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Rob Merritt

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Rob Merritt is an award-winning writer, editor, and videographer who crossed over into his current role after a decade of working in the journalism industry. He is a longtime Eastern Iowan and a graduate of the University of Iowa and volunteers with multiple nonprofits and theatre organizations. Rob is always exploring new ways to tell the stories of his community.

Get Ready: Manufacturing & Engineering Innovation Summit

March 22, 2016

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]We’re excited. Our second innovation summit is Friday, March 25. Manufacturing and engineering startups and industry experts will come together for a day of collisions between the seasoned and the startups. The first innovation summit was an experiment and the results proved successful. Thirty industry experts heard

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Blackstone Charitable Foundation Awards Innovation Grant to Iowa Startup Accelerator

February 8, 2016

Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Marketing & Communications Coordinator jessalyn@iowastartupaccelerator.com Cedar Rapids, IA, February 8, 2016 Blackstone Charitable Foundation Awards Innovation Grant to Iowa Startup Accelerator Iowa Startup Accelerator is one of 13 organizations to receive a Blackstone Innovation Grant from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. The Blackstone Innovation Grant program supports

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Metrics so far: ISA cohort teams surpass $2.6 million in funds raised

February 1, 2016

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]There are many high-quality accelerator programs in the U.S. And there’s some that do almost nothing for the startups they work with. How do you know if an accelerator program is working? From our perspective, there are a number of metrics we focus on. Some of these

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Imagination Iowa Expands PreK-12 STEAM Programs, Starts Summer Camp Series

January 19, 2016

Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Marketing & Communications Coordinator jessalyn@iowastartupaccelerator.com Cedar Rapids, IA, January 19, 2016 Imagination Iowa Expands PreK-12 STEAM Programs, Starts Summer Camp Series Imagination Iowa, an initiative of Iowa Startup Accelerator, is expanding its staff and launching a new summer camp series for kids. “We’ve run CoderDojo, our

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15 Takeaways from the 2015 Accelerator Cohort

December 31, 2015

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” fullwidth=”false” bg_video=”” class=”” style=””][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/2″][gap size=”2.5em” id=”” class=”” style=””][image type=”none” src=”14808″ alt=”” href=”” title=”” info_content=”” lightbox_caption=”” id=”” class=”” style=””][/vc_column][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/2″][text_output] Goquets working hard to make it possible to get flowers delivered anywhere in the US, quick and easy. [/text_output][blockquote cite=”” id=”” class=”” style=””]”I underestimated how

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Imagination Iowa and the Cedar Rapids School District Team Up to Help Kids Complete an Hour of Code

December 11, 2015

Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Marketing & Communications Coordinator jessalyn@iowastartupaccelerator.com Cedar Rapids, IA, December 11, 2015 Imagination Iowa and the Cedar Rapids School District Team Up to Help Kids Complete an Hour of Code 750 students completed an Hour of Code thanks to a partnership between Imagination Iowa and the Cedar

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Support Imagination Iowa this Giving Tuesday (or any Tuesday)

December 1, 2015

This Giving Tuesday in honor of Computer Science Education Week, Iowa Startup Accelerator is asking our community of supporters to donate to Imagination Iowa. Wait, what’s Imagination Iowa? I thought that Iowa Startup Accelerator was a program to help launch successful startups! The 90-day accelerator program is only a part

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Support Imagination Iowa this Giving Tuesday (or any Tuesday)

December 1, 2015

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]This Giving Tuesday in honor of Computer Science Education Week, Iowa Startup Accelerator is asking our community of supporters to donate to Imagination Iowa. Wait, what’s Imagination Iowa? I thought that Iowa Startup Accelerator was a program to help launch successful startups. The 90-day accelerator program is

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Level Up! Free coworking for ISA teams and worldwide GAN Accelerator graduates

November 17, 2015

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px”][text_output]This year’s cohort ended with an amazing Launch Day celebration with 900 people in attendance and 300 more via streaming. But what happens next for these teams? We’ve created several options to better support 2015 and 2014 portfolio companies, and some of them are also available to

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8 Companies Launch from the 2015 Cohort of the Iowa Startup Accelerator

November 5, 2015

8 Companies Launch from the 2015 Cohort of the Iowa Startup Accelerator Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Marketing & Communications Coordinator jessalyn@iowastartupaccelerator.com Cedar Rapids, IA, November 5, 2015 8 Companies Launch from the 2015 Cohort of the Iowa Startup Accelerator Flowers, taxis, golfers, caregivers, piglets, music, nonprofits, oh my! Iowa Startup

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