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Pipeline announces winner of inaugural Pipeline Legacy Award
Pipeline announced today that James Linder, MD, Chief Executive Officer of Nebraska Medicine, is the inaugural recipient of the Pipeline Legacy Award. The Pipeline Legacy Award is bestowed upon an individual who has made exceptional contributions of time, talent, financial resources, advocacy and innovation over their lifetime to both Pipeline and the overall entrepreneurial community.…
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GiftAMeal turns photos into food
There’s just something about being the first… One of our Silicon Prairie News reporters was recently able to claim the happy honor of being the first customer at the grand opening of the Chocolate Pig in St. Louis. She stumbled upon the eclectic eatery while on assignment to cover the Startup Connection Showcase in November.…
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How your liberal arts degree is preparing you to become an innovator
A recent NPR report asked listeners to solve a riddle: Jane and Maggie are sisters and were born minutes apart from each other to the same mother, but they are not twins. How is this possible? The answer: because they’re triplets. The answer to the riddle is rather simple but for most people, it’s a…
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SimpleRose secures $13 million in funding
SimpleRose Inc., a St. Louis-based company closed a $13 million deal on October 15 with undisclosed investors. The company, founded in 2018 by Xiaolin Gong, Marti Martindale and Carl Ledbetter provides an optimization platform for decision-making. The company’s platform is intended for proliferation of data. The platform enables clients to leverage algorithmic innovation for parallelism,…
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St. Louis startup WatchUGot looks to bring challenges and charities together
By now, viral internet challenges are nothing new. For years, these challenges have made their way through social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube––a few even originating as far back as the days of MySpace. While many of these challenges can tend towards the irreverent or even border on dangerous, some can also have positive…
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nbkc announces first class of Fountain City Fintech accelerator
Kansas City-based nbkc bank announced last week the six companies that comprise the first class of their fintech accelerator program Fountain City Fintech. Fountain City Fintech is the first accelerator program run by a community bank that specifically focuses on partnerships with innovative startups looking to solve real-world problems and pain points. For example, addressing…
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Applications are now open for Do Space Women Innovators Fellowship worth $10K
Applications are now open for Do Space’s most recent fellowship program which will offer selected fellows the opportunity to develop projects that will address local challenges facing women in technology and tech entrepreneurship. “We will be seeking out three fellows, all of whom will be women or femme identified individuals. Each fellow will receive a…
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St. Louis-based Gremlin Social Acquires VidVerify and Insight CRM
St. Louis-based Gremlin Social, a social media marketing solution featuring the only American Bankers Association-endorsed compliance tools, recently acquired two companies as part of its strategic expansion. VidVerify, a video-based communication platform for mortgage lenders, and Insight CRM, a SaaS solution for social media management, have been integrated into Gremlin Social’s existing capabilities in order…
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SPN Top 10: Peoria companies and attributes
Prior to the release of the Silicon Prairie Annual Report, which will arrive in October, SPN asked a couple of communities to provide their own top 10 regarding their startup ecosystem. SPN asked Randon Gettys, Director of Startup Greater Peoria at the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council, to help us create a list for Peoria,…
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Online directory Start Omaha will help area entrepreneurs connect to local resources
Start Omaha, an online resource for entrepreneurs in the Omaha area, officially launched Thursday morning at a community networking event at technology library, Do Space. Do Space and Rebecca Stavick, Do Space’s Executive Director, led the development of Start Omaha. She said the project is aiming to lower the entry barrier for entrepreneurs who are…