The OIPA Impact Fund seeks to support businesses within or interested in moving to the area overseen by the OIPA. The agency ...

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There has long been talk about how the startup world and tech talent coming from Offutt Air Force Base can work together, but ...

Nebraska’s entrepreneurship ecosystem is benefiting from startups that grow out of highly technical research at universities.

Prediction markets have allowed Nebraskans to put money on everything from Husker basketball to the 2024 presidential election in Omaha’s “Blue Dot.” The markets say their users aren’t betting — ...

Companies want new technologies to be more developed and ready for market before they buy. As a result, tech transfer offices ...

CompanyCam Founder and CEO Luke Hansen (left) on stage for a fireside chat with Brian Ardinger (right) at the IO2024 Summit. Photo by Ben Goeser/Silicon Prairie News A Nebraska startup has attained ...

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The Nebraska Business Development Center annually recognizes the work of entrepreneurs across the state with its NBDC Business Awards. Mission Accomplished Founder Jenilee Woltman was awarded for her ...

Student-led groups like the Husker Venture Fund and the Maverick Venture Fund are key players in Nebraska’s small VC scene, having deployed close to $1 million total in pre-seed funding. But this ...

Nebraska startups raised the most venture capital in a single year in state history in 2025, totalling nearly $530 million in investment across 66 companies. Lincoln-based CompanyCam’s Series C ...