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FuturePay offers point of sale financing for consumers without a credit card
FuturePay is the alternative to credit cards for the millennial generation. From rare collectibles to weekly groceries, everything is available online. The world of ecommerce has given consumers complete control over when and how they want to shop. Not simply online but in the palm of their hands. It only makes sense that as consumers…
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From Now On offers a unique gameday experience at Omaha’s Baxter Arena
“It’s to create a great game day,” said Sue Thaden, CEO and President at Client Resources Inc. (CRi) and From Now On, LLC. With over 4,300 active users within the first few months, Mav X works by enabling push notifications to a fan’s phone, as well as providing live stats, team and player information. Thaden explained that…
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FinVR combines AI and augmented reality for investors
Speed + technology: it’s what financial firms and high frequency traders rely on when making their high-dollar investments. It’s also what separates the professional investors from the standard investor. This difference was the motivation behind Mark Neville’s FinVR, a virtual platform developed in 2014 to level the playing field for individual investors. By implementing the…
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Zapier gives us what we’ve dreamed of—Multi-Step Zaps
Zapier has launched a major new feature for its automated workflow platform: the ability to create multi-step Zaps. Until now Zapier has allowed users to create individual “zaps,” which are action-based triggers that connect various APIs to one another. For example, you can create a zap so that new Twitter mentions automatically share in your…
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HidrateSpark’s highly anticipated smart water bottle will ship in March
From Startup Weekend to Sprint Accelerator to Kickstarter campaign, HidrateSpark finally ready to take the world by storm. Founded by University of Minnesota alumni, HidrateSpark was built out of passion and necessity. CEO Nadya Nguyen pulled together a team of classmates for a Startup Weekend powered by Google for Entrepreneurs in Minneapolis to build the…
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MyRacePass moves to Lincoln to make waves across the country
For Josh Holt, Zach Calmus, and Ross Vaneck, the founders of MyRacePass, the go-to social network for all things racing, you won’t find any family ties to Lincoln, Nebraska. There wasn’t a friendly couch in town to sleep on until they found their feet. Yet the group decided to pick up their company from South…
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Aisle411 is building the future for the “Internet of Stores”
St. Louis based Aisle411 wants to make shopping retail as slick as Amazon. Like many startup stories, the Aisle411 story began with a frustrated founder. “It really started when I spent 10 minutes looking for a surge protector in a home improvement store,” said Nathan Pettyjohn, founder and CEO of Aisle411. “Three guys sent me all over the…
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Global Insurance Accelerator announces 2016 class
The Global Insurance Accelerator out of Des Moines has announced five teams for its second class, which include regional, national and international startups in the insurance industry. The teams include: Smart Drivinc (St. Louis, Missouri): Distracted driving and crash prevention app Fluttrbox (Montreal, Canada): Property assessments via aerial drone images WeSavvy (Dublin, Ireland): Health insurance app that pays…
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Striv shows students how to live stream high school events
The Henderson, Neb., company has expanded to 66 schools in three years. Taylor Siebert, CEO of Striv, is what some people call a “boomerang” — someone who grew up in Nebraska, left the state and then came back. “I got my degree from Doane and wanted to get out of Nebraska,” Siebert said. “I made…
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Pipeline announces 10th Anniversary class
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Pipeline Entrepreneurs announced the 2016 class of Fellows at the annual Innovator of the Year event in Kansas City on January 21st. The sold out event brought together over 600 people from across the entrepreneurial spectrum. Each year for the last decade the exclusive group has invited 10-13 new members from…
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