Applications are opening for the business model competition of the Iowa Innovation Challenge, which will award $150,000 in prizes for startups associated with University of Iowa faculty, staff, students, alumni or Venture School alumni. The deadline to apply is March 31. More information is available online.
The DRI-Stack (Direct Routing Intelligence) system, a Haber Technologies Inc. product, was named the 2021 AE50 Award winner by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, the Iowa State University Startup Factory announced Wednesday. The DRI-Stack system was one of 51 products selected by the ASABE to represent innovations in engineering and technology for […]
Urbandale-based software development firm Lean TECHniques announced investment in Boon Logic, an autonomous machine learning company. Boon Logic offers two autonomous learning products: Amber, a predictive maintenance monitoring system that detects performance anomalies in equipment, and Avis, a form of visual inspection and quality assurance for manufacturing. Boon Logic and Lean TECHniques are exploring opportunities […]
A new Gravitate Coworking location in Jefferson is now accepting members, Gravitate Coworking announced last week. The new coworking office is located at 202 E. State St.; members will have access to the office at all hours during the week. More information is available online.
A Des Moines-based app dedicated to connecting nonprofits to donors is rebranding as the team begins work to expand connections outside of Iowa. Beginning this month, the Given platform is rebranding to Grateful — a new name that reflects the emotions donors report when they choose to give to local nonprofits, said founder Matt Ostanik. […]
The Celebrate! Innovation (ciLive! 12) annual speaker series at Des Moines Area Community College will be held virtually March 10-11 and will livestream all speaker presentations via e360tv, YouTube and Facebook Live, DMACC announced this week. This year’s presenters include a NASA analog astronaut, a leading oceanographer, a top wilderness survivalist, a classical violinist and […]
Per Mar Security Services promoted Brian Duffy from chief operating officer to president and CEO, the Davenport security firm announced Tuesday. Duffy is the third generation of the Duffy family to lead Per Mar, which was founded by John and Eleanor Duffy in 1953. Brian Duffy joined Per Mar full time in 2012 as general manager of […]
Des Moines computer vision startup Roboflow raised $2.1 million in a new seed round led by Craft Ventures and Lachy Groom, months after graduating from the Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 batch, Roboflow announced today. The funding round is in addition to $500,000 raised by Roboflow from angel investors following the Y Combinator Demo Day presentation. The […]
The Global Insurance Accelerator announced seven insurtech startups joining the accelerator’s 2021 cohort. Based in Des Moines, the GIA will open this year’s 100-day program virtually on Jan. 19, the accelerator announced on Wednesday. “The startups selected as part of our 2021 cohort have solutions for all lines of business which, with time, dollars, and development, […]
Missouri-based network infrastructure and data center provider Bluebird Network acquired its second data center from Geneseo Communications in Bettendorf, Data Center Dynamics reported on Tuesday. The 57,000-square-foot, 6-megawatt ColoHub facility is a former grocery store and was used for Bitcoin mining. The new data center will provide low-latency redundant services to customers in the Quad City area, […]