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Ep 15: Accelerating Insurance and Agritech in Des Moines with Mike Colwell of Square One DSM

August 16, 2017 By Gary Will

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Mike Colwell has been mentoring startup founders for over a decade in his role with Square One DSM in Des Moines, Iowa. He’s also on the board of directors of two accelerators focused on sectors where the region is building on established strengths: one for startups in the insurance sector and the other focused on agritech.

On this week’s show, Mike talks about how the accelerators were created and structured, how they’re funded, how they operate, lessons learned from an earlier unsuccessful incubator, and the growth of the Des Moines startup ecosystem.

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Links:

  • Greater Des Moines Partnership
  • Square One DSM
  • Global Insurance Accelerator
  • Iowa AgriTech Accelerator
  • Plains Angels
  • Mike Colwell on LinkedIn
  • Square One DSM on Twitter (@SquareOneDSM)
  • Square One DSM on Facebook
  • Square One DSM Startup Stories – Lil Sidekick
  • PitchBook: VC investment in US agtech keeps growing [datagraphic]
  • Ambience Data wins N100 2017

Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: accelerators, des moines, iowa, startup communities, startup ecosystems, usa

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