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Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids winners announced
More than 130 people participated in Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids at the Iowa Startup Accelerator.
Ten teams pitched their ideas for a business to a packed house at the event.
Date Brew, an app designed to generate affordable, interesting date ideas for users while also feeding business owners useful data, took first place.
Care Drop, an app designed to provide support and resources to unpaid caregivers, won second place. PrepIt, an app designed to make studying for advance placement examinations more engaging, was awarded third place.
A 54-hour event, Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids brought together designers, developers, entrepreneurs, and experts from all domains to bring ideas to reality. It focused on generating and sharing ideas, creating viable businesses from those ideas, and presenting solutions to real-world issues.
While many of the people who attended Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids had design or technical backgrounds, the teams also included new entrepreneurs and students.
Cliff Jette/The Gazette (from left) Michael Clancy of Iowa City, Gabe Whitters of Cedar Rapids, Breanna Dykstra of Cedar Rapids and TJ McDonald of Iowa City work on their final presentation for PrepIt, an advanced placement exam review application near the conclusion of the 54-hour Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids Sunday at the Iowa Startup Accelerator in Cedar Rapids. Clancy, a teacher in Muscatine, originated the concept for the startup.
Cliff Jette/The Gazette Groups work on their final presentations to local entrepreneurs at the conclusion of Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids Sunday at the Iowa Startup Accelerator in Cedar Rapids. During the 54-hour event, participants pitched startup ideas to each other. Top ideas were selected by popular vote and groups formed to develop a business model along with coding, designing and market validation.
Cliff Jette/The Gazette Groups work on their final presentations to local entrepreneurs at the conclusion of Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids Sunday at the Iowa Startup Accelerator in Cedar Rapids. During the 54-hour event, participants pitched startup ideas to each other. Top ideas were selected by popular vote and groups formed to develop a business model along with coding, designing and market validation.
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