Silicon Prairie Awards

  • Meet the 6 finalists for Investor of the Year

    Meet the 6 finalists for Investor of the Year

    As we get closer to the Silicon Prairie Awards on May 2, we still need your help to determine which individuals and companies will take home the trophies. We’re highlighting the finalists in each category so you can get to know the finalists a little bit better. To vote, visit our Silicon Prairie Awards website…

  • Meet the 7 finalists for New Startup of the Year

    Meet the 7 finalists for New Startup of the Year

    As we get closer to the Silicon Prairie Awards on May 2, we still need your help to determine which individuals and companies will take home the trophies. We’re highlighting the finalists in each category so you can get to know the finalists a little bit better. To vote, visit our Silicon Prairie Awards website…

  • Meet the 6 finalists for Startup of the Year

    Meet the 6 finalists for Startup of the Year

    As we get closer to the Silicon Prairie Awards on May 2, we still need your help to determine which individuals and companies will take home the trophies. We’re highlighting the finalists in each category so you can get to know the finalists a little bit better. To vote, visit our Silicon Prairie Awards website…

  • Public voting now open for the Silicon Prairie Awards

    Public voting now open for the Silicon Prairie Awards

    We are excited to announce the finalists for the 5th Silicon Prairie Awards! This year’s nominees represent students, educators, founders and innovators from across the Midwest. Over the next couple of weeks, we will be introducing you to the finalists in each category. You can also find brief descriptions of each finalist on the voting…

  • Silicon Prairie Awards will be part of Omaha Startup Week next spring

    Silicon Prairie Awards will be part of Omaha Startup Week next spring

    We are excited to announced that we are moving the Silicon Prairie Awards to next spring in order to align the region’s premiere startup awards gala with Omaha Startup Week. We had a blast in Lincoln last year, due in large part to our participation with Lincoln Startup Week. We want to repeat that same excitement by aligning the…

  • Watch some highlights from the 2015 SPAwards [Video]

    Watch some highlights from the 2015 SPAwards [Video]

    2015 SPAwards Video from Silicon Prairie News on Vimeo. The fun times keep rolling at Silicon Prairie News. On October 1, we celebrated the best tech and innovation that our region has to offer at the 4th Annual Silicon Prairie Awards. The evening was filled with powerful acceptance speeches, group celebrations and an inspiring keynote…

  • Congratulations to the Winners of the 2015 SPAwards

    Congratulations to the Winners of the 2015 SPAwards

    After thousands of votes and the input of an awesome panel of judges, more than 350 guests from across the Silicon Prairie gathered Thursday evening at Lincoln’s Rococo Theatre to see who would be deemed the best of the Prairie. From hundreds of nominees to 62 finalists, 13 winners emerged. Take a look below to see which startups and individuals gave our beloved Golden Analogs…

  • What should you wear to the Silicon Prairie Awards?

    What should you wear to the Silicon Prairie Awards?

    We get asked this question a lot: “What should I wear to the Silicon Prairie Awards?” The Silicon Prairie Awards are the one night a year that entrepreneurs can put away the hoodies and sneakers and really style it up. This is a black tie, formal affair, so feel free to Rent the Runway or do…

  • Kansas City, Omaha folks: Save your bus seat for the Silicon Prairie Awards!

    Kansas City, Omaha folks: Save your bus seat for the Silicon Prairie Awards!

    We are pleased to announce that two sponsored buses will be headed to the Silicon Prairie Awards in Lincoln this year. The 58-passenger buses will allow you to relax, work, drink and socialize on your way to and from the regional awards event. “Last year Lincoln rallied to bring a bus down to Kansas City…

  • Trey Bowles will keynote the Silicon Prairie Awards

    Trey Bowles will keynote the Silicon Prairie Awards

    Co-Founder and CEO of the Dallas Entrepreneur Center Trey Bowles will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Silicon Prairie Awards on October 1st. He is a serial entrepreneur, social capitalist, and educator in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Bowles has spent his career starting and building companies in both the for-profit and non-profit space with an…