HOT TAKE: HR Hiring Needs an Overhaul to Function for Startup Culture
We met for coffee at Catalyst, a space buzzing with energy from the dozens of tech startups and entrepreneurs working on the next big idea. Dillon de Rozairo sat across from me, animated, leaning in when he got excited. He’s young, sure, but he runs his own...
Our Values in Motion: 2025 Recap & 2026 Roadmap
When we gathered as a team last January, we couldn't have predicted how much change 2025 would bring. As I reflect on everything we accomplished together, I'm struck by how our work has rippled outward, touching not just the startups we support, but the broader...
Welcome to the Ecosystem, Steel Works Health Accelerator
Steel doesn't come from a single source. It's iron, carbon, and hard work—separate elements that must be combined under precise conditions to create something stronger than any component alone. That's exactly what Steel Works Health Accelerator is building. "Too many...
What Is … Seed Capital?
You are Probably Not Ready for Seed Capital When founders think about seed capital, they think about what they need: early money to build their product, prove the concept, and get to market. Seed capital is validation. It's the funding that turns an idea into a real...
Building the Ideal Startup Team: Roles Every MedTech Company Needs
At UNeTech, we’ve had the privilege of walking alongside some of the most brilliant MedTech inventors in Nebraska—from devices like MicroWash, which reimagines diagnostic sample collection, to Precision Syringe, a tool designed to reduce medication waste and improve...
Welcome to the community, Open Range
Open range has a great logo. The tallgrass prairie isn't just Nebraska's landscape—it's a metaphor for what makes ecosystems thrive. Those dry leaves of grass, waving in the wind, serve as homes to insects and rodents, locked in constant warfare with the rivers and...