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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.

Prairie Portraits: Kellee Mikuls

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

Open Range shares latest Techstars cohort and a new partnership with First National Bank of Omaha

The Omaha-based nonprofit supports the startup hubs of Greater Omaha and Lincoln. It has recently announced the cohort members representing Nebraska for the Techstars Founder Catalyst Global Fall 2026 Program. This comes as Open Range partners with FNBO to create future opportunities for startups.

Nurse, Ph.D., academic and entrepreneur: Marcia Shade is building Voice-It to explain pain with A I

Pain doesn’t fit neatly on the 1-10 scale that medical professionals have used for decades. So Voice-It is building a secure AI transcription app to record the nuances of patients’ pain and summarize them for clinicians who are short on time. Better knowledge, founder and CEO Marcia Shade hopes, can lead to better treatment and quality of life.