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Our 10 favorite Missouri startup stories of 2015
Silicon Prairie News covers the tech startup scene across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Here are some of our favorite Missouri stories from this year: 1. Farmobile raises $5.5 million in Series A (Kansas City) In December Farmobile, one of the premier ag tech startups in the region, announced they had closed their Series A fundraising round…
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Fat Brain Toys co-founder Mark Carson is probably Santa Claus
Nothing brings out the kid in us all more than the holiday season. The lights, the presents, seeing family, all of it has a way of evoking some nostalgia in us. For Fat Brain Toys co-founder Mark Carson, it was his inner child and nostalgia that lead him to creating the Omaha based toy company. “I’m…
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Our 10 favorite Nebraska startup stories of 2015
Silicon Prairie News covers the tech startup scene across Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri. Here are some of our favorite Nebraska stories from this year: 1. Hudl announces $72.5M raise, led by Accel and Nelnet (Lincoln) In April Hudl announced the close of their first round of institutional funding and made history with the largest raise ever in…
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Year in review: Ben McDougal’s Iowa startup community highlights
2015 was so crazy that it’s hard to highlight the entire year in a single article, but why not, let’s try. Here’s a chronological reflection on a few things that really made 2015 special within Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem: Global Insurance Accelerator As 2015 began, teams from around the world were building their disruptive ideas inside…