North Iowa Entrepreneur Wins Third Place Prize at 2024 Venture School Statewide Launch Day Competition
3 Jul 2024
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Caleb Renner of Klemme, IA, took home Third Place at the 2024 University of Iowa’s Venture School Launch Day on June 13, 2024. Ten teams from across the state of Iowa competed in the event which was held at EntreFEST, a two-day entrepreneurial conference in Cedar Rapids, IA. A total of $37,000 in prize money was awarded.
Caleb Renner won the Third Place prize of $6,000 for his business, Renner Ag Solutions, and his invention, the AgriNet. The AgriNet provides a safe alternative to grain bin sweeps, eliminating the need for farmers to enter the grain bin during the clean-out process and saving both lives and limbs. Caleb is currently a student at NIACC. He is a graduate of the Venture School program at the NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center and has previously won 1st Place at the Spring 2024 North Iowa Cohort Venture School competition. Caleb was also a regional winner at the 2024 Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition.