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InsurTech startup SafetyNet is using insurance to increase Americans’ financial security
SafetyNet, a Madison, Wisconsin-based insurance tech startup, is hoping to solve a problem that plagues nearly half of all Americans. “A Fed[eral Reserve] report said that almost half of Americans can’t afford to pay a $400 surprise expense,” said Mark Greene, Director of Innovation at SafetyNet. “Other stats say more than half of Americans don’t…
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WISRAN seeks to improve farm efficiencies
Farmers have to be as efficient as possible to help compensate for things that are harder to control. Small improvements in equipment or software can make a big difference in growers yields and their subsequent income. Sunnydale, Calif. startup WISRAN is looking to boost efficiency for farmers 2-5 percent. WISRAN is part of the inaugural…
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Entrepreneur Kaitlyn Hova is changing the relationship between creativity and tech
What do you get when you combine a web developer, a neuroscientist, a violinist and a 3D printer? You get Kaitlyn Hova, a multi talented tech entrepreneur whose unique combination of interests is getting her recognized on a national scale. Next month, Hova will be speaking at UNOmaha’s CodeCrush Summer Summit, an event geared toward…
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Happy Boards digitizes corporate messaging
Displaying your corporate culture to employees and visitors is easier said than done. Des Moines company Happy Boards is looking to simplify the process of displaying custom messaging at offices and events. How Happy Boards works When web design agency Happy Medium moved to a new location in 2014, founder and CEO Katie Patterson was…
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GOVRED aims to train military with VR
The military and police departments face the difficult task of training recruits for uncommon scenarios that do not occur in everyday life. When challenged with the task of re-creating everything from traffic stops to battlefields, virtual reality can become an asset. The Battle Creek, MI., startup GOVRED is hoping to provide state of the art…
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DivvyHQ adds Robert Rose to Board of Directors, launches version 3.0
Kansas City-based DivvyHQ, an industry leading content planning and collaboration platform, recently added top content marketing thought leader, speaker, and author Robert Rose to their Board of Directors. The addition of Rose coincided with the company phasing in their recently updated 3.0 platform. “DivvyHQ is filling a critical need for content and marketing teams to…
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T’Work rebrands as Utilize and moves into contractor and rental company space
Last July, SPN profiled Lincoln startup T’Work, an online peer-to-peer marketplace for tool rentals. Now part of the 2017 NMotion Accelerator cohort, the company is rebranding as Utilize and moving into the contractor and rental company space. “It’s been an interesting journey starting T’Work and seeing the way things can meander,” said Co-Founder Zach Davy.…
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Precision Reality brings virtual reality to corporate real estate
There are some innovative uses for virtual reality, but too often the technology comes across as more of a novelty, with gaming and fantasy being the primary focus of use. Dubuque, Iowa strategic systems innovator Design Mill, Inc. and Chicago’s Ideas Into Apps have joined forces to integrate virtual reality with corporate real estate through…
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Health Snaps engages patients for better physical therapy results
Three students at the University of Wisconsin were discussing business ideas when one mentioned his experience with a cumbersome paper process during physical therapy. Thinking there had to be a better way, the trio formed Milwaukee-based Health Snaps, a startup currently going through the NMotion Accelerator program. “Max (Zirbel, CTO), Jordan (Mather, CEO) and I…
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Bulu Marketplace acquired for an undisclosed amount while Bulu Box expands turnkey subscription box solutions
Bulu Marketplace, a division of Lincoln-based startup Bulu Box, announced on Thursday that it is being acquired for an undisclosed amount by an international company building its retail portfolio of software services. “An acquisition of Bulu Marketplace by an international leader in retail technology is a win for the Bulu Box team, and we think it’s…