Two Omaha startups are joining forces to modernize digital evidence management for law enforcement and child advocacy centers. Digital evidence management startup Guardify, formerly known as VidaNyx, announced that it will acquire Engage Vision in order to integrate its video analytics technology into Guardify’s core platform. Engage Vision started in 2022 with a focus on…

Catalyst is now open in Omaha’s Edge District on the former site of Omaha Steel Works. The new 170,000-square-foot coworking and incubator space is designed to spark collaboration among startups, entrepreneurs, corporations, resource providers and academia.  With prime proximity to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Catalyst developers envision attracting organizations working in HealthTech and…

NMotion powered by gener8tor invested in six companies, including four from Nebraska, as part of its spring 2025 accelerator. The program kicked off last week by introducing the cohort, which includes companies from a range of industries and markets, to startups around Omaha and Lincoln. SPN was able to tag along as the group connected…

Nebraska ranks 49th out of 50 states in startup survival rates, and Omaha’s innovation ecosystem remains fragmented despite a plethora of philanthropic dollars and available resources, according to a recent report. The report was based on a months-long process of interviewing stakeholders in the local startup community as well as visiting other cities with more…

University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher Rebekah Gundry worries she’ll have to scale back her lab where she develops technology to better treat heart disease, the leading killer of Nebraskans. “I don’t even think that I can verbalize in a coherent manner how devastating these cuts will be,” she said. The National Institutes of Health…

Nebraska Innovation Studio recently kicked off the first cohort of the Robotics Fellowship. The fellows are developing projects ranging from automated surgical devices to AI-driven agricultural robots with the intent to develop Nebraska into a robotics hub. The fellowship is part of the Heartland Robotics Cluster, a partnership backed by a $25 million grant from…

What if you could turn a college idea into a thriving business before graduation? That’s what the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program at UNL is helping students achieve. The Engler Enterprise Financing Program provides low-interest loans and hands-on business training, this initiative helps young entrepreneurs bring their dreams to life. Read more about the new program…

Tech Nebraska recently convened a group of technology leaders and policymakers in Lincoln to discuss efforts to support pro-business and pro-growth policies during the 109th Nebraska Unicameral Legislative Session. Tech Nebraska, founded in 2023 in partnership with the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is the state’s first technology trade association.  Read more about Tech…

In this week’s newsletter we’re taking one more look back at 2024. The most popular stories on SPN last year covered corporate innovation, preparing Nebraska’s workforce to compete in the innovation economy and startup funding announcements. Revisit highlights from the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Nebraska in the top 10 list on SPN.  Thank you…

Omaha recently found itself at the bottom of Technical.ly’s inaugural Map of Innovation Ecosystems rankings, earning a score of just 0.25 in the Technical.ly Innovation Index. Despite this low ranking, the city excelled in key areas like cost of living and economic mobility, signaling a strong foundation for future growth. In this follow-up story on…