September 13, 2012

  • Pollenware CEO Kemper talks $9.1M round, company’s model (Video)

    On the heels of last week’s news that his company raised a $9.1 million round led by Union Square Ventures, Pollenware CEO Sandy Kemper sat down with Bloomberg TV for an interview that aired Wednesday. During the course of a three-minute clip from that interview, Kemper touched on topics that include the USV funding, the…

  • Google plans to wire 180 fiberhoods by fall 2013, start next month in KCK

    The final tally from the Google Fiber rally is in. Google this afternoon announced that 180 “fiberhoods” in Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo. will be wired for its new, ultra high-speed internet service. The Hanover Heights fiberhood in Kansas City, Kan. is …

  • Banno unveils upgraded interface, new analysis tools for Grip

    Banno on Wednesday unveiled an upgraded version of Grip, its application designed to help users make financial decisions on the go. Banno CEO Wade Arnold and engineer Ben Metz showed off the overhauled app at FinovateFall 2012 in New York. Banno, a Cedar Falls-based company that makes mobile applications, websites and personalized payment card services,…

  • Phenomblue’s Daydreamer helps hearing impaired make music (Video)

    When we caught up with Phenomblue back in March, the Omaha-based brand experience agency’s Signature Reserve committee had recently unveiled its Daydreamer project. With the release last month of a video about that project, we figured it was an ideal time to check in on Daydreamer. Signature Reserve, Phenomblue’s think tank for special in-house …