2024 InnoVenture Challenge finalists announced

InnoVenture Iowa has announced the three finalists for the InnoVenture Challenge who will pitch at the live event on Dec. 5 in Des Moines. The finalists are Immuno Nano Med, founded by Balaji Narasimhan, Repaint Studios, founded by Billie Asmus, and NarrateAR, founded by Karri Haen Whitmer and Christopher Whitmer. Registration for the…

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Iowa startups invited to apply for 2024 InnoVenture Challenge

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…

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InnoVenture Iowa names 10 semi-finalists for InnoVenture Challenge

InnoVenture Iowa has announced the 10 semi-finalists for the InnoVenture Challenge, a $100,000 pitch competition hosted by InnoVenture Iowa and BioConnect Iowa. Three finalists will be announced on Nov. 15 ahead of the event on Dec. 6, where each company will give a live pitch to a panel of judges…

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InnoVenture Challenge applications open through Sept. 25

The InnoVenture Iowa Fund has opened applications for the second annual InnoVenture Challenge, a $100,000 winner-takes-all pitch competition featuring three Iowa startup companies from the information technology, bioscience and advanced manufacturing industries. The three finalists who will present on stage in Des Moines in front of a panel of judges…

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InnoVenture Challenge finalists announced

InnoVenture Iowa announced Wednesday the three early-stage startup companies that will compete in the first InnoVenture Challenge pitch competition on Dec. 7 for a non-dilutive $100,000 cash prize. The finalists are Hawkeye Surgical Lighting, which has developed the world’s first voice- and motion-controlled surgical headlight that integrates with an iOS through…

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