New book released by Open Range celebrates 40 Nebraska startups and the wider state ecosystem

DARO 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.

Prairie Portraits: Scott Asmus

The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

LaunchLNK 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.

Ben 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.

Proven 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.