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BluSolar seeks to make stronger, longer-lasting solar panels
The Iowa Startup Accelerator kicked off its spring 2017 cohort in March, with the Decatur, Ill. startup BluSolar among its ranks. The company is seeking to increase the efficiency of solar cells, resulting in a more cost-effective and longer-lasting product. How BluSolar works Based on the idea that freezing metallic objects to negative 300 degrees…
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6 companies graduate Iowa Startup Accelerator at Launch Day [Updated]
The Iowa Startup Accelerator wrapped up its 2016 cohort Thursday night at the Paramount Theater in Cedar Rapids. A crowd of around 700, including Iowa Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds, turned up for presentations by six startups. “One way we’ve kept the unemployment rate in Iowa low is to build up the…
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Iowa Startup Accelerator announces its first all-Iowa cohort for 2016
Iowa Startup Accelerator powered by NewBoCo in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has launched its third class with six new teams, all from Iowa. “In 2014, there were far fewer Iowa-based startups. With several years of ecosystem building under our belts and with strong collaborative relationships statewide, we’re proud that this year we had a record number of strong…
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Iowa Startup Accelerator launches STEAM summer camp for kids
The Iowa Startup Accelerator, based out of Cedar Rapids, is launching a new summer camp program this year for kids. The program is an expansion of their Imagination Iowa initiative, which promotes coding, creativity and entrepreneurship in Iowa. “We’ve run CoderDojo, our coding camps for kids, every two weeks for the past two years,” David…
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Iowa Startup Accelerator debuts 8 companies at Launch Day
Over 900 members of the regional startup community attended the Iowa Startup Accelerator Launch Day in downtown Cedar Rapids last Thursday. “The evening was amazing,” said Eric Engelmann, ISA Managing Director. “The program was high energy, impactful and really showcased how ISA’s startups are focused on real-world, practical problems and building meaningful solutions to those challenges.” The…
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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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Iowa Startup Accelerator Launch Day draws 800+ to Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS—On Thursday evening, more than 800 people gathered in Cedar Rapids to witness the launching of the inaugural 10 companies participating in the Iowa Startup Accelerator.
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All aboard the Iowa Startup Buses for Iowa Startup Accelerator Launch Day
It’s a concept that’s been brought up on and off for months now: What if a bus existed to help shuttle entrepreneurs from across the state to different events? Then during his I/OWA conference talk Iowa Startup Accelerator organizer Eric Engelmann mentioned something about a startup bus, and just like that there was an Iowa…
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Local app developer creates app to order lunch from NewBo Market
CEDAR RAPIDS—When Jarod Smith first started building mobile apps in January 2013, the market was still fairly new to him. “I’ve been doing web development for 14 years now,” Smith told SPN. “But I’ve been doing coding of some kind for almost 20 years. Web development got me into mobile apps and I found I…
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Meet the 10 teams of the inaugural Iowa Startup Accelerator
While Monday marked the first official day of the Iowa Startup Accelerator in Cedar Rapids, it also meant the public would finally find out which teams were selected to be part of its inaugural class. “This is a big day for Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosytem,” Geonetric CEO and Iowa Startup Accelerator organizer Eric Engelmann told media…