The Greater Des Moines Partnership will hold a one-day Raising Capital for Startups seminar on Dec. 3 in Des Moines. Among the topics covered will be the process of raising capital, the financial model and capitalization tables. “When it comes to securing funds, there’s no one-size-fits-all solution — it’s a process with multiple pathways,” Diana […]

The winners of the 2024 Prometheus Awards were announced by the Technology Association of Iowa during a ceremony Wednesday evening in Des Moines.  The awards aim to bring together technology stakeholders from across the community to honor the achievements and successes of Iowa’s technology companies and professionals, a news release said. Technology leaders from across […]

AcreShield, a Des Moines-based startup founded to help farmers mitigate their financial risk by increasing yields, has raised more than $2.5 million in venture capital funding, the company recently announced. According to a news release, AcreShield aims to address the yield gap, which is the difference between a crop’s potential yield and its actual yield. […]

BrokerTech Ventures has announced the addition of Leavitt Group as a new partner. Leavitt Group is a privately held insurance broker headquartered in Cedar City, Utah, and joins BTV’s distribution network of 13 brokers and 14 carriers, wholesalers and community partners. “Joining BrokerTech Ventures marks an exciting step forward for The Leavitt Group as we […]

New pitch competition to award funding to 3 agtech startups The World Food Prize Foundation, in collaboration with America’s Cultivation Corridor, is launching the Innovate for Impact Challenge, a pitch competition for early-stage agricultural technology startups. The foundation announced the initiative Wednesday during the 2024 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue. The challenge aims to support […]

Grants through the state’s Computer Science Professional Development Incentive Fund are now available. Iowa school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, Area Education Agencies and other collaborative organizations are eligible to apply, a news release said. Grants can be used to provide tuition reimbursement for Iowa teachers seeking endorsements or authorizations for computer science and provide proven professional development […]

Eximia Research, an integrated clinical trial network based in Raleigh, N.C., is expanding to Iowa and has acquired Integrated Clinical Trial Services Inc. According to a news release, Eximia’s acquisition of the West Des Moines-based ICTS, which is the only full-time dedicated research clinic in the Des Moines metro area, will broaden access to clinical […]

The Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines (LLI), a nonprofit organization founded in 2013 to provide leadership programming to Latina women, is launching a new pilot program designed for Latina entrepreneurs. Helping Entrepreneurs Rise, Building Innovative Zeal, or HERBIZ, is a 40-hour workshop that aims to provide essential skills for entrepreneurship and foster economic empowerment […]