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After only 60 days, insurance accelerator plans begin to take shape
Lately startup accelerators—whether industry focused or not—have cropped up all over the Midwest. From Lincoln to Kansas City to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, a bevy of accelerators across the region have begun to attract both local and out-of-town startups to their doors.
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Des Moines insurance companies create industry-focused accelerator
Three Des Moines-based insurance companies—Delta Dental, Principal Financial Group and American Equity Investment Life—have come together to create an insurance-focused accelerator in Iowa’s capital city. Mike Colwell of the Greater Des Moines Partnership is one of the accelerator’s organizers and says the goal is to raise $1.2 million each year for the program. According to…
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Thinc Iowa Video Series: Luke Vandermillen of The Principal
The eighth speaker in our Video Series is Luke Vandermillen, who heads up marketing for retirement and investor services at the Principal Financial Group, a Des Moines-based financial services provider. A Fortune 500 company founded in 1879, The Principal is firmly entrenched on the “corporation” side of the conversation between startups and …
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Christian Renaud of Palisade Systems talks technology, raising capital
Christian Renaud has years of experience working in technology companies up and down both coasts but now chooses to dedicate his time to growing a company in his hometown of Des Moines. His venture, Palisade Systems, Inc., is a provider of security solutions for regulatory compliance. Their products monitor data leaving an organization through a…