Investment & Funding

  • Nebraska Startup Funding Announcements

    Nebraska Startup Funding Announcements

    Nebraska AgTech startups are leading the way in early stage startup funding awards in the second half of 2023. See a list of recent funding announcements from Nebraska startups, including Sentinel Fertigation.

  • Workshop secures $12M funding round — among the largest Series A raised by a Nebraska company

    Workshop secures $12M funding round — among the largest Series A raised by a Nebraska company

    Omaha-based Workshop raised a $12M Series A round 18 months after securing $5M in seed funding. The startup plans to use the latest investment to innovate its internal communications platform and scale the team.

  • Three Lessons Learned After Three Years & $3.4 Million Invested

    Three Lessons Learned After Three Years & $3.4 Million Invested

    NMotion Managing Principal Scott Henderson reflects on investing more than $3M in Nebraska startups over the last three years.

  • What’s next for MOVE VC & Nebraska Startup Academy

    What’s next for MOVE VC & Nebraska Startup Academy

    SPN recently connected with MOVE VC managing partner Charlie Cuddy to learn more about the new investment firm. In part two of this series we talk with Cuddy about what’s coming next, both for MOVE and its new nonprofit arm, Nebraska Startup Academy.

  • How to get up to $1M in startup funding and keep your equity

    How to get up to $1M in startup funding and keep your equity

    Learn more about a source of grant funding available right now to early stage Nebraska companies with fewer than 500 employees. This is a guest post contributed by Kelly Jefferson of the Nebraska Business Development Center.

  • Move VC: Writing the first check for Nebraska founders

    Move VC: Writing the first check for Nebraska founders

    Early stage founders in Nebraska have a new resource for funding and education with the launch of MOVE Venture Capital in January 2023. SPN recently connected with managing partner Charlie Cuddy to learn more about the firm, its progress since launching in January and MOVE’s plans for the future.

  • Nebraska startup Geokey closes $2M seed round

    Nebraska startup Geokey closes $2M seed round

    Geokey recently closed a $2M round of seed funding that the company will use to expand its mobile access control platform to more apartment complexes around the U.S. over the next 18 months.

  • Six Nebraska companies among the NMotion Growth Accelerator 2023 cohort

    Six Nebraska companies among the NMotion Growth Accelerator 2023 cohort

    The NMotion Growth Accelerator is a 12-week investment-for-equity accelerator that provides selected startups access to experienced entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors who can help them refine their business models, develop their products, and prepare to fundraise. Keep reading to meet the 2023 cohort.

  • Maxwell joins the elite ranks of Nebraska-based Techstars alum

    Maxwell joins the elite ranks of Nebraska-based Techstars alum

    Omaha startup Maxwell recently completed the prestigious Techstars accelerator. They’re only the third company from Nebraska ever to participate in the program. Read about their experience and takeaways.

  • UNeTech Institute wins EDA’s $300,000 prize for innovation, tech-based development

    UNeTech Institute wins EDA’s $300,000 prize for innovation, tech-based development

    The UNeTech Institute—an entrepreneurial support organization and startup incubator affiliated with the University of Nebraska Omaha and the University of Nebraska Medical Center—has won the 2022 Economic Development Agency’s Build to Scale Competition. UNeTech joins recipients from across the country, part of a $47 million investment to fuel innovation and tech-based development. The $300,000 award,…