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U of Iowa opens Thinc Lab, Iowa City’s newest collaboration space
While there are many places for University of Iowa students to meet and collaborate on campus, the university’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is celebrating one of the newest. The Thinc Innovation and Collaboration Lab will provide space not only for U of Iowa students, but for the larger Iowa City startup community. Thinc Lab will…
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Startup Spaces: Explore Bulu Box’s office, housed in a converted condo
For many entrepreneurs and startup teams, non-traditional workspaces have become the norm. And for Lincoln-based startup Bulu Box, a refurbished condo proved the perfect fit for the active, health-focused company. “As a health startup company, an apartment is the perfect space for our culture,” Kate Stous, Bulu Box’s director of brand relations, told Silicon Prairie…
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Watch pitches from Straight Shot’s inaugural Demo Day live at 7 p.m.
Even though registration is full, you can watch as seven startups give their pitches—live at 7 p.m.—during Straight Shot’s inaugural Demo Day. The event, which will be held at Omaha’s Aksarben Cinema, will host an audience of investors, mentors, media and community members …
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Revolution Ventures closes $200M fund led by Steve Case, two others
Washington, D.C.-based Revolution Ventures announced Monday that the firm closed a $200 million fund led by Steve Case—AOL co-founder, Startup America Partnership chairman and Revolution CEO—as well as Tige Savage and David Golden. According to Revolution, the raise is believed to be the “largest first-time venture fund launched outside of Silicon Valley since the 2008 financial…
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Entrepreneur KC Radio Show host launches Kickstarter for Sock 101
Football season’s in full swing and the weather’s getting cooler, so it’s time to bust out the warmer team gear. One of the Kansas City startup community’s connectors, Jason Grill, hopes you keep your feet warm with Sock 101 socks, which are always $7. Grill works media relations for many startups and is the host…