We are pleased to (belatedly) announce the graduation of one of our early residents, Tikly.  We have watched the company grow leaps and bounds over the last 18 months and are proud to have been a small part in CEO Emma Peterson’s entrepreneurial journey.  CEO Emma Peterson and her team are expanding into their own…
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If you’ve been following our twitter account, you no-doubt have seen the flurry of announcements surrounding our second TechBrewOff.  For those of you who were not fortunate enough to attend last year, the TBO is the afterparty for the Technology Association of Iowa‘s annual Prometheus Award ceremony, featuring craft brewers from around the great state…
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Editorial: This is not my story.  Having spent a better part of today reviewing angel and venture investment options, I was baffled at how differently a few dozen people approached a simple application.  As I wound up my reviews, this post from a startup founder bubbled to the top.  His frustration was borne out of…
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We are pleased to announce that Phonebank.org has joined StartupCity as the tenth startup! Founded by Zach Edwards and Virginia Davies, Phonebank.org connects citizens with elected officials via targeted and timely calling campaigns.  As their site says, elected officials filter and forget emails, but a phone ringing off the hook is hard to ignore.  Their…
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As you may have seen mentioned briefly in a prior blogpost, StartupCity Des Moines is happy to announce that PosterZen has joined StartupCity.  Founded in 2012 by Ryan Morrison, PosterZen will (very) soon bring high-quality posters to businesses and individuals everywhere.  For those of us who struggle with the same old templates and want better quality…
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