June 27, 2012

  • Solum plans to take root in Iowa with new funding

    After recieving $100,000 from the Iowa Economic Development Authority one week and closing a $17 million Series B round led by Andreessen Horowitz the next, California-based ag-tech startup Solum is planning to build a laboratory in Ames and staff it with local talent. Solum develops technologies for field sampling and analysis that aim to help…

  • Thank you to our June sponsors

    As we near the end of this month, we want to take a quick moment to thank all of the great organizations in the Silicon Prairie and beyond that are supporting our team’s efforts to produce this daily news blog. Thank you, June sponsors!

  • VinSolutions sale in rearview, Watson hones in on Stackify, angel investing

    A passion for problem-solving has led Matt Watson to launch Stackify, a software startup that aims to make troubleshooting and support easier for software developers. “I love to build things and I love to solve problems.” Watson said. “I like to help users solve their problems and make their lives easier. For some reason it…

  • Startup Weekend KC’s Divshot picked as finalist for Crowdstart LA pitch

    In the span of just more than two months, Divshot has progressed from a 60-second Startup Weekend pitch to the precipice of a $25,000 prize. Divshot, a Kansas City, Mo. startup, was selected from a pool …

  • Outgoing UNL journalism dean Kebbel talks new mobile media role

    Mobile media has been Gary Kebbel’s mission since 2007, when he was on a Fullbright scholarship teaching in South Africa. “When my students were bored with me, they’d take out their dumb phones – not smart phones – and do their mobile banking,” Kebbel said in a phone interview. “And I realized then that we…