Tagged: Student Entrepreneurship

Since joining Founders Club at the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) in April 2015 Matthew Rooda and Abraham Espinoza’s company, SwineTech, has been making great strides on their road to success.

University of Iowa journalism student, Faith Wenger, landed a summer internship with the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, Texas. Her internship will combine public affairs and tech transfer.

Connor Alne, University of Iowa student and founder of the National College Gaming Association (NCGA), hosted the largest eSports event in Iowa since 2012.

Startup Weekend is coming back to Iowa City in November. At this event, teams present ideas, build businesses from those ideas, and pitch their final products all in one weekend.

Spectator, an Iowa City-based startup, was accepted into an accelerator called NMotion in Nebraska. The accelerator prompted the Spectator co-founders to take their business in a different direction.

Pi, a company co-founded by University of Iowa alumni, provides a web and mobile app service for college professors to more easily and efficiently connect with students.

The University of Iowa Office of Vice President for Research and Economic Development presented Western Wise Consulting with the 2014 Student Startup of the Year Award.

The ABC-TV show, "Shark Tank" held a casting call in Des Moines and many local startups were hoping for the opportunity to pitch.

ClusterFlunk, an Iowa City startup for college students, has raised $1 million from an investment firm in Chicago.

When she was looking to gain experience and insight into the world of business as it pertains to the arts, Jaelynn Burkamper found IOWA JPEC’S Arts Entrepreneurship Certificate to be the perfect balance.