Date: Friday, September 26, 2014

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The 2014 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition came to a close on September 18 with the announcement of the winners at a special recognition luncheon at Drake University in Des Moines.

 

Pear Deck received first place and was awarded $25,000.  Pear Deck is an EdTech startup powering active classrooms in Google Apps for Education schools by blending personalized and collaborative learning in one simple app. Pear Deck was started in 2014 and is located in Iowa City, IA.

Michal Eynon-Lynch
michal@peardeck.com
https://peardeck.com/

 

Green Start LLC came in second place and was awarded $15,000.  Green Start has created a paradigm shift for the treatment of water and waste water, the patented technology can deliver over 600 mg/l of dissolved oxygen, several times that of natural saturation of oxygen in water, in a nano/micro-bubble form. Green Start was launched in 2014 and is located in Le Claire, IA.

Leonard Hoogerwerf 
hoogerwerf@greenstartco.com
http://greenstartco.com

 

Iowa Adaptive Technologies received third place and was awarded $10,000.  IAT addresses the needs of those who experience communication barriers caused by physical impairments. Iowa Adaptive Technologies was started in 2013 and is located in Iowa City, IA.

Richard Hurtig
richard-hurtig@uiown.edu
http://www.iowa-adaptive.com/

 

"Special thanks to John Pappajohn, who through his unwavering commitment to foster entrepreneurship in Iowa, has again sponsored this business plan competition and has provided extensive support for entrepreneurship in Iowa, said Randy Pilkington, director of the University of Northern Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.

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Details about next year's John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition will be announced in February. For additional information about the competition, visit www.iowabusinessplancompetition.com or contact one of the JPEC centers via the contact information below.

 

Drake University John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
Debra Bishop
515-271-3818 
deb.bishop@drake.edu

 

Iowa State University John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
Judi Eyles
515-296-8283
eyles@iastate.edu

 

North Iowa Area Community College John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
Jamie Zanios
641-422-4111
zaniojam@niacc.edu

 

University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
David Hensley
319-335-3999
david-hensley@uiowa.edu

 

University of Northern Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center
Randy Pilkington
319-273-5732
randy.pilkington@uni.edu