Omaha, USA Cohort 9

A state-wide study conducted in 2021 identified some of the key challenges facing Omaha’s entrepreneurial ecosystem are ensuring the entrepreneurship talent pipeline, risk aversion throughout the community, a lack of consistent goals and gaps in programming and resources.

MIT REAP Team Omaha is looking to build partnerships and relationships with Cohort 9 teams representing the American heartland: Kansas City, Des Moines, and St. Louis. This team is passionate about making the Midwest a premiere place for startups to establish, grow, and scale their businesses. We’re eager to pinpoint the opportunities that Omaha’s unique entrepreneurial ecosystem has and discover how it can work with other nearby cities, such as Lincoln, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa, to further its reach and connect the greater Nebraska ecosystem.