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Inaugural student CodeDay comes to Iowa Nov. 9-10 at StartupCity
CodeDay is a 24-hour event open to students of any age and level of coding experience. Learning to code can be intimidating—that’s why some are encouraging students to start as early as possible. But now, thanks to StudentRND and its global event, CodeDay, the process may become a little bit easier. With the inaugural CodeDay Iowa slated for early…
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Former Kauffman fellow opens KCSV house to international entrepreneurs
Jonathan Ortmans wants to import international ideas into Kansas City and hopes Kansas City’s flavor makes it around the world. The president of Global Entrepreneurship Week recently bought a house in the Kansas City Startup Village to let international entrepreneurs absorb all the community’s happenings. First up in the GEW Startup House will be the…
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Invest Nebraska leads Series B round for Omaha’s Game Plan Technologies
State-funded venture capital organization Invest Nebraska announced earlier this month that it led a Series B equity financing round for Omaha-based Game Plan Technologies …
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Hoopla.io starts national push, needs votes for national pitch competition
Hoopla.io, the platform for local event discovery that spawned from Local Ruckus, only recently launched its site October 1. So if you didn’t know what the hubbub was all about, now you can learn more while helping them win a national competition on their way …
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Des Moines startup helps loan traders take middlemen out of the equation
Des Moines resident Steve Schipper has been involved with loan trading for more than 15 years. Now Schipper is helping loan traders take out the middleman with his newly launched startup, LendTrade. “We built a way to match compatible traders similar to how Match.com …