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Funding Round Up: Week of September 30
The funding round up is an aggregation of a variety of sources, including Pitchbook, Form Ds, and Crunchbase. After building a list from these sources, we look for press releases and other mechanisms to provide more information. If you are would like to appear in the funding round up next week, please email us at…
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Flywheel founder Dusty Davidson at TechBrew
Last week, Dusty Davidson visited TechBrew in Council Bluffs, Iowa. We were in attendance and taped some of what he had to say. In particular, we thought that his response to a question about growing up in the Midwest was poignant. So, we thought that we would share it with you.
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Funding Roundup: Week of September 23rd
In the interest of keeping tabs on fundings on the Silicon Prairie, this week we are providing a simple funding round-up. For this round-up, we used Form Ds, Pitchbook, and Crunchbase to provide us with a list of companies that received early stage funding, venture capital funding, or grants. We have provided information regarding the…
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Groover Labs Opening in Wichita
Groover Labs Opening in Wichita Groover Labs is a 42,000 square foot coworking center and maker space located in Old Town in Wichita. Old Town is located on the eastern edge of Wichita’s downtown and is known for its eclectic-ness. Many claim that Old Town is the neighborhood that sits as the anchor of the…
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The IO Summit Is Arriving Soon
The IO Summit is in Lincoln on October 20-22. The speakers are off-the-charts. They include local heroes, venture capitalists, and some insightful innovators from around the country. Here’s a quick hit on three people who are coming to Lincoln to speak: Larissa Maranhao was the first employee at Fintech unicorn – BREX. She has had…
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Wichita Based Alyss Analytics Raises Another Round
Wichita based Knoxx filed paperwork this week with the SEC indicating that it had raised another early stage round. The company which provides the Alyss Analytics engine helps companies deliver HR consulting services around a software product that captures and reviews audio and video submissions of potential employees. The goal is to automate and review…
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Big Omaha Veteran, David Hauser’s New Book on Sale This Week
In 2010, David Hauser, the founder of Grasshopper, joined Jeff Slobotski and Dusty Davidson on the stage at Big Omaha. He introduced the now ubiquitous standing ovation before the talk that made Big Omaha and many other Silicon Prairie experiences special for speakers. Today, he announced that he has published a new book about his…
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Large Series A Round for Minnesota Based 75F
Last week, Twin Cities based 75F announced that the company had raised more than $18 million in a Series A round of financing led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Oil & Gas Climate Initiative. Building Ventures, Revolution, and Clean Energy Trust participated in the round. The company was founded in 2012 and has been slowly…
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Gross-Wen Technologies Continues Strong 2019
Ames, Iowa based Gross-Wen Technologies (“GWT”) filed paperwork with the SEC on Tuesday that it had raised an additional $1.25 million dollars. The company which provides revolving algal biofilm system (“RAB”) to cost-effectively recover nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater. GWT primarily serves customers (usually cities) that own wastewater treatment plants, and many…
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Non-Dilutive Capital Grants Help Lincoln Startups
LaunchLNK is a local program in Lincoln, Nebraska that helps startups find early stage, non-dilutive capital. LaunchLNK, and their partners provide $25,000 as a grant to early stage companies that agree to live and work in Lincoln for a year. This grant was modeled on programs in Buffalo, NY and St. Louis. In some instances,…