The ISU Startup Factory is looking to hire two entrepreneurs-in-residence to mentor and guide founders through the early stages of building a scalable business. The roles are part time, flexible contract positions (about eight hours per week). Responsibilities include working one-on-one with startup teams, delivering and supporting program content, sharing expertise in…
The Iowa State University Startup Factory has announced the entrepreneurs who will participate in the 17th cohort of the program, an 18-week incubator for startup founders to receive training, resources and mentorship. Since the Startup Factory program started in 2016, it has supported over 146 companies, five of which have…
The Iowa State University Startup Factory has announced the 12 startups that will participate in its 16th cohort. The Startup Factory aims to help researchers and inventors develop road maps to realize the societal and economic impact of their high-tech innovations. One venture in this year’s cohort is Ecoessence Solutions,…
The Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship has announced the participants selected for the 15th ISU Startup Factory Cohort. The cohort includes 17 members from across Iowa running 10 business ventures, either individually or in teams. The 10 ventures participating are:
The ISU Startup Factory has named local entrepreneur Andrew Kirpalani as the newest entrepreneur-in-residence for the incubator program. Kirpalani will serve as a member of the teaching team to facilitate industry connections and provide mentorship for cohort members. Kirpalani’s background includes more than 15 years of entrepreneurial experience. An alumnus of Iowa…
The Iowa State University Pappajohn Center has announced the members selected for the 14th ISU Startup Factory cohort. The cohort includes 19 members running 10 business ventures, either individually or in teams. The Startup Factory is an 18-week program open to technology-based, scalable ventures led by ISU scientific faculty and community members…
The Iowa State University Startup Factory announced nine new cohort companies for the 2021 program. Cohort X entrepreneurs are Ruben Aria (company unnamed), Jared Dopp (Frugi Biotechnology), Allison Hockey (Lineage Mapper), Nacu Hernandez, Baker Kuehl and Austin Homann (MacroLei Technologies), Nathaniel Kallmyer (Zymosense), Katherine Richardson Bruna (Mosquitoes & Me), Aaron…
Peter Hong has been named director of the Iowa State University Startup Factory program effective Feb. 1, the Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship announced Wednesday. Hong was selected after a regional search, and succeeds Bill Adamowski, the Startup Factory’s inaugural president, and Kris Johansen, interim director since Adamowski…
The Iowa State University Startup Factory announced its ninth cohort of entrepreneurs this week, following a virtual kickoff reception held June 25. Ten teams joined the program, with one honorary member selected to participate. The startups are: Cyber Manufacturing and Metrology Solution, i01, Novus Technologies, Peach Pay, Salen 247, seedBiome,…
Bill Adamowski, director of innovation and entrepreneurship at Iowa State University and creator of the successful ISU Startup Factory, will leave ISU in February to join Drake University. Adamowski, a serial entrepreneur in his own right, will fill the newly created role of executive director for entrepreneurship, innovation and human-centered…