Silicon Prairie Awards

  • Vote Front Flip, Goodsmiths, Klink or Sporting Innovations for New Startup of the Year

    One of the startups in the Silicon Prairie Awards category we’re highlighting today acquired 200,000 users in less than a year. Another accumulated more than $800,000 in inventory. But big numbers are only a small part of the equation for the four New Startup of the Year finalists. At our inaugural awards event on Aug.…

  • Vote Dwolla, Hudl, MindMixer or RareWire for Startup of the Year

    It’s merely coincidence that our four Startup of the Year finalists all posses blazing orange logos. Orange, it seems, is the color of companies that were red-hot this year. At our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards event on Aug. 30, one those four finalists will be crowned Startup of the Year. In anticipation of that celebration,…

  • The Silicon Prairie Awards celebrate community, so bring your team

    The Silicon Prairie Awards event is less than three weeks away. And with anticipation building for who will take home the 12 “Analogs,” now is the time to make sure you’ve secured a ticket. The event begins at 6 p.m. on August 30. Taking place at the Joslyn Art Museum, it opens and closes with…

  • Cast your votes on the 48 finalists of our Silicon Prairie Awards

    The month of our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards has arrived. It’s time to unveil the 48 finalists across 12 categories that recognize individuals and companies for their outstanding products, strong leadership and noteworthy contributions to the community over the last year. In June, we opened public nominations, receiving more 1,200 submissions. Our 16-member selection committee…

  • Meet the Startup Alley companies of our first Silicon Prairie Awards

    We’re excited to announce the inaugural group of startups selected to participate in the Startup Alley at our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards on August 30th. This group of nine companies will have the exclusive opportunity to show what they’ve been working on to the crowd at the Awards event. Each will have a demo table…

  • Nominations close Wednesday for the Silicon Prairie Awards

    Nominations for our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards close at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday. As of this morning, more than 1,100 nominations have come in for the 12 categories, which recognize companies and individuals for their outstanding products, strong leadership and noteworthy contributions to the startup community between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. To…

  • Startups: Showcase your company, product in the Awards’ Startup Alley

    At our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards on August 30, we’re offering a select group of startups the exclusive opportunity show off their product and company. The opportunity, Startup Alley, gives participants a table top space during the opening and closing reception in the Storz Fountain Court. Here, startups can display a laptop and/or mobile device…

  • Tickets now on sale for August 30 Silicon Prairie Awards event

    If you haven’t heard about our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards, today’s the day to learn all about the Aug. 30 event and the first chance to grab your ticket. This morning, we launched the awards website and with it released tickets, revealed the schedule, introduced our keynote speaker (TechStars founder David Cohen) and showcased our…

  • Hear TechStars founder David Cohen at the Silicon Prairie Awards event

    We’re thrilled to announce David Cohen, the founder and CEO of TechStars, will be keynoting our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards event August 30 in Omaha. Cohen is someone we’ve followed for many years as he’s not only well-respected but extremely knowledgeable, possessing years of startup experience along with passion for building an entrepreneurial community. Cohen…

  • Meet the 16 members of the Silicon Prairie Awards Selection Committee

    Celebrating community is at the core of our Silicon Prairie Awards. With that in mind, we’re excited to announce our selection committee composed of 16 individuals who represent a cross section of the region’s startup ecosystem. From a Startup Weekend organizer to a CTO of a successful ecommerce …