Events: Angel Investing Overview, Dwolla meetup, Cornstalks and more

Buckle your seat belts for a wild ride this week. Eight events will have you bouncing back and forth between Omaha, Des Moines and the respective surrounding areas. To kick things off, Tuesday in Lincoln will feature the first of two VBA Silicon Prairie events on Angel Investing. Later that evening in Des Moines …

Buckle your seat belts for a wild ride this week. Eight events will have you bouncing back and forth between Omaha, Des Moines and the respective surrounding areas. To kick things off, Tuesday in Lincoln will feature the first of two VBA Silicon Prairie events on Angel Investing. Later that evening in Des Moines, Startup Drinks will serve up some brewskis and conversation at Tally’s. On Wednesday, the VBA Silicon Prairie event on Angel Investing will make its way to Omaha. And in Cedar Rapids, Vault Coworking will host Coworking Wednesday. Later that evening, Dwolla will host its highly anticipated meetup at Americana in downtown Des Moines, and Startup Weekend Omaha will spark up the startup energy with a pre-event meetup at CAMP Coworking. We will finish the week strong with two events on Thursday, the first TechBrew in Ames, and Tom Chapman’s last Cornstalks in Omaha. 

Tuesday, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. – VBA Silicon Prairie: Angel Investing Overview

Lincoln – Cornhusker Marriot Hotel  (333 S. 13th St.

On Tuesday, August 23rd, John May, the author of Every Business Needs an Angel will present a one day seminar entitled “Angel-Investing – An Overview.” We are inviting 50 leaders from the community with a demonstrated interest in economic development to attend. Topics covered in the seminar include: Due Diligence, Structuring the Deal, Valuation Methodologies, Post Investment Relationships, and Is Angel investing for you? We would be honored by your participation.

Breakfast, lunch, and materials are provided.

Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, this event is part of a larger initiative designed to surface energy, medical, and defense technologies in Nebraska that could meet Department of Defense needs.

Learn more vbasiliconprairie.com/angel-investing

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Startup Drinks Des Moines

Des Moines – Tally’s Restaurant  (2712 Beaver Ave

A simple concept: startup culture in cities around the world gathers around a bar to have a pint and discuss what they are working on, what they need help with and what they can do for each other.

Learn more at dsmstartupdrinks.com 

Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. – VBA Silicon Prairie: Angel Investing Overview 

Omaha – The Alumni House  (6705 Dodge St

On Wednesday, August 24th, John May, the author of Every Business Needs an Angel will present a one day seminar entitled “Angel-Investing – An Overview.” We are inviting 50 leaders from the community with a demonstrated interest in economic development to attend. Topics covered in the seminar include: Due Diligence, Structuring the Deal, Valuation Methodologies, Post Investment Relationships, and Is Angel investing for you? We would be honored by your participation.

Breakfast, lunch, and materials are provided.

Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, this event is part of a larger initiative designed to surface energy, medical, and defense technologies in Nebraska that could meet Department of Defense needs.

Learn more vbasiliconprairie.com/angel-investing

Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Coworking Wednesday

Cedar Rapids, IA – Vault Coworking & Collaboration Space,  Guaranty Bank Building (302 3rd Avenue Southeast 5th floor

Come try out coworking for free, every Wednesday in August, in downtown Cedar Rapids!

As Vault Coworking and Collaboration Space prepares for its full launch this fall, we are opening the space every Wednesday in August for free coworking.

Bring your laptop, work, colleagues and favorite collaborators to get some projects done and help us build this unique space.

Learn more facebook.com 

Wednesday, 6 p.m. – Dwolla Dwolla Meetup

Des MoinesAmericana  (1312 Locust St)

At this event we plan to:

1. Share the stage with 2 local startups (DSM, Omaha, KC)
2. Release some new products
3. Share some data
4. Celebrate what is happening in Silicon Prairie

Learn more meetup.com/dwolla

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. – Startup Weekend Omaha Pre-event Meetup

Omaha – CAMP Coworking  (1111 N 13th St #119

Join us August 24 at 6:30 p.m. at CAMP for the Startup Weekend Omaha Pre-event Meetup. You’ll get to meet, mingle, and chat with us as well as other people that are going to Startup Weekend and past attendees.

We’ll be available to answer questions and you get more info about the event. This will also be a good opportunity to talk about your startup ideas and get feedback before you pitch. And we’ll be giving away some free tickets so you’ll want to be there.

Learn more omaha.startupweekend.org

Thursday, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m – TechBrew Ames

Ames, Iowa – Dublin Bay  (320 S 16th St

Join us for TechBrew Ames, an informal gathering of entrepreneurs, technologists, business people and funders getting together to talk over a beer (social lubrication) at Dublin Bay. Cocktails and networking will begin promptly at 5 p.m.!

Learn more technologyiowa.org

Thursday, 6 p.m. – Cornstalks

Omaha – Greater Chamber of Commerce Offices  (1301 Harney St

Hudl/Agile Sports founder, John Wirtz, will discuss the continued growth and evolution of his company.

For more information, check back here throughout the week.

This story is part of the AIM Archive

This story is part of the AIM Institute Archive on Silicon Prairie News. AIM gifted SPN to the Nebraska Journalism Trust in January 2023. Learn more about SPN’s origin »

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