Our approach at NewBoCo has been to identify constraints on our startup ecosystem, prioritize them, and then knock them down (or at least make a major dent) wherever possible. We’ve done this already by building a long-term technical talent pipeline, helping corporate partners develop new ideas, fostering diversity in our
You probably know there’s a lot going on in entrepreneurship in our community right now: we have a world class accelerator program, a fantastic coworking space, a constant stream of events like Startup Weekend and 1 Million Cups, and much more. Now, we’re gearing up to address another kind of
Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Director of Marketing jessalyn@newbo.co Cedar Rapids, IA, April 18, 2016 IWLC, Iowa Startup Accelerator partner to launch Pipeline Angels in the Corridor Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Iowa Startup Accelerator and Iowa Women Lead Change (IWLC) today announced that they are teaming up to form a female
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 what startups in
At NewBoCo, we’re all about collisions between people who get things done. Our latest approach is the Innovation Summit Series, seven summits focused on bringing startups, investors and industry leaders together, all from a narrow industry sector. The summits are focused on the sectors of: Food and agriculture (2/19) Manufacturing
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
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 we’ve posted directly
Gearing up for tech and entrepreneur-focused summer camp series for kids – and more! At ISA’s Launch Day in November, we announced that in 2016 we’d be aggressively growing several of our programs, including tech training for kids through our Imagination Iowa initiative. Until now, that has mostly consisted of
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
Goquets working hard to make it possible to get flowers delivered anywhere in the US, quick and easy. I underestimated how much I could get done in a day, much less 90 days of being focused on one goal. You really find out how many hours you have in a
