Roboflow co-founders Brad Dwyer, left, and Joseph Nelson on a video call with staff. Photo provided by Roboflow The computer visioning startup Roboflow has been built from laptops in Des Moines, Washington, D.C., a Florida Airbnb and the Taiwanese beachfront. As of last year, Roboflow is officially a fully remote company. Co-founders Joseph Nelson and Brad Dwyer […]
LenderClose, a web-based underwriting and lending assistant platform for home equity and real estate lenders, announced this week it hired 10 new team members during the first quarter of 2021 and continues to scale its client acquisition market. The announcement follows LenderClose’s recent Series B capital raise of $10 million; the company aims to double […]
Living in laboratory flasks across the globe, cell cultures are hiding a lot of key insights in plain view of lab technicians developing medical therapies. “The health of a cell is the key parameter,” said Nigel Reuel, Iowa State University associate professor of chemical and biological engineering. Despite the importance of constant surveillance of cell […]
Applications are open online for May $4,000 Growth Grants designed for small businesses, sponsored by Dell Technologies and the National Association for the Self-Employed. Grants can be used for marketing, advertising, hiring employees, expanding facilities, purchasing Dell office equipment and other business needs, according to an NASE statement. Details on applications are available online.
It’s been a while since people have met for coffee. Entrepreneurship is already often described as a lonely journey for individuals and co-founders. Throw in an ongoing pandemic, and it’s not hard to imagine how isolated community members can feel in a year without in-person events. In the mix of live and recorded videoconferencing events […]
Des Moines-based employee engagement company Navigate Wellness Solutions named Jeremy Knipper as chief technology officer, the company announced on Wednesday. Knipper previously served as vice president of technology for the company. In his new role, he will lead the strategic development of health and well-being technology platforms. Navigate serves organizations interested in offering technical wellness […]
Gabriel Glynn, CEO and cofounder of West Des Moines-based MakuSafe, is one of the top 25 leaders in manufacturing as recognized by SME Media’s Smart Manufacturing Magazine, MakuSafe announced this week. Glynn and co-founder/CTO Mark Frederick launched MakuSafe’s wearable armband devices and MakuSmart SaaS platform to the market in early 2020 as a process management and risk […]
Registration is available online for the Iowa Technology Summit presented by Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield, hosted virtually this year by the Technology Association of Iowa on May 24-25. The event will feature the Cybersecurity and Technology Innovation sessions on May 24, and Industry 4.0 and Leadership sessions on May 25. Attendance is free […]
Registration is available now for the first Black and Brown Business Summit hosted by the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, scheduled for April 22-23. Hosted at Athene, the summit is organized by the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce’s 27-member Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, led by Chamber Vice Chairperson Angela Jackson. Despite offering only limited […]
Seven international startup companies will join the first six-week Cultivo Virtual Academy, America’s Cultivation Corridor announced. The program is designed to provide participants with networking and mentorship among Iowa’s agricultural leaders and an online curriculum focused on U.S. market entry, regulatory and financing systems and customer perspectives. The program begins April 13. Participating companies are Australian […]