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 other accelerator graduates
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
Iowa Startup Accelerator Doubles Staff Size in Second Year Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Marketing & Communications Coordinator 319.382.5498 / jessalyn@iowastartupaccelerator.com Cedar Rapids, IA, September 23, 2015 Iowa Startup Accelerator Doubles Staff in Second Year As the Iowa Startup Accelerator gets its second program underway, it has doubled the size of its staff
Iowa Startup Accelerator’s Community Connection Welcome Party Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Marketing & Communications Coordinator 319.382.5498 / jessalyn@iowastartupaccelerator.com Cedar Rapids, IA, August 25, 2015 Iowa Startup Accelerator’s Community Connection Welcome Party In 2014, Iowa was the worst state for minority-owned businesses according to a report produced by the Small Business Administration’s Office of
Iowa Startup Accelerator joined the Creative Corridor last year. We love being a member of the startup community and being integrated in Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. We know that we are lucky to call the Corridor home and that we were quickly plugged into the network due to our already connected
In 2014, Iowa was the worst state for minority-owned businesses according to a report produced by the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy. In 2015, Iowa ranked dead last in the number of women-owned businesses. Those cringeworthy statistics are nothing to boast about for the Hawkeye State. That’s why ISA
Iowa Startup Accelerator Receives $50,000 from SBA Media Contact Jessalyn Holdcraft, Marketing & Communications Coordinator 319.382.5498 / jessalyn@iowastartupaccelerator.com Cedar Rapids, IA, August 4, 2015 For the second year in a row, Iowa Startup Accelerator (ISA) has received $50,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. ISA was one of 80
For the second year in a row, we have received $50,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. Our goal is to use the funds to continue to grow and support Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Here are the next great leaps we plan to make in order to support the
This year, we wanted to launch our 2015 Cohort by kicking our program up a few notches. We started with the addition of our Pre-Accelerator program, and now we have more mentors, more experience, and more to teach. We’re ready for 95 days of challenging our teams to achieve startup
Today marks a huge milestone for ISA and for last year’s teams! As of July 31, the teams from Iowa Startup Accelerator’s 2014 Cohort have raised $1.065 million, mostly from private investors. A few have also received funds from programs led by the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Nine of the ten startups
