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Lincoln-based Driive announces nearly $800k pre-seed round with support from CompanyCam founder
Co-founders Quinn Small, Nick Small and Corey Collins shared the latest milestone for their software company, including support from Luke Hansen — founder of Nebraska’s first unicorn company. Driive offers an AI-powered booking solution aimed at contractors and home service providers.
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Upcoming events
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- Omaha 100 launches Capital Conversations speaker series on Tuesday, June 16, 5-7:30 p.m., at North Omaha Music and Arts, featuring Terri-Nichelle Bradley, founder and CEO of Brown Toy Box.
- Register for the Nebraska Innovation Fellows Showcase to celebrate what its second cohort of fellows have built on Tuesday, June 16, 4-5:30 p.m., at The Mill on the Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln.
- RSVP for Women in Tech of the Heartland’s Lead Through Change: Leadership Panel on Tuesday, June 16, 11:30-1 p.m., at the LinkedIn Omaha office.
- Nebraska Women in STEM, the Omaha STEM Ecosystem and Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska host a Coffee and Connection networking meetup on Wednesday, June 17, 8:45-10 a.m., at the Girl Scout DreamLab in Omaha.
- The MCC Small Business Development Center continues its free workshops in Omaha for its Small Business Education Series. Thursday, June 11: Financial Management and Cash Flow Planning. Tuesday, June 23: Estimating and Pricing for Profitability.
- Open office hours hosted by Nebraska Enterprise Fund in both Beatrice and Fremont on Tuesday, June 23, starting at 10 a.m.
ICYMI: Updates from around the ecosystem
Have an announcement or event you’d like to share? Send it to [email protected].
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- Applications open for a free year of AI entrepreneurship tools from Omaha 100 and Bootup Studios (Noted deadline is Friday, June 12)
- Startup Weekend pitch competition winner CleanOS will launch a real startup helping cleaning businesses with AI
- Meet XPM Agency Founder and President Hunter Bergman in the latest Prairie Portrait
- Grit Road Partners to bridge Nebraska agtech scene with Purdue University innovation ecosystem
- With a $30 million Series A raise, Marble Technologies is creating the future of meatpacking in Nebraska
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