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  • Gravy turns shopping into an interactive gaming experience

    Gravy, a Madison, Wisconsin-based startup, is transforming mobile entertainment and brand advertising while donating money to nonprofits. And they’re doing it through a live shopping game for mobile devices. Innovating a new media format Gravy turns shopping into an interactive gaming experience by giving users the chance to compete for huge discounts on the newest […]

  • SavR eyes move to Lincoln after $25K grant win at Inside/Outside Innovation Summit

    The 2018 Inside/Outside Innovation Summit in Lincoln last May attracted more than 30 startups seeking to make pitches for cash prizes. The winner of a $25,000 grant from the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development was a company from Australia. The grant comes with a catch: the winner must locate or expand in Lincoln. “It was […]

  • FarmAfield launches agricultural investment marketplace

    Earlier this month, FarmAfield announced the launch of its beef cattle marketplace, the startup’s first public product. Their marketplace provides consumers with opportunities to easily invest in agriculture at a lower financial entry-level and with lower income volatility. The marketplace also provides new sources of capital for farmers. The marketplace allows individuals to purchase cattle […]

  • Bronze sculptor perfects her process with the help of tech and Hatchfund

    Bronze sculpting dates back to 2,500 B.C., but within the last few decades, the art form has taken a turn towards tech. Sculptor and Hatchfund artist Mischell Riley has learned first-hand how computer programs, advances in 3D technology, and online crowd funding have changed the way art is made. Riley has been creating life-size monuments […]

  • Hatchfund and CHOPSO partner to create and distribute Asian-English video content

    Omaha-based AIM Hatchfund, a public charity and grant-making organization for artists, has partnered with video streaming service CHOPSO to promote the creation and distribution of English-language Asian video content. CHOPSO, a new streaming destination for worldwide English-language Asian content, launches November 2. “AIM Hatchfund hosts an online community where artists can post projects for funding […]

  • Eleven Nebraska startups that could be the next big thing

    This article originally appeared on canworksmart.com. __ Nebraska is not California. Omaha is not San Francisco. This sounds glaringly obvious but sometimes entrepreneurs in the Midwest get caught up in proving that we’re the same as any other startup scene in the country. But we’re not… and that’s okay! It doesn’t mean we don’t have […]

  • InsurTech startup SafetyNet is using insurance to increase Americans’ financial security

    SafetyNet, a Madison, Wisconsin-based insurance tech startup, is hoping to solve a problem that plagues nearly half of all Americans. “A Fed[eral Reserve] report said that almost half of Americans can’t afford to pay a $400 surprise expense,” said Mark Greene, Director of Innovation at SafetyNet. “Other stats say more than half of Americans don’t […]

  • David Dugger shares his passion for tech education with high school students

    Instructor and tech professional David Dugger has a first-hand understanding of the frustrations and challenges faced by his students at the AIM Brain Exchange in downtown Omaha. Afterall, it was less than a year ago that he was living in a storage room with $70 to his name and a dead end part-time job with […]

  • GOVRED aims to train military with VR

    The military and police departments face the difficult task of training recruits for uncommon scenarios that do not occur in everyday life. When challenged with the task of re-creating everything from traffic stops to battlefields, virtual reality can become an asset. The Battle Creek, MI., startup GOVRED is hoping to provide state of the art […]

  • Greetabl raises $1.5M, looks to accelerate growth

    St. Louis-based Greetabl, an e-commerce gifts and greetings startup led by Joe Fischer and Zoë Scharf, announced the close of the company’s Series Seed II fundraising this week at $1.5M. The round was lead by PinPoint Holdings, with additional investments from Lindbergh Technology Fund, Missouri Technology Corporation, and private angel investors, including Billiken Angel Network […]