Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund
Funds Iowa tech firms across launch, scale, and expansion stages with tiered repayable support for growth.
The Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund, administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA), supports technology commercialization and business growth across three growth-stage tiers. The Launch tier provides up to $250,000 via royalty arrangements or secured loans for revenue-generating companies scaling toward an established customer base. The Propel tier provides up to $500,000 for co…
Funds technology commercialization across three growth stages — Launch, Propel, and Innovation Expansion — for Iowa advanced manufacturing, bioscience, and IT companies via royalty arrangements or secured loans up to $1 million.
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