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Inaugural conference seeks to connect ag tech startups with local producers
The Spur AgConverge 2025 conference will take place Nov. 24 in Gothenburg. The event gives university and industry stakeholders opportunities to network, share innovations and support local farmers.…
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5mPrairie Portraits: Corrine Wardian
The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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4mPrairie Portraits: Kristin Klaus
The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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5mPrairie Portraits: Taylor Korensky
The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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3mApplications open until Sept. 15 for UNL faculty to get funding to bridge research to commercialization
The new Innovation Advancement Fund at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is meant to help university innovations get developed enough that a startup or investor would want to work with it. Up to $20,000 per individual award is available for five-10 spots.
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12mMentors and new ventures: The continued legacies of Nebraska entrepreneurs following startup exits
Selling the company is often the end goal for startup founders. But their impacts in the ecosystems they call home carry on. Founders talked to SPN about their journey. Learn more about the developments and ongoing legacies of Quantified Ag, LifeLoop and LiveBy — local startups that were acquired in the early 2020s.