Upcoming Events

Momentum Mixer – Aug 6, 2025 – Des Moines, IA 

08.06.25 UPDATE: **REGISTRATIONS HAVE CLOSED/EVENT IS AT CAPACITY**

InnoVenture Iowa is excited to relaunch Pitch & Grow, now featuring an educational session in partnership with gener8tor, followed by a live pitch event designed to supercharge Iowa’s most promising early-stage startups.

This dynamic event will showcase three high-growth startups in advanced manufacturing, biosciences, or information technology as they pitch in front of a room filled with VCs, angel investors, experienced founders, and corporate innovation leaders with the purpose of growing and refining their pitch and business model.

 

Event date: August 6, 2025 (in-person attendance required) from 3.30pm

Event location: Your Private Bar, 1701 25th Street, West Des Moines IA 50266

 

RSVPs have closed – event is at capacity.

Thank you everyone who registered!

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SBDC & IEDA Lunch n Learn Series: Accessing Funding in Iowa

InnoVenture Iowa is hitting the road again throughout the state of Iowa to participate in the lunch n learn panel – Funding In Iowa. 

For more information, contact Audra Fisher with Iowa Small Business Development Center: fishera@iastate.edu 

Dates/locations include:

July 21st – Gowrie 11:30 – 1

July 31st – Marion  11:30 – 1

August 5^th – Garner  11:30 – 1

August 6^th – Moxie (Urbandale Chamber) 8am – 9:30

August 11^th – Clear Lake – 11:30-1

August 12^th – Clinton 11:30-1

September 9^th – Maquoketa  11:30-1

September 17^th – Atlantic 11:30-1

September 18^th – Clarinda 11:30-1

September 22nd – Pocahontas  8:30am – 9:30am

September 22nd – Laurens 11:30 – 12:30

September 23rd – Manchester 11:30 – 1

September 24^th –  Jefferson 5 – 6:30pm

September 26^th – Iowa City 11:30pm

September 29^th – Mount Pleasant 11:30 – 1

September 30^th – Read Oka 11:30-1

October 1^st – Belmond 11:30-1

October 2^nd – Rockwell City 11:30-1

October 3^rd – Webster City 11:30-1

October 6^th – Coralville 11:30-1

October 7^th – Carroll 11:30-1

October 10^th – Denison 11:30-1

October 20^th – Waverly 11:30-1

October 21st – Burlington 11:30-1

October 24^th – Casey 11:30-1

October 27^th – Le Mars 11″30-1

October 28^th – Fort Dodge 8-9:30