines-based staff of Facebook game Hatchlings. March 2013 proved to be no different as the game's popularity reached an all-time high since its relaunch last year, surpassing 250,000 users. The team of 10 worked to release new collections totaling 70 new eggs, while the game was featured on … read more
April 10, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines Dwolla, Appcore and WebFilings last night took top honors at the eighth annual Prometheus Awards in Des Moines. The ceremony, hosted by the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI), had an audience of 670 and recognized the acheivements of individuals and tech companies around the state. TAI bestowed its two Software Company of the Year awards on Des Moines-based Dwolla, who won the small/medium business category … read more
April 9, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) is set to hold its eighth annual Prometheus Awards at 6 tonight. The ceremony, which is at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, aims to recognize and celebrate the "innovation and brilliance of the state's high-tech industry." For the first time, TAI is offering a livestream of the event and organizing two watch parties … read more
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