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June 21, 2020

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...

Why Coastal Investors Should Look to the Midwest

Midwest investment opportunities are overlooked. While venture capital has historically pooled along the coasts, recent years have revealed a quiet transformation in the center of the country. Today, the Nebraska startup ecosystem offers strong ties to industries...

From Intern to Leader: Emily Pratt’s Journey Through OVRP

At UNeTech, we’re proud to say we don’t just support innovation—we support innovators. One of the clearest examples of that mission in action is Emily Pratt, a creative technologist whose leadership journey through the Omaha Virtual Reality Pipeline (OVRP) has been as...

VisionSync: Made in Omaha

I politely asked the work crew to be quiet as they moved through the Crane Co-Working Lobby in the Catalyst space. My finger to my lips, I nodded to the interview occurring on the main floor. They smiled apologetically and hurried into the service hallway.  They knew...

HOT TAKE: Omaha founders need to ditch the modesty — but keep it real — to win big

Coffee, Catalyst, and a Hot Take  Thursday morning. Catalyst Building. Omaha’s shiny new baby in the Edge District. I’m clutching my caramel mocha from The Grove like it’s a life preserver, waiting for the UNeMed’s Morning Edition to kick off, when I spot Scott...
What is UNeTech, Inclusively?

What is UNeTech, Inclusively?

“You told Ryan you’d make him brownies.” She was smiling but not joking. I’d promised and, arms crossed, Dr. Stephanie Kidd wasn’t going to let me forget.   Let’s face it: It’s easy to make a casual promise. It makes you feel good in the moment. We’d all make our...

What is … biomechanics?

What is … biomechanics?

Not to boast, but younger me was onto something. Admittedly, I did not get all the details right but the headline is all that matters: biomechanics really was the next big thing.    Biomechanics is the study of how living things move. The world’s largest free-standing...

Microwash joins UNeTech Incubator

Microwash joins UNeTech Incubator

COVID-19 left so many scars---deaths in the global millions, a legacy of economic upheaval, long COVID, and a lingering sense of vulnerability. There is just no going back to the way things were. Worse still is a realization that the world likely never was as safe as...

Every good startup needs a heist team

Every good startup needs a heist team

I’m a huge fan of heist movies. I love watching the crew come together, the ridiculously overwrought plan, and then watching everyone improvise as it all goes wrong. What’s more rewarding than seeing a quirky group of specialists overcome a series of challenges to...

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