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Newsletter, Sept. 18 – Pitch Competition

Applications are open through Sunday, Oct. 6 at 11:59 p.m. CDT for the Silicon Prairie Startup Week Pitch Competition. This is your chance to win the $10,000 grand prize or $2,500 people’s choice award to grow your Nebraska-based startup. The cash awards are non dilutive funds.

The competition is open to Nebraska companies that are less than five years old and have a product, prototype or MVP to demonstrate. Semifinalists will be announced by Oct. 16 and invited for in-person interviews and a Startup Showcase in Omaha during Silicon Prairie Startup Week.

The top five finalists will compete in front of a live audience and panel of judges on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Millwork Commons in Omaha.

Learn more about eligibility, judging criteria and how to apply for the pitch competition in the story on SPN.

Upcoming Events

  • Learn how to turn your art and creations into a business at the free Business of Art Workshop, Saturday, Sept. 21, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Benson Theatre in Omaha.
  • Join UNeMed for Idea Pub: Morning Edition, a networking event to connect UNMC innovators to investors and startups on Thursday, September 26, 9-11 a.m., at Durham Research Center II, Atrium at UNMC in Omaha. 
  • Check out the inaugural Hustle Entrepreneurship Conference in Omaha, Wednesday, October 9, at Creighton University. Use promo code EARLY to save 50% on your ticket price. 
  • The Tech Nebraska Summit is coming to Omaha for its second year on Thursday, November 7 at the Hilton Omaha. Early bird registration is available through October 4.
  • IO2024 Sumit: Innovation Unfiltered kicks off Silicon Prairie Startup Week on Monday, November, 11 at Rococo Theatre in Lincoln. Use code SPN50 for $50 off any ticket.

See more events on SPN »

ICYMI: Updates from around the ecosystem

  • The Catalyst healthcare innovation hub is expected to open in January 2025, but you can see a sneak preview of the new development on SPN.  
  • Community builder and Bel Merch founder Maria Corpuz is featured in the latest Prairie Portrait.
  • Omaha Data Science Academy appointed Krystal Rider as its new president.
  • Check out updates and the latest investments in the Husker Venture Fund Spring Semester Report.
  • The next Doane University Go For Launch Entrepreneurship Workshop with weekly sessions in Lincoln on Tuesday evenings, Oct. 15-Dec. 10, is open to aspiring entrepreneurs ages 18+.

Have an announcement or event you’d like to share in an upcoming newsletter? Send it to tips@siliconprairienews.com.

Until next week!

Sincerely,

Stefanie Monge, SPN Editor

Stefanie Monge, Editor

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