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Experience the Inner Makings of an Accelerator at the Farm Progress Show
Join the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, August 28–30 in booth 1120. The Accelerator will make its first appearance at the nation’s largest farm show to offer attendees the chance to experience the inner makings of an accelerator...
Startup Feature: AgHelp
Startup: AgHelp Headquartered: Grand Rapids, Michigan Team: Sadoc Paredes Ivan Paredes Feliciano Paredes Lori Paredes Three brothers founded AgHelp, one of the startups in the Accelerator cohort this year. AgHelp is the only mobile platform that helps agricultural...
A Day in the Life of the Accelerator
An Accelerator office is one of the most unique places to work. Five agtech startups are headquartered in Des Moines, IA for the 2018 Accelerator program, and if you were to visit, you would step right into conversations about financial projections, product testing,...
Startup Feature: U.S. Design Consultants
Startup: U.S. Design Consultants Headquartered: Woodburn, Iowa Team: Norm Robbins, President and CEO U.S. Design Consultants landed a spot in the 2018 cohort with an innovative method of broadcast dispensing granular products via helicopter application. For cover...
Welcome
Welcome to our new blog page — your resource for the latest Accelerator news and updates from our program and startups. Please join us in welcoming our 2018 cohort! The five AgTech startups arrived May 29 in Des Moines’ historic East Village to begin their 94-day...
Iowa AgriTech Accelerator Announces Startups for Program’s 2018 Cohort
GREATER DES MOINES, IA — The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator is pleased to announce five AgTech startups selected for the program's 2018 cohort. Please join us in congratulating The Accelerator's Class of 2018: U.S. Design Consultants (Osceola, IA) — A startup that has...
Iowa AgriTech Accelerator Hosts First-Ever AgTech Day
DES MOINES, IA — In honor of National Agriculture Week, the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator hosted its first-ever AgTech Day on Friday, March 23. Six startups from across the country gathered at the Science Center of Iowa in Des Moines to participate in the inaugural event...
Iowa AgriTech Accelerator Celebrates Completion of Inaugural Program and Class of 2017 Startups at Demonstration Day
DES MOINES, IA — The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator congratulates its Class of 2017 on the completion of a successful program. The Accelerator capped off the 100-day incubator today at its Demonstration Day event. The event was held at the World Food Prize in Des Moines,...
Iowa AgriTech Accelerator Name Sixth Startup for 2017 Class, Announces Entrepreneurs in Residence for Program
GREATER DES MOINES, IA — The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator is pleased to announce Iowa City-based Farrpro as the sixth startup for the program’s Class of 2017. Farrpro rounds out this year’s class and brings with it a new type of heater for farrowing facilities that...
