@InnoventureIowa

Iowa's first public venture capital fund, investing $30 million in early-stage bioscience, advanced manufacturing and information technology startups.

 Des Moines, Iowa
Joined October 2022
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We sipped, we chipped, and we cheered on three innovative startup companies as they each took the stage to compete for the $100,000 grand prize. Did you make the final cut of this year's recap video? 👀 vimeo.com/898219291?share=co…
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Why Iowa? vimeo.com/891680929
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About last night...
Ben McDougal@BENovator7 Dec 2023
Welcome (back) to this celebration of optimism with @BusinessIOWA. It’s like a family reunion, eh! Cheers to ALL who bring this together at @InnoventureIowa 🥂 #InnoventureChallenge
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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS! Four days left to apply for this year's $100,000 InnoVenture Challenge. If you're an early-stage startup building in Iowa, don't miss this deadline. Apply here: innoventureiowa.com/innovent…
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Ben McDougal@BENovator20 Sep 2023
Replying to @BENovator @jonwoodard @WolframResearch @mainframearts @jaybyers @DSMpartnership @SimpsonCollege @braddwyer @roboflow @ycombinator @CultivationCorr @KyleTut @pinatacloud @IPFS @LOVEPI515 @Pi515_IA @BrandonTAdams @DhakaiDotCom @UNI_JPEC @TechstarsIowa @TSwarts @InkedByDW @tejdhawan @principal @fuelyourfuture
EP16 🎙️ Funnel Canyoneering BenMcDougal.com/funnel-canyo… @kayleecat is a venture capitalist accelerating fellow founders. As Investment Director at @InnoventureIowa, she manages a $30M fund and invests in companies climbing toward positions where the only way out, is through.

You Don't Need This Podcast - EP16 - Funnel Canyoneering

Kaylee Williams is a sales savant and venture capitalist. As Investment Director at InnoVenture Iowa, she fuels founders when the only way out is through.

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Join us tomorrow (9/12) at 1:30pm for an exclusive interview with some of this year's InnoVenture Challenge judges. The topic? How to win the $100,000 InnoVenture Challenge. CC: @TechnologyIowa Register here >> technologyiowa.org/event/sta…
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Sarah Diehn@sarah_diehn26 Jan 2023
Iowa's $96 million in SSBCI funding is aimed at increasing funding access for entrepreneurs. To kick off coverage of these programs, Anna Lensing from @BusinessIOWA shared what can be expected in 2023: bit.ly/3j5aSzj

How can $96 million affect innovation, access to funding in Iowa? - innovationIOWA

2023 will bring Iowa’s innovation stakeholders some of the first opportunities to see the infusion of $96 million from the U.S. Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative in action....

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Mark your calendars! December 7th, 5p at the Temple Theatre: the first annual InnoVenture Challenge. May the best startup win! Slide into our guest list: eventbrite.com/e/the-innoven…

The InnoVenture Challenge

A celebration of Iowa entrepreneurs, with opening presentations from Bunker Labs.

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Nice capture, but let it be known that @kayleecat was particularly excited about her PPT artistry (and layered animations) in Slide 2. #thelimitdoesnotexist
1 Million Cups Des Moines@1MillionCupsDSM2 Nov 2022
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What’s the solution? @InnoventureIowa
Thanks to all who joined us yesterday at @1MillionCupsDSM - what a blast to share a bit more about the fund and the upcoming #InnoVentureChallenge Speaking of which, applications are open until Nov-15! Apply today >> innoventureiowa.com/

Funding World-Changing Technologies Built in Iowa | InnoVenture Iowa

We fund world-changing technologies, proudly built in Iowa, with industry focuses of Biosciences, Advanced Manufacturing and Information Technology.

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Nick Berry@nicholosberry2 Nov 2022
A great morning for coffee with the @1MillionCupsDSM crowd to hear what @kayleecat is doing at @InnoventureIowa
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Want to know more about InnoVenture Iowa and the upcoming #InnoVentureChallenge? Join us at @gravitate (downtown) on Wednesday, November 4th to hear from our Investment Director, @kayleecat. #1MC
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Applications are LIVE for the first #InnoVentureChallenge, a pitch competition that will bring together three early-stage startups to compete for a $100k cash prize. Apply here >> innoventureiowa.com/
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Exciting #startup news! Iowa’s newest venture capital fund, @InnoventureIowa is hosting a pitch competition in early December that will award one early-stage Iowa startup with a $100k cash prize. Check it out: innoventureiowa.com/ #UniteIowaTech
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Featuring highlights on @MazenAnimal, @InnoventureIowa, @WorldFoodPrize, @agfundernews, @ISUCALSInnovate, @_AgCertain, @BusinessIOWA, @TractorZoom and @SukupMfg.
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Did you hear? There's a new #pitchcompetition in town! In partnership with BioConnect Iowa, the @InnoventureIowa Fund - the state’s newest #venturecapital fund - announced the “InnoVenture Iowa Challenge” pitch competition -> innoventureiowa.com #WhyIowa
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Jay Byers@jaybyers26 Oct 2022
.@InnoventureIowa invites the best and brightest early-stage entrepreneurs to participate in the first annual InnoVenture Challenge, a pitch competition that will bring together three Iowa startup companies to compete on-stage for a $100,000 award. Info: innoventureiowa.com/ – at Des Moines, IA

Funding World-Changing Technologies Built in Iowa | InnoVenture Iowa

We fund world-changing technologies, proudly built in Iowa, with industry focuses of Biosciences, Advanced Manufacturing and Information Technology.

innoventureiowa.com
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Dan Cosgrove@cosgroves26 Oct 2022
An exciting announcement delivering more risk capital to the state. Iowa launches first publicly funded venture capital fund. Congrats @InnoventureIowa businessrecord.com/Content/D…
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Thank you for this fantastic write-up, @sarah_bogaards! We are thrilled to be here. Stay tuned for more information about the #InnoVentureChallenge, a pitch competition that will bring together three Iowa startups to compete for a $100,000 non-dilutive cash prize.
Business Record@BusinessRecord25 Oct 2022
Iowa is launching its first publicly funded venture capital fund. The $30M @InnoventureIowa Fund will invest in Iowa-based early-stage startups and announced today a new statewide pitch competition, the InnoVenture Challenge. Read the full story: ow.ly/UHe350Lkyc7
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