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Iowa startups push for more funding and education reform
The author highlights efforts to grow Iowa's entrepreneurial ecosystem through seed funds, angel groups, and state programs. Initiatives include the Iowa Startup Accelerator in Cedar Rapids with seed funding, Plains Angels investment, Next Level Ventures, and a $13 million state demonstration fund. Education reforms feature BIG Ideas School and Metro High School projects, plus university programs expanding entrepreneur offerings statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UP America
Iowa City
Iowa
Des Moines
Troy Miller
Cedar Rapids
Plains Angels
Next Level Ventures
National Venture Capital Association
Silicon Valley
San Francisco
San Jose
Atlanta
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boulder
Colo
BIG Ideas
Trace Pickering
Cedar Rapids Community School
Shawn Connally
Pickering and Connally
Gazette Company
BIG
Metro High School
Metro
University of Iowa
John Pappajohn
Iowa Innovation Associates
Dan Reed
Reed