Catalysts: Ideas Moving Iowa Forward
Program · Des Moines, United States
TAI forum featuring stories of Iowans using technology to expand opportunity.
Recent activity confirmed, checked November 3, 2026.
In context
Catalysts: Ideas Moving Iowa Forward is one of 40 programs in Des Moines, Iowa listed in the Innovative EcoSystems registry, and one of 707 across the United States.
The registry lists 237 innovation ecosystem organizations in Des Moines, Iowa in all.
Programs fund or deliver support for innovation and entrepreneurship, from grant schemes to training initiatives.
The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.
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