Pappajohn Venture Competition

The 2023 John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition contest is intended to encourage and promote entrepreneurial activity and create greater awareness of the resources available to entrepreneurs in Iowa. We especially encourage innovative, new ventures to participate! Participants will be judged on the basis of their written submissions and, for participants who advance to later […]

Final round pitches will take place August 12, 2022 in Ames. The top three winners of the Pappajohn Venture Competition will be announced immediately following at the Awards Luncheon. This year, three North Iowa companies made it to the final pitch round: Continuum Ag, Easy2Show, and ReEnvision Ag. Prizes: ONE (1) $40,000 First Place Prize […]