Posts Tagged ‘accelerator’
BrokerTech Ventures 2023 cohort announced
BrokerTech Ventures announced Wednesday the insurtech startups selected for its fourth accelerator cohort. “In this, our fourth year of the BTV Accelerator, I am thrilled with the diversity of technologies that will move through the …
Read MoreTechstars Iowa announces pause after three years
The Techstars Iowa Accelerator announced on LinkedIn Feb. 1 that the program is taking a pause. Kerty Levy, who has led the program for the last three years, has accepted the role of managing director …
Read MoreFirst Scale DSM accelerator cohort graduates 9 small business owners
The Scale DSM Minority Business Accelerator, a program of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, launched in June to help diverse small businesses owners scale their businesses, and the first cohort of business owners …
Read MoreGIA searching for new managing director
The Global Insurance Accelerator announced it is starting the search for a new managing director. The full-time position begins in May with a transition period and the new director taking over officially in August.
“In the last three …
Read MoreTechstars Iowa Accelerator opens 2022 applications
Applications are now open for Techstars Iowa’s 2022 cohort. The three-month accelerator will be a hybrid of virtual programming and optional in-person events in Des Moines. The deadline to apply is April 6, and those …
Read MoreGlobal Insurance Accelerator announces 2022 cohort
Eight insurtech startups will participate in the Global Insurance Accelerator’s eighth cohort starting Jan. 12. The GIA is hosting a 100-day hybrid accelerator program, during which startups will spend one-third of the program in Des …
Read MoreBrokerTech Ventures opens applications for accelerator’s third cohort
BrokerTech Ventures announced Monday that applications are open for its 2022 accelerator program. The Des Moines-based accelerator focuses on startups that serve the insurance industry and specifically brokers. The 2022 program will be BTV’s third …
Read MoreTechstars Demo Day ‘energizes’ Iowa startup community
Inside the intimate auditorium at the Science Center of Iowa, an audience of startup community partners, members and investors displayed their energy and excitement for the 2021 Techstars Iowa cohort at the Demo Day event …
Read MoreTwo Iowa accelerators receive SBA awards for inclusive entrepreneurship
The Small Business Administration announced 76 awards for accelerators supporting inclusive entrepreneurship, including two from Iowa. The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo) and Rural Business Innovators Iowa SBDC will receive $50,000 each as winners of …
Read MoreClive startup, nine others join Techstars Iowa’s 2021 cohort
The Techstars Iowa Accelerator is welcoming 10 new companies to the 2021 cohort. Nearly all those in this year’s cohort founded their business amid the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns during 2020, said Kerty Levy, managing director …
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