Pipeline Progress: From Medical Devices to Virtual Reality to AI in Omaha’s Innovation Ecosystem
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 Startup Weekend: How to Build a Business in 48 Hours
Open Range and Techstars Omaha brought Omaha Startup Weekend back to town June 5-7, for a hugely successful event at Catalyst Omaha. After 20+ individual one-minute micro-pitches on Friday night from founders from the Midwest, 60+ attendees voted on their seven...
Forged and Ready: Steel Works Wraps First Cohort
When the Steel Works Health Accelerator launched, it was "only an idea on paper." Tyler Scherr, UNeMed’s Licensing Specialist and Business Development Manager, has now seen the program through to its conclusion. On June 10, the Steel Works Health Accelerator closes...
Entrepreneurship Is a Team Sport: What the MTVA Teaches About Relationship-Building
Entrepreneurship is often portrayed as a solo journey: one founder, one big idea, one breakthrough moment. But inside the Maverick Technology Venture Alliance (MTVA) at the University of Nebraska Omaha, students learn something different. Innovation happens through...
Welcome to Catalyst, UNeTech Institute!
OMAHA, Nebraska — UNeMed Corporation and the UNeTech Institute have announced plans to share office space, a development that reflects the natural evolution of a working relationship that has grown steadily over many years. The two organizations, both rooted in the...
Hidden Startup Gems in Nebraska: Finding Your First Customers (the Right Way)
When Chad launched his logistics tech idea in Omaha, he assumed finding customers would be the easy part. He thought: “I have a working prototype. Just find users. That’s what comes next, right?” He was wrong. For months, Chad marketed online, tweeted about the...