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  • Dibzees and BettrLife bring in state funds for staff expansion

    Thanks to financial assistance awards announced Friday by the Iowa Econonmic Development Authority, two Iowa startups are preparing to add at least three full-time employees apiece. Dibzees, a penny auction site based in Iowa City, received $500,000 from the Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund through a royalty agreement. The funding supports the addition of five full-time…

  • A (belated) midyear look at the “10 Silicon Prairie startups to watch”

    One counts McDonald’s among its account holders, another carries recognition from the SXSW Interactive Awards and another had its product featured on the PBS News Hour. Seven months ago, none of these milestones had been achieved, but we’ve seen quick progress and achievements. In January, I presented a list of 10 Silicon Prairie companies that…

  • Account executive, web developer, digital producer and 28 more

    We’re excited to bring you our 111th Opportunities on The Prairie today from all over the region. If you have an opportunity to add, please register your positions using our Job Board Submission form …

  • Server-side developer, media buyer, digital art director and 28 more

    We’re excited to bring you our 110th Opportunities on The Prairie today from all over the region. If you have an opportunity to add, please register your positions using our …

  • Startups strut stuff in first-year showcase at 80/35 Music Festival

    The inaugural year of Start-Up Central at 80/35 was modest — a single tent, promising information and a bit of shade on a sweltering day — but festival officials and startup founders alike see potential to build on the relationship between technology and music. “We actually share quite a bit in that we need to…

  • Startup Job Crawl edition: Internships, developers and more

    We’re excited to bring you a special 98th Opportunities on The Prairie today with opportunities from all over the region including those available from the most recent Startup Job Crawl Des Moines. …

  • Prairie Moves: Miranda Smith, QRinkle, Bitmethod and more

    Published Tuesdays and Fridays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if…

  • BettrLife unveils food-focused app designed to promote wellness

    BettrLife on Monday officially introduced its new health and wellness application to the world. The app, produced by a team based in Clive, Iowa, promotes wellness by focusing on what people put into their body. It aims to help users with tasks like grocery shopping, meal planning, meal logging and fitness, and its public beta…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 p.m Tuesday with Sam Schilll and John Jackovin

    Tune in Tuesday at 2 p.m. for Episode 78 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We’ll be joined by guests Sam Schill of Shoplr and the Sigler Companies and John Jackovin of BettrLife and Bawte. Discussion topics will include the big takeaways from SXSW and the Startup Act. Did you catch our last episode,…

  • Business analyst, web developer, assistant professor and 38 more

    We’re excited to bring you our 92nd Opportunities on the Prairie today from all over the region. If you have an opportunity to add, please contact Brittany Mascio at …