Many organizations across Iowa support the startup community…
The following groups* can guide you through the process or connect you to the right people and resources:
Connection support for startups
- Ag Startup Engine
- America’s Cultivation Corridor
- BioConnect Iowa
- Entrepreneurial Development Center
- Fairfield Colab
- Gravitate Coworking – Downtown
- Gravitate Coworking – Midtown
- Greater Des Moines Partnership
- Innovation Lab
- Iowa Biotechnology Association (IowaBIO)
- Iowa Lakes Corridor Development Corporation
- Iowa SourceLink
- Iowa Small Business Development Center
- Iowa West Coast Initiative
- Springboard Coworking
- Technology Association of Iowa (TAI)
- The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo)
- VentureNet Iowa
Startup programming & accelerators
- CyStarters (for Iowa State University Students)
- EdTech Accelerator
- Global Insurance Accelerator
- Iowa Go-To-Market Accelerator
- Iowa Startup Accelerator
- Iowa State University Startup Factory
- JPEC Business Consulting Program
- Lorentzen Student Hatchery (for Drake University students)
- National Science Foundation Innovation Corps:
- Techstars Iowa
- The University of Iowa Venture School
- UI Ventures
- UI Research Park
- UI Translational Research Incubator (TRI)
*information on the geographic focus of each entity can be found on their website or by contacting the organization directly.