“*” Indicates that the company has been acquired
- SAFI-Tech*
- SAFI-Tech has invented small liquid metal filled balloons that can be broken to release the liquid metal, which then solidifies. The material can be applied as a paste or spray and by removing the heating/melting of the metal from the processing sensitive electronic materials and substrates can be electrically connected, 3D-printed, or repaired without heating, thereby making new products, lowering manufacturing costs, and decreasing energy use.
- Structurely
- Structurely predictive real estate technologies help realtors, brokerages and associations craft more personalized home buying or selling experiences. To help decrease both the Realtor and their clients’ dissatisfaction with their technology, they are building a suite of advanced, data-driven tools to shape the next generation of real estate.
- Gross-Wen Technologies
- Gross-Wen Technologies (GWT) uses its patented wastewater treatment technology, known as the revolving algal biofilm system (RAB), to cost-effectively recover nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater. Compared to other treatment options, GWT’s system is significantly more affordable and produces algae biomass which can be sold as a slow release algal fertilizer or bioplastic.
- Smart Ag*
- Smart Ag is focused on one thing- Feeding the World Smarter. They are developing software and hardware which will enable farms to use and benefit from internet connected machinery, supervised and fully autonomous equipment, data to machine integration and advanced path planning.
- Complex Computation
- Incorporated in July 2015, Complex Computation had one goal in mind: build beautiful and elegant cross-platform tools for analyzing network data. Initially started by a professor and doctoral candidate, Mango was originally conceived to solve complex biological problems. Since its inception, Mango has evolved to support more than biological networks. Complex Computation’s goal as a business and with Mango is to be the ultimate solution for big data analysis.
- Parametric Studio
- Parametric’s first product, Davinci Flight, is an innovative 3-D multi-player game built around real engineering design and simulation tool to provide STEM enrichment in and out of classrooms.
- Cygnet
- Cygnet is a bike share company that provides a scalable solution for communities of all sizes. With the ability to install 1 to 1,000 self-contained units, smaller communities, colleges and universities, hotels, and tourist attractions can provide a first class bike share system. This system allows greater flexibility and ease of use than the major competitors in the bike share market.
- VariFAS Biorenewables, LLC
- VariFAS Biorenewables LLC is a start-up company focused on developing scalable manufacturing platform to transform agricultural sugars. VariFAS’s MUFAs will promote innovations in lubricants not possible from petroleum-based raw materials, allowing the manufacturing and formulation of better-performance lubricants.
- Cross Over, LLC
- Concussions and traumatic brain injuries have become the center of a storm of discussion surrounding football and the NFL. Cross Over turns a wealth of medical, engineering, and professional athletic expertise to the development and distribution of a “Smart Helmet” – using integrated non-Newtonian materials and advanced impact mitigation/preemptive reaction technologies. Concepts tested and proven through this project can be adapted to a range of personal protection applications in sport, military, and medical arenas.
- Clayton Farms
- Nebullam helps both home and commercial growers operate efficiently and sustainably, by providing custom High Pressure Aeroponic technology, paired with data-driven, automating software.
- ETALYC
- ETALYC aims to improve quality of life in smart communities by using deep learning and big data analytics. The applications can vary from smart transportation systems to designing user friendly community spaces.
- Infinium He
- InfiniumHe will provide innovative solutions for the reclamation and recycling of helium. The helium recycling apparatus will reclaim the helium gas from a Gas Chromatograph (GC) split valve/port and recycle it back to the GC instrument. This apparatus will help decrease the usage of helium in the laboratory and provide long term cost savings.
- NanoSpy
- NanoSpy, Inc. is a group of dynamic and driven science and technology professionals who thrive on conceptualizing, demonstrating and translating advanced materials for rapid, point-of-service biosensor development including those associated with soil quality, food safety, and animal/human health. NanoSpy, Inc. uses carbon nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing to develop these low-cost nanostructured sensors.
- AgVentive
- AgVentive is an agricultural equipment startup company whose mission is to innovate solutions that increase grower profitability. AgVentive offers new and improved equipment solutions to fill the unmet needs of farmers, allowing them to achieve greater success.
- Aequal Technologies
- Aequal Technologies develops new nanotechnology-enabled technologies for the control of surfaces in a multitude of materials. Applications range from optics to engines to integrated electronics to MEMS. Aequal Technologies’ goal is to provide an integrated, scalable, cost-competitive, and technology-enabling set of tools to achieve complete control over the roughness of matter, down to the atom.
- N-Sense, LLC
- N-sense, LLC is developing a field mobile soil nitrate sensor system that can be used to measure soil nitrogen status and facilitate precision nitrogen fertilizer application thereby reducing nitrate loss to surface and ground water and fertilizer costs for farmers.
- Tractor Zoom
- Tractor Zoom is an online and mobile app marketplace specifically for agricultural machinery auctions.
- Aloha Boomboxes
- Aloha Boomboxes shifts the paradigm in semantics and functionality with its revolutionary sound emission and operating system. It bridges the gap between the future and present with an autonomous music listening experience. Aloha Boomboxes strives for simplicity while envisioning an experience that creates opportunity for all users to make a convenient music selection.
- The Oh Ball
- Conforming to the natural arch of the foot, The Oh Ball provides relief from foot pain and gives people their freedom.
- Hurd Health Group
- Hurd Health Group is a biomedical engineering research company currently developing a cardio assist device with a solid-state electromagnetic drive system.
- Next Gen Care
- IdeoPak
- IdeoPak helps create safe and sustainable packaging through real-time monitoring technology.
- Optical Operations
- Optical Operations is focused on delivering accurate, real- time information from industrial sites through an augmented reality interface, allowing worksite supervisors to view virtual recreations of the job-site form.
- Gross-Wen Technologies
- AIQA
- AIQA seeks to establish the practical tools and theory to enable automatic, quality-assured manufacturing of advanced materials through the commercialization of Spatially Resolved Acoustic Spectroscopy (SRAS), and other state-of-the-art laser ultrasonic and complimentary nondestructive techniques.
- Haber Technologies*
- Haber Technologies is generating technology to meet the demands of the 21st century farm. The company is currently focused on the post-harvest supply chain, targeting areas of grain drying, aeration and bin monitoring.
- True 360
- True 360 installs 360 cameras into zoo habitats and aquariums allowing for a more immersive webcam experience.
- PK Biosciences
- FloMetrix
- FloMetrix has developed an innovative technology to measure the flow of bulk granular material like seeds, grains, industrials and pharmaceutical.
- Woof Rider
- Woof Rider creates a safe and comfortable environment for both dogs and their owners while traveling in their personal vehicles. Exhibiting easy-to-use design, Woof Rider addresses previous issues from products already in the market.
- NeuroImmunePharma
- NeuroImmunePharma aims to translate the new basic Parkinson research findings into novel therapeutic strategies that could slow down or cure Parkinson’s disease by altering immune and trophic support within the brain.
- M2A
- M2A uses its patented algae system to enhance the bioavailability of minerals to be used as a supplement in animal feed and human vitamins.
- Deadeye BBQ
- Deadeye uses innovative marketing techniques in an industry filled with traditional competitors to stand out in a crowded market. They currently produce two sauces and two seasonings that can be found at any Hy-Vee or Fareway across Iowa as well as on Amazon and their own website.
- One Hop Shop
- Wild Arc Technology
- WildArc Technology is an innovative products startup business with the goal of improving people’s lives by making everyday tasks a little easier.
- Nova Home Control Technologies
- Nova’s smart lighting and electrical systems will provide an unprecedented user experience for home owners that is extremely affordable and simple to install, making it possible to bring home automation to the masses.
- Big Data in a Box
- Big Data In a Box develops state of the art information technology solutions for organic farmers. Big Data In a Box supplies small, low power, self-contained, high availability systems that will enable organic farmers collect, retain, and use farm data for certification, compliance, operations planning, and improve market potential.
- EnGeniousAg*
- EnGeniousAg LLC designs, manufactures and deploys low-cost, instant readout, high-performance, field-based nutrient sensors for crops, soils and water, thereby improving agronomic management practices, increasing grower profitability and sustaining the environment.
- Qi Learning
- 3D Health Solutions
- 3D Health Solutions is a 3-dimensional intestinal organoid assays for drug testing to improve predication of pre-clinical bioavailability tests.
- homepainter
- homepainter is a home improvement marketplace where homeowners can easily and quickly explore painters, get quotes, and hire out their projects.
- IdRamp
- IdRamp transforms digital identity with blockchain based self sovereign identity management services. It gives people, organizations, and things the freedom to collect, carry and manage their own lifelong verifiable digital credentials.
- Gym-n-Eat Crickets
- Gym-n-Eat Crickets’ mission is to deliver a high-quality, highly sustainable source of protein from start-to-finish. By raising every cricket that goes in their products, they ensure that proper consideration is taken with the most ethical and efficient practices to maximize nutritional benefit while minimizing negative environmental impact.
- Sublime Stericeuticals Corporation
- Sublime Stericeuticals Corporation uses a novel, highly efficient process in the manufacture and packaging of freeze-dried drug products.
- Kimle Aquaculture
- Kimle Aquaculture produces algae-based recirculating aquaculture systems.
- Innoceleris
- Innoceleris is a biotechnology company specializing in the development and production of ready-to-use reagents for the diagnosis, monitoring and/or surveillance of infectious diseases in animal and humans by different techniques including traditional cell culture-base techniques, immunoassay-based techniques and molecular biology-based techniques.
- Reecycling
- Reecycling offers unique and profitable acid-free selective recovery from magnet-containing waste of rare earth elements (REEs) and cobalt, critical supplies for modern high-tech technologies.
- Kundrat Industries
- Kundrat Industries is currently developing NightShift, an innovative polymer additive manufacturing system designed for military and non-governmental aid organizations operating in remote austere environments.
- CynoHub
- CynoHub is building an Open Education Hub which empowers educators to share their knowledge and interact with students.
- Hepheastuz
- Hepheastuz provides faster, more cost effective and robust methods for 3D printing of metals and construction materials.
- Minnehan Metal Works
- Minnehan Metal Works is a small fabrication and truck modification business.
- Paper Batteries
- NeoVaxSyn
- NeoVaxSyn is developing immunogens and optimizing vaccine technologies that can enable the body’s immune system to better target critical epitopes on viral surface antigens.
- Anahita Water Group
- AeroSeeder, LLC
- AeroSeeder is a manufacturer for heavy lifting farming applications, concentrating on seeding of cover crops and spot spraying.
- BrainSoft
- Brainsoft specializes in developing technologies for interacting with the human brain including software using brain waves to control physical objects.
- FarmHand App
- The FarmHand App giving farmers the ability to connect with “Farmhands” for day-to-day or seasonal employment.
- FoMa
- FoMA is an online marketplace for peer-to-peer trading of perishable products like fruits and vegetables directly from consumers’ refrigerators.
- Legov Systems Group
- Legov Systems Group is developing scalable energy harvesting systems to convert thermal energy into electrical.
- Quantum Control Works
- Quantum Control Works commercializes the fruits of prior research and development into uniquely capable actuators.
- Swarm Robotix
- Swarm Robotix develops multi-robotic systems.
- TdVib
- TdVib designs and manufactures technology-driven, high-value systems based on electromagnetics including magnetostrictive smart materials Terfenol-D and Galfenol.
- WashWright
- WashWright is developing a hands-free system to automate swine producers’ power washing and sanitation process.
- Cyber Manufacturing and Metrology Solution, LLC
- CM2S is a start-up consulting firm at Iowa with a commitment to excellence in the field of additive manufacturing, cyber-metrology and nondestructive testing and inspection. CM2S performs testing and inspection on a wide variety of fabricated structures as well as industrial and commercial products.
- iO1
- Iowa leads the nation in the production of corn, soybeans, pork, eggs, and ethanol. iO1 is developing a brand for products that primarily uses those commodities as their main ingredients.
- Sushi3D
- Sushi3D helps product development teams create functional, testable prototypes in-house to increase speed to market. Their subtractive 3D printing technology allows for fully solid rapid prototyping in final production materials.
- Novus Technologies
- A biotechnology company which manufactures and distributes graphene for biomedical applications.
- Peach Pay, Inc.
- Peach Pay is a mobile app creating seamless checkout experiences for online shoppers.
- Salin 247, Inc.
- Salin 247 is an Iowa-based company developing small-scale, light-weight, electric-powered, autonomous farm equipment used for growing crops.
- SoilSerdem
- SoilSerdem produces soil fertility maps based on an optimized soil sampling method.
- Transport Sect
- Transport Sect is a developing a platform to detect malicious attacks on today’s connected and smart vehicles and alert vehicle owners to potential cyber security concerns.
- VisiHut
- VisiHut specializes in connecting building plans for architecture, engineering, and construction professionals with immersive, collaborative, and interactive experiences in augmented and virtual reality.Honorary Cohort Member:
- Pediatric Assistance
- Pediatric Assistance is developing a point-of-care diagnostic device for infants that detects three major diseases — sepsis, jaundice, and hypoglycemia — in a single biochip.
- Frugi Biotechnology*
- Frugi Biotechnology provides an efficient, frugal cell-free protein synthesis platform for drug discovery companies with fast turnaround times and higher titers.
- MacroLei Technologies
- MacroLei makes a soybean-based rubber for asphalt which provides a longer-lasting, smoother ride from renewable materials costing less than the petroleum alternatives saving contractors and terminals money while reducing their carbon footprint.
- Lineage Mapper
- Lineage Mapper is a mapping and application design company that helps people build engaging and meaningful family legacies by leveraging the geographic information already present in their family history data.
- Zymosense
- For companies that create enzyme-based products, Zymosense can help you get to the market faster and reduce the cost of getting there by 25 – 50 percent.
- Mosquitos & Me
- Mosquitoes & Me is bringing mosquito science to life with stunning graphics and immersive interactive digital experiences. Whether it’s a backyard or a business, people around the world have the information they need to take the bite out of mosquito-borne disease.
- Rosenberg Solutions
- For wind farm operators who want to increase the return on their investment, Rosenberg Solutions can find and eliminate adverse wake effects using their innovative aerodynamic simulation software, allowing customers to increase lifetime energy production by as much as 5%.
- Stratified Surface Solutions
- Stratified Surface Solutions produces particles that make architectural paint easier to apply without surface prep and more efficient with 30% less drying time.
- easywrap
- easywrap is a kitchen tool that transforms any salad into beautiful lettuce wraps to help those interested in convenience, gourmet, and healthy-eating experience a new way for making, storing, and bringing a fresh meal anywhere.
- Bottlesode Films Inc.
- As a streaming service for children, Bottlesodes TV is the answer to overstimulating and unsafe content on other outlets.
- eLegalls
- eLegalls provides law firms with an AI-driven court case prediction product alongside a cloud-based case management platform.
- EviHunter
- An automated Android app analysis tool that discovers forensic artifacts generated in the usage of Android apps, and evidence of potential security threats and privacy data leakage in Android apps.
- Farmers and Robots
- Farmers and Robots is a Robots As A Service company to support small farms and specialty crops with robot labor and mechanical harvesters.
- Gabriel
- An app that listens and learns from the sounds a stroke victim makes and translates those sounds into intelligible and usable words that can be understood by family and care providers.
- Kanga
- Kanga is a booking app and website for pretty much every industry that accepts appointments and reservations.
- Pachyderm Industries
- A remote-use chain saw with a stability-controlled cutting apparatus and bi-modal operation, allowing the operator to cut wood from a safe distance.
- Project EVWC
- Cost-effective, high speed, and wireless charging centers for electric vehicles.
- PROSPER – Predictors of Swine Performance
- PROSPER leverages big data from commercial swine companies, providing owners data-driven insights for precision swine health and production management.
- Hexcrete Technology
- Hexcrete Technology will double the hub height of today’s wind turbines and reduce the cost of wind power.
- Crop Convergence
- Crop Convergence helps growers increase their yield and profit by as much as 15% by identifying the best combination of genetics, environment, and management using our unique digital-twin decision tools.
- Ahmen Site Compliance
- Ahmen Site Compliance eases the regulatory compliance burden for Iowa’s land development community.
- Industry40ez
- Industry40ez’s Manufacturing Execution System provides proactive advice for small-to-mid-size manufacturers by measuring and analyzing inefficiencies, finding opportunities for improvement and increased profitability.
- Ironside Systems
- Ironside Systems offers peace of mind to law enforcement, fire departments, EMS, 911 operators, and other government agencies by monitoring high-end radios and networks, ensuring seamless communication and reliable response during critical situations.
- Nervoviden
- Nervoviden uses brain-computer-interface technology to diagnose color vision deficiency with high accuracy, allowing the prescription of more accurate color-corrective lenses.
- PinCliq
- PinCliq is a platform designed for university students seeking to discover events, hot spots, and interesting happenings on campus with a real-time map of user-generated “pins” accompanied by photos, which enables users to easily locate and participate in nearby activities.
- Silver Spaces LLC
- For home health companies who provide home safety assessments, the Silver Spaces assessment tool identifies risks and provides mitigation strategies for creating a safe and secure home, reducing the likelihood of injury, adding value to home health care services.
- Species Tracks
- For the seafood industry who seek to increase supply chain traceability and reduce risk of fraud, Species Tracks partners with mid-chain vendors to deliver DNA-based species identification for responsible seafood sourcing.
- Humdinger Motion Rehab
- Humdinger Motion Rehab empowers people who have severe arm impairment after a stroke through a clever wheelchair accessory that fits accessible rehab into everyday activity.
- Torrgreen and Torrpower
- Torrgreen and Torrpower transforms dry biowaste into valuable renewable energy.
- Rise Energy, LLC.
- Rise Energy empowers people to become exceptional stewards of their resources by transforming biomass into carbon-negative solutions.
- Narrate AR
- 1 in 6 students struggle with a leaning difference. NarrateAR builds personalized AI-learning companions for special education.
- Upcycling+
- Upcycling+ manufactures cost-competitive, low-carbon diesel to help heavy-transportation fleet to reach their decarbonization goal.
- What’s Sustainable?
- What’s Sustainable? helps eco-friendly brands be visible and thrive.
- Gentle Giants
- Gentle Giants develops cost effective enzymes that help budding scientists stay motivated to better Africa.
- DiaMol Innovations
- DiaMol Innovations enables access to enzyme toolkits to accelerate life science research and development
- ColorSense
- ColorSense’s color-changing nanofibers detect pesticides on-site immediately.
- Bovi-Jet
- Bovi-Jet makes a device that automatically applies medicine to the backs of cows when they pass underneath, saving farmers time and labor when maintaining a healthy herd.
- Signup Casa (Nick Miller)
- An app that enables volunteer organizers to simplify their sign-up process and increase engagement.
- Alethi (Denis Bjelica)
- A mobile app that allows the user to scan a barcode and understand a company’s legal and environmental history.
- SmartGridAI (Ravikumar Gelli and Sai Chandana Vallam Kondu)
- A pioneering cloud-based software platform that enables power utilities to seamlessly balance fluctuating power from renewables; ensuring enhanced grid reliability, resilience, and security.
- Work Truck (Jacob Bruggeman)
- Work Truck makes modular racks with removable panels to maximize the use of truck beds for any adventure.
- Wave Energy Technology (Ossama Abdelkhalik, Paul Mario Koola, and Andrea Boord)
- Providing efficient and optimized controls for ocean wave energy companies to produce power economically.
- imPETEus (Dhananjay Dileep and Aahdi Subbiah)
- imPETEus offers a true solution for PETE (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic waste, making it infinitely recyclable.
- HARMONI (Micah Mundy)
- An app that helps music producers create richer, more organic vocal harmonies by tuning voice recordings to non-standard intervals.
- Conformal Electronics Solutions (Jeremy Rurup and Ethan Secor)
- Providing the aerospace industry with hardware and software to additively pattern electronics onto 3D surfaces, enabling users to meet weight and volume reduction targets.
- Reality-to-Virtual Reality (Andrew Lawson, Nir Keren, and Ashwin Jacob)
- For time-constrained law enforcement agencies, Reality-to-Virtual Reality offers innovative VR solutions with customizable modules and an interactive web review portal, providing an efficient and cost-effective way to enhance officer readiness through adaptive training anytime, anywhere.
- CornGro Limited (Wilson Kimani)
- Revolutionizing agriculture in Africa by commercializing biotech seeds to empower farmers with resilient and high-yielding sorghum varieties.
- EazeClasp (Emily M.S. Worrall and Megan Lenzi)
- An accessible jewelry company that creates innovative, stylish designs for all, including those with limited dexterity.
- ReMag Solutions (Ihor Hlova)
- Delivering critical materials solutions by developing innovative technologies for energy and chemical conversion, with a focus on a sustainable future.
- The Athletes Health (Gabe Rummel)
- A mental performance coaching service aimed at improving athletes’ confidence and composure to help them reach peak performance.
- MedLib, Inc. (Eranda Sooriyarachchi)
- Empowering physicians and informing patients using AI technology.
- MedTrans LLC (Hala Deng)
- A medical interpreting software providing real-time speech-to-speech interpretations, making complex medical jargon accessible to patients.
- Lunar Lighting Alternatives (Adam Thiessen)
- Conducting research and development on elementally doped receptacles to light low atmospheric missions for non-terrestrial missions.
- Immuno Nano Med (Balaji Narasimhan, Michael Wannemuehler, Kevin Legge, and Tom Waldschmidt)
- A start-up focused on developing particle-based vaccines against infectious diseases.
- Pocianet (Wensheng Zhang)
- A decentralized platform for social networking and personal data management, enabling users to fully own and control their data.
- Ecoessence Solutions (Silas Ongadi, Warda May)
- A Kenyan company specializing in eco-friendly briquettes made from sorghum bagasse and other local waste materials, aiming to reduce agricultural waste, combat deforestation, and provide sustainable, affordable energy alternatives.
- CeraExel (Anand P S Gaur, Jun Cui, Xiaoli Tan)
- Developing energy-efficient capacitors for advanced green electric vehicles (EVs).
- Rachel Eike, Bahar Hashemian Esfahani, Farhad Aghasi, and Damon Eike with WearLab Solutions
- WearLab Solutions partners with safety, medical, and military apparel manufacturers to address performance gaps by providing research-backed, user-focused design and testing services, enabling companies to deliver superior products that enhance user satisfaction and loyalty.
- Asle Thorson with My Name Is
- My Name Is provides a platform to help people with unique or hard-to-pronounce names share their identity and break down communication barriers.
- John Shaw
- Shaw is developing software to help communities optimize street and highway safety.
- Jordan Taylor and Isaac Kalapos with Isthmus Finance
- Isthmus Finance is AI-powered financial planning and analysis software tailored for community banks that provides powerful insights and automates tedious processes.
- Joe Driscoll and Pamela Retseck with Driscoll Restoration
- Driscoll Restoration utilizes innovative technologies and nature-based solutions to improve the health of Iowa’s waterways.
- Ahmed Ismail with Portfolio Sight
- Portfolio Sight helps small and medium-sized wealth management firms to grow their business by enhancing efficiency and compliance in customer acquisition.
- Baker Kuehl, Vivek Garg, Michael Forrester, and Eric Cochran with SABER Chemical
- For sporting goods manufacturers aiming to revolutionize performance and safety, SABER Chemical empowers innovation with cutting-edge additives that supercharge strength, durability, and sustainability without breaking the bank.
- Qun Wang with Oravadra
- Oravadra provides easy and safe oral vaccines and drugs for those who hate needles.
- Santosh Pandey, Yunsoo Park, and John Wagner with LameScore
- LameScore identifies mobility issues in dairy cows using video and sensors in order to treat the condition early.
