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Capital Innovators announces Fall 2017 Accelerator Class
St. Louis-based Capital Innovators has selected 6 high-growth startup companies to take part in its Fall 2017 Accelerator cohort. “We broke the record for the number of applications we received for two programs consecutively,” said Brian Dixon, COO of Capital Innovators. “Approximately 470 companies applied from 50 plus countries and 35 states.” To date, the…
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St. Louis-based Traaqr makes public launch at SF TechCrunch Disrupt
Last week, St. Louis-based startup Traaqr (pronounced tracker) announced the public release of their new product at San Francisco’s TechCrunch Disrupt. Traaqr’s release marks the first fully-automated platform able to track online to offline call conversions with the same precision as e-commerce transactions. Brian Handrigan, co-founder and co-CEO of Traaqr, likened the problem to a…
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Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program announces the class of 2017
The Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program (HEMP) announced their 2017 cohort today. The 23 chosen class members will join over 400 entrepreneurs that have been helped by HEMP over the last two decades. HEMP is a three-year, facilitated program beginning in the latter part of each year. Founded in 1995 by Barnett Helzberg Jr., former owner…
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How Lincoln and Omaha can do more together
This article originally appeared as a guest post on VentureBeat. Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska, sits on the state’s eastern border. Head west on I-80 for 45 minutes and you’ll hit Lincoln, Nebraska’s second largest city. Both cities have burgeoning tech-startup scenes, are raising capital and funding, and are making impressive contributions to the…
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Windstream brings Power to the Small to Lincoln
Last week, “’Power to the Small’, a panel discussion sponsored by Windstream, brought insight and real-life lessons on the roles small businesses play in Lincoln. The panel featured three Heartland business leaders, Shashank Gajjala, CTO of Liberty Mobility Now, Kelly Sturek, co-founder and CEO of Bugeater Foods and Vishal Singh, co-founder & CEO of Quantified…
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KC-based tech startup Brandit designs websites for other startups
Braden Katz started Kansas City-based Brandit three and a half years ago when he was on the client side of website design looking for a custom blog website. “I was trying to get a basic website built, said Katz. “I had one company try to lock me into this proprietary platform. It would have been…
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Nominations now open for 2017 AIM Tech Celebration
Nominations are now open for AIM’s annual Tech Celebration, an evening that honors the outstanding achievements of tech talent and recognizes those who have made a profound impact within the local tech community. Do you know a student, teacher, innovator or business in the area that is doing amazing things in the Tech sector? Click…
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Rural Impact Hub strengthens communities in Nebraska and beyond
As Brent Comstock grew BCom Solutions, his Auburn-based digital marketing agency, two things became clear. One, that the business was reaching a point where it needed to expand outside of Auburn. And two, in order to expand, he needed to figure out a way to reach other rural communities. “We were struggling to figure out…
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Hayneedle launches new app, stays grounded in Omaha
The Hayneedle app includes standard e-retailer functionality such as search capabilities based on user style preferences, special offers and deals, favorites list and secure purchasing via Apple Pay. “We developed our app with the goal of providing a great mobile experience that is fast, secure, and optimized to our users’ needs when shopping on-the-go,” said…
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Median launches browser-based screen sharing tool for faster troubleshooting
Omaha-based Median, a customer support software company focused on making customer interactions fast and in-context, made their public launch today with the beta release of their browser-based screen sharing software. The tool allows companies to easily see what their customers are doing on their site in real time. “Initially, our focus was on building a…