BrownWinick Law Firm, LWBJ and the Greater Des Moines Partnership are hosting a free virtual event called the Current State, featuring three panels of experienced investors and entrepreneurs to focus on navigating seed and venture capital during a pandemic. The event will be held Aug. 13 at 1 p.m. Panelists include Mike Colwell, Tej Dhawan, JD Geneser, Ryan Gerhardy, Gabe Glynn, Craig Ibsen, Omar Jordan, Joe Leo and Chris Sackett.
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August 6, 2020
BrownWinick, LWBJ, Partnership to host virtual seminar on raising capital during a pandemic
July 8, 2020
Growers Edge closes $40 million Series B round
Johnston-based Growers Edge Financial Inc. announced this week the close of a $40 million Series B round of financing for the development of financial technology products in the agricultural industry. Led by Seed 2 Growth Ventures, Cox Enterprises and Skyline Global Partners, the round will allow Growers Edge to help more growers “de-risk” agtech adoption, the company said in a statement. Finistere Ventures and Bunge Ventures, the venture capital arm
June 20, 2019
WorkHound readies to hire after securing $1.5M seed funding
After securing $1.5 million in seed-round funding, a startup dedicated to employee retention is now seeking a few more employees to retain. WorkHound, the Des Moines-based startup that gives “undesked” employees a mobile platform to send anonymous feedback to management, seeks to grow from 12 full-time workers in Des Moines and Chattanooga, Tenn., to a team of more than 20 by the end of the year. The fundraising round was
May 30, 2019
innovationICON: John Pappajohn
In his 50th year as a venture capitalist, Pappajohn is still ahead of the pack John Pappajohn has invested in innovation from the very beginning of his career as a venture capitalist, and he prides himself on keeping himself — and his investment network — on the leading edge of technology. Some of his earliest deals involved the use of advanced technologies years before they became mainstream — among them
May 3, 2019
Amazon Web Services to sponsor tickets at Monetery Tech Summit
Amazon Web Services is the Community sponsor for the 2019 Monetery Tech Summit, scheduled in Des Moines May 21 and 22, organizers at Dwolla announced. Amazon Web Services is underwriting 50 tickets for students and the general public to attend the conference, to be held in the Temple for Performing Arts. This year’s agenda includes speakers Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare; Martina Lauchengco, operating partner at Costanoa Ventures; Sherri Davidoff,
April 25, 2019
Good Read: The low-tech ways women protect their privacy on pregnancy apps
Clue, Eve, Flo, Dot, Ovia, Cycles. If you are a man, there is a good chance you have never heard of these before. If you are a woman, there is a better chance you’ve read about them — if you use a menstrual app, you might have tracked the last three years’ worth of blood flow, cervical fluid appearance, dates of sexual intercourse, birth control use, cramps, acne, sore breasts,
April 16, 2019
Andrew Yang, 2020 presidential candidate, to speak at Dwolla’s Monetery
Entrepreneur, venture capitalist and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang will be speaking at the 2019 Monetery tech summit in Des Moines, hosted by Dwolla at the Temple of Performing Arts. Yang is the founder of Venture for America, and as a political candidate is best known in the field for his universal basic income proposal “The Freedom Dividend.” He will speak on how policy can impact the tech world,
March 21, 2019
Dwolla announces keynote speaker Matthew Prince for Monetery
Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of cloud network platform Cloudflare, will be the keynote speaker during the 2019 Monetery tech summit on May 21 in Des Moines, organizers at Dwolla announced on Monday. Prince is a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and serves on the board of advisers for the Center of Information Technology and Privacy Law. He has presented at the Black Hat Summit, Web Summit and TechCrunch Disrupt.
