Iowa City startup Tutor Universe joins 9+ incubator

The founders of Iowa City startup Tutor Universe head west to the 9+ incubator.

Kelsey Lampe 12/10/13 Kelsey Lampe 12/10/13

Chegg's IPO raises $187.5M at a $1.1B valuation

Chegg (founded in Ames) priced its initial public offering on $12.50 a share raising $187.5 million at nearly a $1.1 billion valuation.

Kelsey Lampe 12/9/13 Kelsey Lampe 12/9/13

Ben Silbermann to appear in Iowa STEM ads

Ben Silbermann, the Des Moines native who founded Pinterest, will appear in the television ads to promote Iowa's STEM education efforts

Kelsey Lampe 12/4/13 Kelsey Lampe 12/4/13

Jeremie Miller joins Layer

Jeremie Miller joines Layer as Chief Scientist. He had previously founded Jabber and co-founded Singly. He's a Cascade native who recently relocated to the Denver-area.

Kelsey Lampe 11/4/13 Kelsey Lampe 11/4/13

Iowans in the TechStars network

The following is a list of Iowans (current and expat) who have participated in the TechStars accelerator program either at one of the TechStars proper locations or in one of the "Powered by TechStars" branded accelerators.

Kelsey Lampe 10/31/13 Kelsey Lampe 10/31/13

Chegg seeking $200M IPO with valuation of $1B

Chegg, founded in Ames by Iowa Expat Aayush Phumbrha, originally planned to raise $150M in its IPO but upped that today to almost $200M according to the Silicon Valley Business Journal.