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By Joe Runge
June 21, 2020
UNeTech

What Is … Seed Capital?

by | December 9, 2025 | Blog Series, Community Conversations, Featured, UNeTech, What Is | 0 Comments

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...
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Building the Ideal Startup Team: Roles Every MedTech Company Needs

by | December 2, 2025 | Community Conversations, Featured, UNeTech | 0 Comments

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...
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Welcome to the community, Open Range

by | November 24, 2025 | Community Conversations, Featured, UNeTech | 0 Comments

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...
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Why Coastal Investors Should Look to the Midwest

by | November 18, 2025 | Community Conversations, Featured, UNeTech | 0 Comments

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

by | November 12, 2025 | Featured, OVRP, UNeTech | 0 Comments

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...
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VisionSync: Made in Omaha

by | October 21, 2025 | Community Conversations, Featured, UNePlan, UNeTech | 0 Comments

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

by | October 7, 2025 | Community Conversations, Featured, UNeTech | 0 Comments

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...
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A Vision Shared: The Symbolism and Future of the Maverick Technology Venture Alliance

by | September 23, 2025 | Featured, MTVA, Programs, UNeTech | 0 Comments

Some of UNeTech’s most enduring success stories start not in a lab, but with a conversation. This one began years ago in a campus conference room, over coffee and whiteboards, when the question was first asked: What if we didn’t just file patents? What if we helped...
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Goodbye, Church Basement

by | September 16, 2025 | Featured, OVRP, Uncategorized, UNeTech | 0 Comments

Years ago, UNeTech met to discuss its mission, vision and values.  In the session, our facilitator asked everyone to describe UNeTech in a word. Scrappy came up a lot.  The UNeTech team in the "Church Basement" viewing a demonstration of a 3D printer. I took ownership...
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What Recruiters Should Know About VR Developers—A New Breed of Interactive Tech Talent

by | May 30, 2025 | Adeptus Interactive, Featured, OVRP, Programs | 0 Comments

In today's competitive tech landscape, VR developers represent a powerful combination of technical skill and team collaboration prowess. As organizations across industries embrace immersive technologies, recruiters must understand what makes these professionals...
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What is UNeTech, Truthfully?

What is UNeTech, Truthfully?

by | Feb 14, 2025 | , ,

The UNeTech Institute has changed a great deal in the past 5 years. Much of that change has been marked by a progression of externally funded programs. Grants (largely from the Economic Development Administration) have served to create and then iterate programs. A...

Healthcare Innovation in Omaha: Building Bridges through Collaboration

Healthcare Innovation in Omaha: Building Bridges through Collaboration

by | Feb 12, 2025 | ,

The Economic Development Administration’s Good Jobs Challenge marks another milestone in Omaha’s evolving innovation pipeline programs. The proposed Omaha AI Pipeline (OAIP) represents the latest evolution in a sequence of successful initiatives that began with the Omaha Medical Technology Pipeline (OMTP) in 2019 and continued through the Omaha Virtual Reality Pipeline (OVRP).

What is … Deep Tech Due Diligence?

What is … Deep Tech Due Diligence?

by | Jan 31, 2025 | ,

Deep tech startups often face a daunting road to success. Their innovations, rooted in advanced scientific breakthroughs, require rigorous validation and commercialization. Yet, for those willing to take the journey, the Midwest offers a unique advantage. Through cost...

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