Des Moines, Iowa innovation ecosystem
The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 237 innovation ecosystem organizations in Des Moines, Iowa, including 40 programs, 31 startups and 29 investors and funds.
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237 organizations
- The Iowa Center
Investor or fund · theiowacenter.org - The Iowa Center Women's Business Center
Program · theiowacenter.org - United Way of Central Iowa
Investor or fund · unitedwaydm.org - UnityPoint Health
Health research · unitypoint.org - University of Iowa Health Alliance
Research organization · uihealthalliance.com - Urban Dreams
Network or association · urbandreams.org - VA Central Iowa Health Care System
Health research · centraliowa.va.gov - VentureNet Iowa
Company · venturenetiowa.com - Wellmark Foundation
Investor or fund · wellmark.com - WorkHound
Startup · workhound.com - World Food Prize Foundation
Research organization · worldfoodprize.org - 1 Million Cups Des Moines
Network or association - ABI Foundation
Investor or fund - Agribusiness Association of Iowa Foundation
Investor or fund - America's Seed Fund: Iowa Program
Program - Area515
Fab lab or makerspace - Beginning Farmer Loan Program
Investor or fund - Best of the Midwest Pitch Competition
Program - bindl
Startup - BLK & Bold
Startup - Blue Compass
Company - Broker Hero
Startup - Buchanan Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership
University or research institute - Business Horizons
Program - Business Record (Innovation Iowa)
Organization - Catalysts: Ideas Moving Iowa Forward
Program - Center at Sixth
Incubator - Center for Rural Revitalization
Government or public body - Certintell Telehealth
Startup - Choose Iowa
Program - Dentons Davis Brown
Company - Des Moines Artificial Intelligence Group
Network or association - Des Moines University Osteopathic Medical Center
Health research - Dhakai
Startup - Drake Business Clinic
Program - droneSAR
Startup - Easter Seals Iowa
Research organization · Closed - Elevate Iowa Manufacturing
Program - Elevator
Innovation hub - EMC Insurance Companies
Company - Empower Rural Iowa
Program - Entrepreneur Field Days
Program - Entrepreneurial Investment Awards
Investor or fund - Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families
Organization - FarmlandFinder
Startup · Closed - Flowstate Health
Startup - Greater Des Moines Committee
Network or association - Hack Away Hunger
Program - Happy Medium
Company - IADD Loan Participation Program
Investor or fund - IEDA Demonstration Fund
Investor or fund - IEDA Proof of Commercial Relevance
Investor or fund - Ikwe.ai
Startup - Innovation Fund Tax Credit
Program - Iowa .NET User Group
Network or association - Iowa Agricultural Development Division
Government or public body - Iowa Angel Investor Summit
Program - Iowa Arts Council
Government or public body - Iowa Business Hall of Fame
Program - Iowa Center Loan Fund CDFI
Investor or fund - Iowa Digital Infrastructure Summit
Program - Iowa Economic Development Authority
Government or public body - Iowa Economy: The Business Outlook Podcast
Organization - Iowa Energy Center
Government or public body - Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund
Investor or fund - Iowa Innovation Council
Government or public body - Iowa Office of Apprenticeship
Program - Iowa State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
Investor or fund - Iowa Tech Connect
Program - Iowa Tech Week
Program - Iowa Technology Leadership Institute
Program - Iowa Technology Summit
Program - Jenu
Startup - Jewels Academy
College or training provider - Kalium Agri
Startup - Kelley Center for Insurance Innovation
University or research institute - Leadership Iowa
Program - Legible
Startup - Loan Participation Program
Investor or fund - Made in Iowa Podcast
Organization - Main Street Iowa
Program - Manufacturing 4.0 Loan Participation Program
Investor or fund - MiDi
Startup - Music League
Startup - Oak Studio Teen Tech Center
Fab lab or makerspace - Oakridge Neighborhood Services
Organization - Open 4 Business
Program - Plains Angels Early Stage Investment Fund
Investor or fund - Polk County
Government or public body - Principal Foundation
Investor or fund - ProductTank Des Moines/Ames
Network or association - Prometheus Awards
Program - Raising Capital Seminar Series
College or training provider - Resource Compass
Program - SBIR/STTR Programs (BioConnect Iowa)
Program - Scale DSM Business Accelerator
Accelerator - Scrum Masters of the Universe
Network or association - Seed Investor Tax Credit
Program - Small Business Collateral Support Program
Investor or fund - Spark DSM Business Incubator
Incubator - Strategic Infrastructure Program
Investor or fund - SureHost
Startup - TAI Startup Sessions
Network or association - Targeted Jobs Withholding Tax Credit
Program - Tech Central Innovation/Maker Lab
Fab lab or makerspace - Tech Fuse Des Moines
Program - TechBrew
Program - Technology Commercialization Committee
Government or public body - Techstars Iowa Accelerator
Accelerator · Closed - TMC Transportation
Company - U.S. Small Business Administration Iowa District Office
Government or public body - Venture Capital Co-Investment Fund Program
Investor or fund - Venture Capital Innovation Fund Program
Investor or fund - WINPRO Pet
Startup - Workgroups DaVinci
Startup - Young Professionals Connection
Network or association - Zimpleman College of Business
University or research institute
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Categories
- Programs in Des Moines, Iowa 40
- Startups in Des Moines, Iowa 31
- Investors and funds in Des Moines, Iowa 29
- Government and public bodies in Des Moines, Iowa 25
- Networks and associations in Des Moines, Iowa 25
- Other organizations in Des Moines, Iowa 18
- Companies in Des Moines, Iowa 15
- Research organizations in Des Moines, Iowa 14
- Health research organizations in Des Moines, Iowa 10
- Universities and research institutes in Des Moines, Iowa 10
- Accelerators in Des Moines, Iowa 4
- Corporate R&D centers in Des Moines, Iowa 4
- Fab labs and makerspaces in Des Moines, Iowa 4