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Higher Learning Technologies closes $5.5M Series A led by NY angels
CORALVILLE, IOWA—Less than a year after announcing a $1 million seed round, Higher Learning Technologies announced Monday that the company has raised a $5.5 million Series A round led by a group of New York Super Angel investors…
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Investment in Iowa: Higher Learning Technologies
Since he started trying to raise capital, Higher Learning Technologies co-founder Alec Whitters has found there are three types of investors…
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What’s Iowa’s investment landscape like right now? We took a look
No matter who you talk to, it’s a common narrative across the state: it’s hard to find funding in Iowa. But more and more, the old adage is seeming less and less true.
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Get to know the five finalists for Startup of the Year
This is the one everyone’s talking about. They’re making headlines, headed toward long-term success. And the finalists are…
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HLT’s nursing study tool is No. 1 educational app in App Store
Iowa City startup Higher Learning Technologies has been attracting large numbers of students since launching last summer. And now, one of its first apps, NCLEX RN Mastery, has reached the No. 1 grossing educational app in both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. HLT’s NCLEX RN Mastery also is in the Apple App…
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Eastern Iowa startups find success at 9th annual Prometheus Awards
Eastern Iowa startups stole the show at the Technology Association of Iowa’s ninth annual Prometheus Awards Wednesday evening in Des Moines. Higher Learning Technologies, Banno, ClusterFlunk and TelePharm all took home honors from the annual Iowa-focused awards. Coralville-based HLT won Best Mobile Application …
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HLT closes $1M seed round, strives to release 24 new apps this year
Just more than a year after launching its first product, Coralville, Iowa-based Higher Learning Technologies has announced the completion of a $1 million seed round. Among the round’s notable investors are former ACT CEO Richard Ferguson, Involta founder and CEO Bruce Lehrman and Josh Cramer of Iowa City, Iowa-based Cramer Dev …
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Startup founders meet with legislators, share community stories
For many entrepreneurs, interacting with government leaders isn’t part of the day-to-day routine. And while it still may not be an everyday occurrence, in the past few months, increasingly more Silicon Prairie founders and leaders have taken their stories to legislators in an effort to have their voices heard and their communities’ needs met …
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Inc. Magazine lists Dwolla, Bulu Box, HLT and more as startups to watch
In a recently published list, Inc. Magazine named a number of well-known startups as the “8 Silicon Prairie Startups Worth Watching.” Des Moines’ Dwolla, Lincoln-based Bulu Box and Kansas City’s AgLocal all made the list…
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Iowa-based HLT releases two new education apps, preps for 13 more
Less than one year after launching its first product, Coralville, Iowa-based Higher Learning Technologies is growing quickly, with two new education apps released this week and a bevy of others coming in the next few months. This week the company launched its two newest products …