Don Schoen

  • Dibzees and BettrLife bring in state funds for staff expansion

    Thanks to financial assistance awards announced Friday by the Iowa Econonmic Development Authority, two Iowa startups are preparing to add at least three full-time employees apiece. Dibzees, a penny auction site based in Iowa City, received $500,000 from the Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund through a royalty agreement. The funding supports the addition of five full-time…

  • BettrLife unveils food-focused app designed to promote wellness

    BettrLife on Monday officially introduced its new health and wellness application to the world. The app, produced by a team based in Clive, Iowa, promotes wellness by focusing on what people put into their body. It aims to help users with tasks like grocery shopping, meal planning, meal logging and fitness, and its public beta…