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The 2025 Silicon Prairie Startup Week Pitch Competition comes to a close with a company $10,000 richer
Service Stories, an Omaha-based startup, took home the grand prize. The $2,500 people’s choice prize went to the nonprofit organization Nebraska Innovation Labs. Keep reading to learn about the five finalists who pitched live to an expert panel of judges during the community event.
Upcoming events
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- Check out Art Factory: After Dark, Friday, Oct. 10, 6-11 p.m. at Hot Shops Art Center in Omaha.
- Build something cool at Breakthrough Weekend Short and Scrappy Edition for the last event of SPSW, Saturday, Oct. 11, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at UNO’s Mammel Hall, Room 162 in Omaha.
- OEDCOmaha wants to hear about your vision for a strong North Omaha, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 6-8 p.m. at The Venue in the Highlander in Omaha.
- Join Scale Omaha’s Blueprints for Growth: Product Bets & M&A with Buildertrend’s David Arnold on Thursday, Oct. 16, 4-6 p.m. at The Ashton in Omaha.
- Connect and network at Founders & Friends happy hour, Friday, Oct. 17, 4-6 p.m. at Salt Mine City Brewing in Lincoln.
ICYMI: Updates from around the ecosystem
Have an announcement or event you’d like to share? Send it to tips@siliconprairienews.com.
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- JumpStart challenge winners announced at Silicon Prairie Startup Week in Lincoln
- Frontier Tech Lab launches at UNL, unlocking affordable prototyping and innovation for Nebraska
- AI readiness and business outcomes take center stage at Heartland Developers Conference
- MCC Business Development Center offering office hours and other resources for entrepreneurs
- Meet Krystal Rider, President @ Omaha Data Science Academy (ODSA)
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