Hudu, an Urbandale-based startup providing a marketplace to list and find odd jobs, has received a second $250,000 award from the Google Cloud Startup program, which provides resources like technical training, mentoring and AI-specific benefits to help startups scale. Hudu received its first award from the program in 2023, and is one of few companies to […]
Lean Techniques, a technology and management consultancy based in Johnston, announced it has achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance. SOC 2 is a framework developed by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants that reports on the controls a service organization has in place related to security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality and privacy. Through the […]
The University of Northern Iowa Family Business Center (UNI FBC) will host its fourth annual Iowa Family Business Conference on Nov. 6 at Krause Gateway Center in Des Moines. Sessions will include speakers from Iowa-based companies such as Vermeer Corp. and Wells Enterprise and a keynote from Kevin Hancock, managing owner and chairman of Hancock […]
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will recognize seven entrepreneurs at its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Honors event. Awarded since 2020, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Honors recognize outstanding entrepreneurial accomplishments of UI alumni, students, faculty, mentors and Venture School participants. The 2024 honorees are: The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Honors event is set for Oct. 11 at […]
The Technology Association of Iowa held its 2024 Catalysts Live event in July, highlighting how five different organizations are enabling equity and accessibility through technology for their customers, employees and communities. To read the full event recap, click here. The profiles of all five honorees are now available.
InnoVenture Iowa is now accepting applications for its third annual InnoVenture Challenge, a pitch competition that awards $100,000 to one early-stage Iowa startup. The application window closes at 5 p.m. Sept. 30. Judges will select 10 semi-finalists from the pool of applicants, which will then be narrowed to three finalists who pitch to a panel of […]
The new entity will target research, workforce efforts in manufacturing and defense sectors Iowa State University, Western Illinois University and the University of Illinois System launched Friday the Quad Cities Manufacturing Institute, a partnership to drive innovation and economic development through new technologies and workforce education supporting the U.S. manufacturing and defense sectors. The new entity, […]
Podcast’s first season looks to elevate insights of founders, ecosystem builders around Iowa, says host Kaylee Williams InnoVenture Iowa Investment Director Kaylee Williams met many startup founders while traveling the state hosting workshops to coach early-stage businesses on raising venture capital. In those moments, she wished she could tell their stories to a wider audience and in […]
Ryan Mulhall will serve as executive director of the Iowa Communications Network, an independent state agency that administers the state’s fiber optic telecommunications network. Mulhall begins his new role on Friday. Mulhall, who was appointed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, has worked at ICN since 2016, including serving as its chief information officer since 2021. Previously, […]
Samantha Dahlby, director of K-12 education at NewBoCo, has been selected for the reciprocal exchange component of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. As a reciprocal exchange participant, Dahlby will implement a co-designed project with Hasfa Mago of the Read to Learn Foundation in Uganda. Dahlby and Mago met during Mago’s 2023 fellowship visit to Iowa and […]
