Maple Studios Davenport and Grace Technologies are sponsoring two teams to participate in the University of Iowa Venture School Quad Cities cohort starting in March. Venture School uses curriculum from the National Science Foundation I-Corps to help people turn high-potential ideas into viable businesses. Eligible teams must be working in industrial automation,…
The North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) Pappajohn Center is now accepting applications for the spring 2025 cohort of the University of Iowa Venture School program. The eight-week program uses the National Science Foundation I-Corps curriculum and participants are assigned a local entrepreneur as their coach during the program. Participating…
Iowa JPEC: The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) concluded its statewide spring Venture School program the week of Nov. 11 by awarding $11,300 in prize money during final pitches. Placing first at the centers were Musa’s Lemonade (Ahmed Musa) from Des Moines, Ampersand Legal PLLC (Mackensie…
The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center is now accepting applications for the fall 2023 cohort of the University of Iowa Venture School program. The program will be held as a hybrid in-person/online class on Thursday evenings, starting Sept. 28. The Venture School curriculum emphasizes real-world entrepreneurship and innovation and exposes participants…
The University of Iowa Venture School, a statewide program for entrepreneurs, is accepting applications for its spring 2023 cohort, which will be held at multiple locations across the state beginning the week of Feb. 20. The sessions meet one night a week for seven weeks as either hybrid, fully remote,…
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center announced that Des Moines Area Community College has become a partner institution for its statewide Venture School Entrepreneurial Training Program. In this new role, DMACC will help recruit entrepreneurs, teams and startup coaches, and organize a Local Launch Day pitch event to…
The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center in Mason City is accepting applications for the fall 2021 cohort of the University of Iowa’s Venture School. Participating teams will each be assigned a local entrepreneur to be their coach throughout the course and win cash awards at EntreFEST 2022. An in-person orientation…
The University of Iowa’s Venture School, developed by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC), is expanding to Mason City, Cedar Falls, Iowa City and Des Moines next month, the Venture School announced this week. JPEC centers at the Northern Iowa Area Community College, the University of Northern Iowa, Drake…
Steve Shriver, co-owner at SOKO Outfitters of Cedar Rapids (right), climbs during a startup pitch session with founders during the 2019 EntreFEST. Photo contributed/Andrew Ravera, NewBoCo One of the most original pitching opportunities open to participants at EntreFEST 2019 was born over pre-event beers. Steve Shriver, co-owner at SOKO Outfitters…
Three Central Iowa startups achieved top five placements at the annual Surge Summit, the closing workshop for University of Iowa’s Venture School. Mo’ Goodness, a Des Moines-based specialty food line, received $3,000 and first place in the day’s final pitch competition, out of 12 teams statewide that completed the eight-week…