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Higher Learning Technologies closes $5.5M Series A led by NY angels
CORALVILLE, IOWA—Less than a year after announcing a $1 million seed round, Higher Learning Technologies announced Monday that the company has raised a $5.5 million Series A round led by a group of New York Super Angel investors…
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Investment in Iowa: Higher Learning Technologies
Since he started trying to raise capital, Higher Learning Technologies co-founder Alec Whitters has found there are three types of investors…
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What’s Iowa’s investment landscape like right now? We took a look
No matter who you talk to, it’s a common narrative across the state: it’s hard to find funding in Iowa. But more and more, the old adage is seeming less and less true.
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HLT closes $1M seed round, strives to release 24 new apps this year
Just more than a year after launching its first product, Coralville, Iowa-based Higher Learning Technologies has announced the completion of a $1 million seed round. Among the round’s notable investors are former ACT CEO Richard Ferguson, Involta founder and CEO Bruce Lehrman and Josh Cramer of Iowa City, Iowa-based Cramer Dev …
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Startup founders meet with legislators, share community stories
For many entrepreneurs, interacting with government leaders isn’t part of the day-to-day routine. And while it still may not be an everyday occurrence, in the past few months, increasingly more Silicon Prairie founders and leaders have taken their stories to legislators in an effort to have their voices heard and their communities’ needs met …
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Keep your eyes open, opportunities are everywhere
(Guest post by Alec Whitters of Higher Learning Technologies) I think it’s easy to assume every entrepreneur has that light bulb moment. You know, a sudden flash of insight into what ultimately becomes their company. I know that’s what I thought. It’s why I’m not surprised when I hear a question like, “How did you…
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Entrepreneurs share advice, inspirations with U of Iowa students
In conjunction with Iowa’s Creative Corridor Creative Week and the UP America Summit, the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and Silicon Prairie News co-hosted a panel for students on founding startups and what it takes to be an entrepreneur. More than 100 students and entrepreneurs gathered Tuesday afternoon …
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Iowa-based HLT releases two new education apps, preps for 13 more
Less than one year after launching its first product, Coralville, Iowa-based Higher Learning Technologies is growing quickly, with two new education apps released this week and a bevy of others coming in the next few months. This week the company launched its two newest products …
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Meet the recent Iowa grads behind a top 10 grossing educational app
Less than two years ago, Alec Whitters (far left) was one of thousands of dental students across the country poring over notes and textbooks to prep for his upcoming board exams. To prepare he purchased Dental Decks, paper flashcards that cost about $250 …