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Nanopareil LLC, a biopharma startup based in South Dakota, was recently acquired by Gamma Biosciences, a life sciences tools platform. The acquisition will accelerate Nanopareil in the development and marketing of their product—an advanced purification method for monoclonal antibodies and other next-generation biopharmaceuticals.  Nanopareil has patented a nanofiber-based purification membrane for use in biopharmaceutical processing.…

One week ago, Startup Sioux Falls and Zeal Center announced a new event called Non-Profit Pitch Night. This event will bring together the Sioux Falls area startup community on Zoom, and some local 501(c)3 non-profits who are in startup mode will make a pitch. Then the audience gets to vote on their favorite pitch. Originally,…

This video features the presentations by the six students of USF’s Business Plan Development Class at 1 Million Cups Sioux Falls on November 18th, 2020. #1MCSF meets weekly at 9:00 AM on Wednesdays. Find upcoming event details here. 1 Million Cups Sioux Falls is sponsored by The First National Bank in Sioux Falls and Zeal Center…

As COVID-19 shuttered live events and left many artists’ careers hanging, Madeleine Scott and Madison Elliott saw an opportunity to breathe life back into the performing arts scene here in Sioux Falls. Scott and Elliott are childhood friends who grew up dancing in South Dakota, and both moved away in their early teenage years to…

This video features the presentation by Christopher Mercado of Objective Zero Foundation at 1 Million Cups Sioux Falls on November 11th, 2020. #1MCSF meets weekly at 9:00 AM on Wednesdays. Find upcoming event details here. 1 Million Cups Sioux Falls is sponsored by The First National Bank in Sioux Falls and Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship +…

This video features the presentation by Dhiraj Sharan of Query.AI at 1 Million Cups Sioux Falls on November 4th, 2020. #1MCSF meets weekly at 9:00 AM on Wednesdays. Find upcoming event details here. 1 Million Cups Sioux Falls is sponsored by The First National Bank in Sioux Falls and Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship + Startup Sioux…

Today kicks off National Veterans Small Business Week (NVSBW), a celebration hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from November 2-6. Held in advance of Veterans Day on November 11, NVSBW is an opportunity to lift up service members, veterans, National Guard and Reserve members and military spouses, with a focus on small business…

This video features the presentation by Lance Glammeier of Glamme Systems at 1 Million Cups Sioux Falls on October 28th, 2020. #1MCSF meets weekly at 9:00 AM on Wednesdays. Find upcoming event details here. 1 Million Cups Sioux Falls is sponsored by The First National Bank in Sioux Falls and Zeal Center for Entrepreneurship + Startup…

Spooky season is here, and to celebrate, Startup Sioux Falls is bringing last year’s Startup Horror Stories event back from the dead. Join the Sioux Falls startup community over Zoom on Tuesday, October 27th at 8:30 PM to hear some of the scary stories that keep Sioux Falls entrepreneurs up at night. Whether you’re a…

This video features the presentations by Jaime Wood of the SBA and Kristina Jackson of OmegaQuant at 1 Million Cups Sioux Falls on October 21st, 2020. #1MCSF meets weekly at 9:00 AM on Wednesdays. Find upcoming event details here. 1 Million Cups Sioux Falls is sponsored by The First National Bank in Sioux Falls and Zeal…