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MyLNK and Don’t Panic Labs create human services app for families in need
Human services agencies that serve families in need in Lincoln and Lancaster County, Nebraska have a wealth of program information in catalogs and on websites. But what happens in a crisis situation when someone may not have internet access? The answer may be an app. “In a crisis, I can’t just hand a family a…
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SPN takes an exclusive look inside opendorse and athlete marketing
One of the conference rooms at Lincoln sports tech startup opendorse features a large cutout of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski on the wall. CEO and Co-Founder Blake Lawrence invited SPN into the “Gronk Room” for a deeper dive into a company that just completed a $3.5 million Series A capital raise. “Gronk’s…
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CyberPatriot competition engages youth in STEM learning
Cybersecurity has become one of the most critical issues throughout the world. Building interest and skills among young people in cybersecurity as well as science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is the focus of the Air Force CyberPatriot competition. “It’s interesting to the kids and they feel like they’re accomplishing something,” said Brad White, an…
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opendorse announces close of Series A funding
Lincoln startup opendorse, a leading athlete marketing platform that helps athletes share content on social media, announced yesterday its close of $3.5mm in a Series A financing round. The investment will support the company’s commitment to helping athletes maximize the value of their social audience. More than 2,400 athletes use opendorse to provide 1,500 brands…
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Class Intercom educates students on business-oriented social media
Ben Pankonin has built a company to help financial institutions securely leverage social media. Taylor Siebert has built a company that supports live-stream video for high schools. They have joined forces to co-found Class Intercom, a secure platform to engage students in telling their school’s story through social media. “Who writes the school newspaper? Students,”…
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ISoft Data Systems and Presage Analytics replace paper-based data processes
Like many entrepreneurs, Matthew Wegener saw a business problem first-hand and set out to solve it. “I came to Lincoln to study electrical engineering at UNL and got a job at a salvage yard,” said Wegener, CEO of Lincoln-based ISoft Data Systems and Presage Analytics. “They didn’t have any software to track parts, so I…
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Mark Zmarzly takes Hip Pocket from Lincoln to Queensland
A chance meeting with an events coordinator from Australia at South by Southwest is turning into a six-month adventure Down Under for Mark Zmarzly, Founder of Lincoln Fintech startup Hip Pocket. “I searched all the attendees for Fintech and reached out via LinkedIn to about 30,” Zmarzly said. “I had only connected with one until…
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Vosaic transitions focus to performance discovery products
Lincoln video analysis startup Vosaic is sometimes called “Hudl for doctors,” which is understandable after the company (formerly Studiocode) was acquired in 2015 through a joint venture between Hudl and Nelnet. But the customer base is broader than health care and the company is in the process of redefining the business as “performance discovery.” “My…
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WERK creates commercial furniture that boosts branding and company culture
It started with unique, custom-designed trapezoid tables for a conference room at Hudl. “They wanted a conference table for an irregularly-shaped room with an oddly placed column,” said Mike Stolle, Co-Founder of Lincoln custom furniture startup WERK. “We couldn’t put a regular conference table in there and make it useful.” Stolle and Co-Founder Jeff Scott…
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Turbine Flats completes construction, builds community
Turbine Flats, a startup and small business collaborative near downtown Lincoln, started ten years ago out of necessity. “There was a group of early-stage software companies that ended up roommates of sorts in a crummy, run-down building,” Co-Founder Matthew Wegener said. “We discovered how valuable it was to be in close proximity to one another,…