May 21, 2019, was not just another rainy Spring day in Iowa’s capital city of Des Moines, but also Day One of the highly anticipated Monetery conference where hundreds of tech entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem builders gathered to exchange ideas in the historical downtown space of the Temple of Performing Arts. Monetery was first launched…

  MākuSafe was Co-Founded in 2016 by CEO Gabriel Glynn, an Iowa native. Gabe grew up around manufacturing; his dad was a machinist and is currently a safety manager. Just 4 years ago while touring a facility for his podcast on Advanced Manufacturing, he witnessed a regulatory agency conducting a sound audit to investigate whether…

While some senior living providers have adopted technologies such as telehealth (i.e. Skype for medical appointments), these platforms are limited in what a doctor can diagnose through the platform.  Rezilient is aiming to solve these problems by building technology that extends telehealth beyond just communication, enabling doctors to deliver comprehensive, convenient, and high-quality care to…

Lincoln-based Travefy specializes in providing travel itineraries to travel professionals. The Travefy team are the experts on travel, so who better to ask about the potential top reads of summer? Silicon Prairie News talked with David Chait, Travefy’s CEO, and he graciously asked for book recommendations from their team. Here are their top ten books…

Puma Scan helps technologists scan a variety of software development code to identify irregularities. The company started in Des Moines in 2017 as an open source product targeted at software developers using C#. However, after tens of thousands of downloads, the company realized that there may be a commercial opportunity to build a professional scanner…

  UnityPoint Health, based in West Des Moines, Iowa, has launched a $100 million venture fund to invest in early-stage growth companies in digital health, medical devices, and therapeutic and healthcare services. The Unity Point Health system comprises an integrated network of more than 280 physician clinics and 32 hospitals and home care services throughout…

By Matt Cordio and Kathleen Gallagher We’ve got a lot going for us here in the middle. We are one of the world’s agricultural powerhouses. We’ve got the country’s highest concentration of manufacturing activity. We have a heavy concentration of internationally-recognized health IT and health science companies. We have robust food and beverage, and transportation…

  Pikazo gives users a tool to create personal digital art with just two clicks. Business partners Mike Mages and Curt Hamilton have leveraged their artistic and digital expertise to utilize a cool app to help anyone easily create interesting, unusual, and beautiful artwork. Mike is the owner of Pikazo, an iOS app that uses…

Everybody’s gotta start somewhere. That includes the doctor hitting your knee with a mallet. And the nurse splinting your child’s broken arm.   And the EMT saving your life. University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCEL) employs real-life visualization and simulation technology to educate students and professionals in the healthcare…