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What happens after I pitch Corridor Angel Investors?

Eric Engelmann July 25, 2017

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]If you’re selected to present to the Corridor Angels, there are three possible outcomes you should be ready for. After your presentation, usually within a few business days, our team will communicate to you where you stand. Option 1: Lots of interest from investors Usually the best case for you is that there’s significant interest from

ISA Summer Batch Team, GOVRED Technologies in a mentor meeting.

Iowa Startup Accelerator Updates: One Month Down, Eleven to Go!

Molly Monk July 24, 2017

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]Four weeks ago, three new teams joined the Iowa Startup Accelerator’s 2017 cohort. Today, Agro Connected, GOVRED Technologies, and Cargofy celebrate completing their first month in the ISA’s 12 month program. Between workshops and networking events with ISA, running their own businesses, and adjusting to their new offices in Vault Coworking, they’ve been busy! Since all

Vault's lead, John Foster, works at his desk, an array of screens and peripherals before him

NewBoCo Workiversary: John Foster

Rob Merritt July 10, 2017

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]On July 1, our Vault Community Manager and Graphic Designer John Foster celebrated one year with NewBoCo. Foster officially joined the nonprofit on July 1, 2016; previously he had been a longtime Vault member as well as designing most of the NewBoCo logos with his business partner at 512 Creative. Over the last year he has

Startup Accelerator members gather at tables for a work session in one of the Geonetric building's colorful common areas

Updates from ISA – Meet the Summer Batch!

Molly Monk June 30, 2017

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output] It’s been a big week for the Iowa Startup Accelerator! Recently, we announced the three teams that we accepted into the summer batch of our 2017 cohort, and we started a How to Start a Startup program to help new entrepreneurs learn about the basics of entrepreneurship. We’re very excited to have Agro Connected, Cargofy,

The state of Iowa’s innovation ecosystem: so much progress, yet so much more to do.

Eric Engelmann April 21, 2017

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output] Last night, the NewBoCo team attended the annual Prometheus Awards put on by the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI). Having been a long-time member of the organization, and a current board member, I’ve been attending this event since the very beginning 12 years ago. Back then, it was maybe a hundred or so state leaders, technology

Developing the Innovation Economy in Eastern Iowa

Eric Engelmann April 20, 2017

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]In a recent WalletHub study on the most innovative states, Iowa ranked 44th . The ranking was based on R&D spending, patents, entrepreneurial activity, venture capital activity and other factors. While we could quibble about the ranking itself, there’s no doubt there’s a significant opportunity for improvement in our region’s innovation economy. That ranking reflects that

Two female students work on building a robot.

5 Reasons Why Education Startups Should Apply To ISA

Molly Monk April 14, 2017

[vc_row padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px”][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1/1″][text_output]NewBoCo started out as just the Iowa Startup Accelerator, but we knew early on that it would take more than a startup accelerator to fulfill our mission: accelerating world-changing ideas, from Iowa. Startups need more than an accelerator to succeed, and ecosystems need more support than an accelerator alone can provide. That’s why we focused on