February 9, 2012 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines As you may be aware, the anticipated and recently rumored Series B funding news broke this week for the good folks at Dwolla in Des Moines. This round totalled $5 million and was not only raised out-of-Iowa but out-of-Silicon Prairie, with money coming in from both coasts. As rumored, the round was led by New York-based Union Square Ventures. Union Square, and its principal Fred Wilson (left) … read more
February 7, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Dwolla, an online and mobile payments network based in Des Moines, announced today it raised $5 million in a series B round led by Union Square Ventures of New York, with participation from Village Ventures and Thrive Capital, also of New York, Artists & Instigators of West Conshohocken, Penn. (Marc Eckō's venture innovation company) and angel investor Paige Craig of Los Angeles-based Betterworks. "The first round … read more
February 3, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Published Tuesday and Thursday (one day late this week), Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any of … read more
February 3, 2012 by Michael Stacy
Des Moines The Des Moines Business Record on Thursday announced its 13th annual Forty Under 40 list, which recognizes 40 central Iowa business leaders under the age of … read more
February 1, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Dwolla, the online cash transfer startup based in Des Moines, rolled out mobile access today to Instant, its most popular feature release yet, on its iOS (left) and Android apps. Announced in December and made available to a limited amount of users through its website, Instant takes the wait time out of adding cash to a Dwolla account by giving users immediate access to a line of credit up to $500. Users must opt-in to Instant. If it's turned on, it costs a user $3 per … read more
January 24, 2012 by Danny Schreiber
Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions … read more
December 19, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Forbes revealed its annual "30 Under 30" feature today, naming Ben Milne, the co-founder and CEO of Des Moines-based Dwolla, to its list for the finance field. In all, 360 "disrupters" across 12 fields, such as media, technology and art, were given recognition for their efforts to "(make) a difference right … read more
December 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines On Thursday, Dwolla, a payments startup based in Des Moines, closed out one of its most eventful days yet with a meetup to show off its new product feature and bring together its users, supporters and members of the city's tech community. According the Des Moines Register, more than 250 people came out for the event which, as is always part of a Dwolla Meetup agenda, included … read more
December 15, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines If you can't make it to Dwolla's meetup and formal introduction of "Instant" tonight at Vaudeville Mews (212 4th Street) in Des Moines, be sure to join us here to watch it all streamed live. The livestream will begin at 6:30 p.m., when Dwolla's director of communications, Jordan Lampe, takes the stage. He'll be followed by Jeff Russell, president/CEO … read more
December 15, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Des Moines Dwolla, the online cash transfer startup based in Des Moines, today introduced a feature to give its users instant access to cash, an alternative to its current two- to three-day waiting period for users to transfer funds into their accounts. Dwolla's CEO, Ben Milne, founded the company in 2008 on the premise of a flat transaction fee, 25 cents, to address … read more