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PaySAFE announces investment from Nebraska-based Ho-Chunk Inc.
Nebraska-based startup PaySAFE recently announced that Ho-Chunk Inc., an economic development corporation owned by the Winnebago tribe of Nebraska …
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Pivot complete, PaySAFE aims to handle 10k transactions per month
“We never changed the concept of the company, but we changed how we presented it,” Matthew Medlock (left), founder of PaySAFE Escrow, said of his company’s pivot over the last year. “We’re more than an escrow company; we’re a closing table.” PaySAFE, which started last March as an online method of providing escrow services for…
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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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Matt Medlock gives up banking to found PaySAFE
Matt Medlock remembers the project that made him recognize the inefficiency of how contract work is financed. “It was for a basement. At the end of the project, I got no bill for 60 days,” he said. “I’m a formally trained finance guy. I don’t know you, but I know you need this money. What…
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Prairie Moves: Michael Collins, Goodsmiths, 34ideas and more
Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if…
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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…