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8Qs with a Silicon Prairie Founder: Ali Schwanke
Ali Schwanke is the Founder of Simple Strat, the marketing agency for companies serious about growth. She and her team bring a strong business and technical component to the marketing space, driving results through strategy and content. Simple Strat is Ali’s second foray into business ownership (her first was a photography company) following years of…
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Arkansas startup Cheeterz Firearm Accessories secures $300K angel investment
Cheeterz Firearem Accessories completed a $0.3 million deal with an undisclosed angel investor in July 2018. The startup company, based in Des Arc, Arkansas and founded this year, provides firearm products for civilian shooting enthusiasts, law enforcement personnel, and military professionals. The company’s products are designed to reduce the time and effort spent with ancillary…
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Whiteboard Technologies raises $2.5 million
Whiteboard Technologies recently announced that it has completed a raise of $2.5 million, led by i2e, an Oklahoma based venture entity. Whiteboard Technologies, creator of Whiteboard Mortgage CRM, provides customer relationship management (CRM) software for mortgage professionals – with a focus on keeping everyone in the loop during the mortgage underwriting process. The company has…
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Engine eCommerce closes funding round
Engine eCommerce, a Fayetteville, Arkansas based eCommerce software company, closed a $3.6 million round of funding last week. The firm specializes in eCommerce solutions that help large and medium-sized firms with converting via better content integration. Engine eCommerce works with digitally native companies on their proprietary CMS (Content Management System) platform and helps integrate this…
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Innovative Spaces Week 2018 is coming to St. Louis on October 9-12.
Innovative Spaces Week 2018 is coming to St. Louis on October 9-12. Innovative Spaces Week by Multipass is an opportunity for attendees to explore ways to design for innovation and connect with pioneers across industries. Globally-acclaimed speakers will share insights on collaboration, futuristic thinking, and management of high-performing work environments. Multipass says there has been…
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IDx raises monster round in eastern Iowa
IDx, a Coralville, Iowa based startup raised $33 million dollars last week from notable venture capital firms: Optum Ventures, Alpha Edison, and Heritage Provider Network. IDx is the first and only FDA-cleared autonomous AI diagnostic system in any field of medicine. The company’s first diagnostic system, IDx-DR facilitates the diagnoses of diabetic retinopathy without requiring…
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Madison-based TCare raises $385K of convertible debt funding
TCare, founded in 2014 and based in Madison, Wisconsin, has raised $385,000 in convertible debt funding from undisclosed investors in August. The company’s co-founders are Ali Ahmadi and Rhonda Montgomery, Ph.D. At a glance…. TCARE provides evidence-based software solutions aimed at helping caregivers of elderly and disabled loved ones, by improving the overall health of…
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Rantizo reducing farmers need for chemicals with targeted drone spraying
Spraying chemicals to control weeds and insects can be a time consuming part of agricultural work, as well as an expensive one. The Iowa City startup Rantizo, which is currently going through the Iowa Startup Accelerator, hopes to streamline the process using drones and electrostatic sprays for application of chemicals. How Rantizo works After working…
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Speaker applications for EntreFEST 2019 are now open
Speaker applications for EntreFEST 2019 are now open! EntreFEST, by NewBoCo, is coming May 16-17, 2019. EntreFEST is a two-day conference plus festival that celebrates the collaboration between people who make things happen. It is designed to create opportunities for people to connect and spark professional growth, community building, and outside the box thinking. The…
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SPN infographic: Navigating the funding cycle
Navigating the funding lifecycle that can take you from idea to startup to scaleup can be difficult. SPN put together an infographic to better explain how to get your business some much needed funding.