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Two-year-old mobile health startup Cognovant closes its doors
“It’s the classic Series A crunch,” Joe Ketcherside, MD, said last month as matter-of-factly as diagnosing a migraine. But this time, the former neurosurgeon wasn’t assessing a patient’s health, he was talking about the startup he recently laid to rest. …
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A (belated) midyear look at the “10 Silicon Prairie startups to watch”
One counts McDonald’s among its account holders, another carries recognition from the SXSW Interactive Awards and another had its product featured on the PBS News Hour. Seven months ago, none of these milestones had been achieved, but we’ve seen quick progress and achievements. In January, I presented a list of 10 Silicon Prairie companies that…
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Cognovant raises $500k, nears release of first product, PocketHealth
Cognovant, a Kansas City, Mo.-based startup that specializes in personal health record technology for mobile devices, announced today that it has closed a $500,000 seed round. That capital will help fund Cognovant’s first product, a mobile application called PocketHealth. PocketHealth is a personal health record designed to capture data that allows users to manage their…
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Ten Silicon Prairie startups to watch in 2012
In 2011, we did our best to keep a close eye on Silicon Prairie startups, covering entrepreneurs who dared to disrupt the established local marketplace, aimed to make the online shopping experience more social and dreamed of virtual town-halls that increased citizen participation. Among the startups we covered, there were a few in each city…
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Partnership manager, web developer, copywriter, intern and more
We’re excited to bring you our 81st Opportunities on the Prairie today, with positions at Silicon Prairie News (that’s us!), MindMixer, TD Ameritrade and Contemporary Analysis …