Invest Nebraska completes financing in Virtual Incision

Invest Nebraska Corp. announced today the closing of financing in Virtual Incision, a Nebraska medical device company. The investment was completed in conjunction with Prairie Gold Venture Partners and Bluestem Capital, both of Sioux Falls, S.D. Terms of the investment have not been disclosed. The capital will be used to accelerate the development of Virtual [...]

ScanMed Closes $1.2 Million Financing Round

ScanMed, an industry leader in MRI coil technology, has announced the closing of a $1.2 million investment round. The round was led and partially funded by Invest Nebraska Corp. The company will use the funding to support expansion in the U.S. and abroad, enhance sales and business development efforts, build additional partnerships, and create jobs. [...]

VersaFiber turning agricultural trash into treasure

It’s readily assumed that corn is kind of a big deal in Nebraska — it is the Cornhusker State, after all. But Nathan Meyer is looking to make the husk just as valuable as the golden corn it sheathes. Meyer is the founder of VersaFiber, a company that processes corn stalks, husks and other agricultural scraps into natural [...]

A Look Inside the Nebraska 2011 East 2 West Venture Competition

This post is from guest contributor Wade Sikkink:  After spending the first part of my professional life inside huge organizations (US Navy, Fortune 500 companies) I became interested in startups and entrepreneurship. I started dabbling in side business ventures while reading more and more about startups and the startup scene.  I’ve been involved in several [...]

CropMetrics provides exclusive services for area farms

Expansive fields of crops are common sites in Nebraska. Behind every field there’s a specific science that focuses on the best way to plant, irrigate and harvest these crops.  Many farmers don’t have the proper equipment to yield the best results. This is where Nick Emanuel and CropMetrics come in. Emanuel, a native of North [...]

RockDex earns local and national attention

RockDex, a company in Omaha, lets bands learn how they really rate with fans based on Internet buzz. Their software application tracks data like band mention and song plays on social media sites and other Internet venues, including Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and music blogs. RockDex compiles, analyzes and presents the data so that musicians, managers, [...]

Loans Help Nebraskan Companies Attract Major Investors

In an earlier post, we talked with Dan Hoffman, executive director of Invest Nebraska, about their Venture Competitions. In this post, we’ll find out about their Operational Assistance program. The program offers the equivalent of a low-interest loan of up to $25,000 with favorable terms for qualifying businesses. Invest Nebraska is a nonprofit corporation that [...]

2010 Invest Nebraska Venture Competitions Planned

NebraskaEntrepreneur.com talks to Dan Hoffman, executive director of Invest Nebraska, about their Venture Competitions. Invest Nebraska is a nonprofit corporation that advises and invests in entrepreneurial businesses in Nebraska. In future posts we’ll talk with him about other Invest Nebraska activities and opportunities. Q: What are the Venture Competitions you organize? A: Last year we [...]