Silicon Prairie News
Open Range launches networking dinner series to spark conversations and connections
Omaha-based nonprofit Open Range announced its new Dinner Club series as part of its mission to bridge gaps and convene the Nebraska startup ecosystem. The first meetup will take place Feb. 25. Those…
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3mDARO announces $2.5 million fund clothes to expand disease testing capacity for the swine industry
The Nebraska-based startup is led by a UNMC veteran and the former program manager at The Combine, the agtech incubator and accelerator in Lincoln. Like many local agtech startups finding success, DARO was incubated at The Combine.
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10mPrairie Portraits: Scott Asmus
The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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2mLaunchLNK applications open until Oct. 16 for $20,000 non-dilutive grants for Lincoln startups
The program, run by the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development, aims to grow Lincoln’s economy by offering seed funding and the equivalent of $23,000 in business support to six companies.
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5mBen Williamson makes the case that agtech is a blueprint for innovation across Nebraska
Williamson has been involved in Nebraska’s innovation ecosystem for about a decade, first while working at Invest Nebraska and now as a partner with Grit Road Partners. After being part of agtech’s exponential growth over the past few years, there are important lessons to learn about creating jobs and economic opportunity here.
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4mProven Ventures seeks to invest the remaining capital of its $10 million fund in Nebraska startups
The Omaha-based Burlington Capital Fund recently made the announcement that is has $1 million available in its Fund One. Co-founder and General Partner Erica Wassinger detailed the debt-equity model and the types of founders and startups the fund invests in.