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The Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship recognizes contributions to the startup ecosystem at annual awards
The Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship at UNL hosted its award celebration on Tuesday, honoring leaders and advocates from the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. The awards happened in conjunction with UNL’s annual New Venture Competition.
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2024 NBDC Business Awards winners celebrated at Nebraska state capitol
The Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) hosted its annual Business Awards in Lincoln on Tuesday. Gov. Jim Pillen was in attendance to congratulate the four award recipients. The ceremony highlighted NBDC’s services as well as the diverse work of the clients it supports around Nebraska.
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Building culture and community: The ongoing journey of startup founder Rick Knudtson
Rick Knudtson’s journey from learning WordPress development at BrightMix to cofounding Flywheel and Workshop demonstrates how a dedicated local founder can ignite transformation in an entire tech ecosystem. Through strong partnerships and a commitment to community, he has elevated Omaha as a hub where startups can thrive.
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Proposed class action lawsuit alleges unfair business practices targeted at WP Engine and its customers
A WP Engine customer filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Automattic and its CEO, Matt Mullenweg, for failing to fulfill their responsibility to keep the WordPress platform freely accessible. This is related to an ongoing legal dispute between the WordPress cofounder and WP Engine.
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Israeli-U.S. MedTech startup returns to Omaha roots with Right at Home partnership
An Israeli MedTech startup is partnering with an Omaha-based in-home care franchise to help patients with chronic respiratory diseases manage their condition at home. RespirAI Medical and Right at Home received significant grant funds to continue development on an AI-powered wearable device for COPD patients. The startup’s technology stems from research that originated at UNO.
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2024 SPSW Pitch Competition winners to campus leaders: Catching up with the FindU co-founders
College sophomores Kenny Morales and Wilson Overfield have continued building their school-matching app for prospective college students in between classes at UNL. The pair is working on getting the MVP up and running for users, and growing a maker community on campus.
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Guardify set to acquire Engage Vision, expand AI-powered evidence management tools
Guardify, a Nebraska-based digital evidence management solutions provider, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Engage Vision, an AI-driven video intelligence startup. By integrating Engage Vision’s advanced computer vision technology, Guardify expects to bolster its capabilities, particularly for law enforcement and child advocacy centers.
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Catalyst opens doors to new tenants
Now open in Omaha’s EDGE District, Catalyst is a 170,000-square-foot coworking space designed to foster collaboration among startups and entrepreneurs. With coworking desks and private suites ranging from 800 to 1,400 square feet, this newly renovated space offers communal amenities and prime proximity to the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
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Elevator expands its co-warehousing model into Kansas City
Following its expansion into Des Moines, Elevator is set to begin development on an additional space in Kansas City that will open later this year. This will be Elevator’s third location since opening in Omaha in October 2021, and its co-founders hope to continue expanding into other cities in the Midwest.
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Nebraska startup wins NASA’s Galactic Impact Award in the 2024 Space Apps Challenge
Nave Analytics, a Nebraska-based AgTech startup, and VITech, a Ukrainian software company, have been awarded NASA’s Galactic Impact Award in the 2024 Space Apps Challenge for their innovative planting tool. The app they created leverages satellite and weather data to guide farmers on optimal planting windows.