2024 Best Tech Startups in Nebraska

October 30, 2024 thetechtribune

The Tech Tribune staff has compiled the very best tech startups in Nebraska. In doing our research, we considered several factors including but not limited to:

Revenue potential
Leadership team
Brand/product traction
Competitive landscape

Additionally, all companies must be independent (unacquired), privately owned, at most 10 years old, and have received at least one round of funding in order to qualify.

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10. Sentinel Fertigation

Founded: 2022

Also honored in: 2023 Best Tech Startups in Lincoln

“Farm longevity and profitability – minimal environmental impact – strong yields for a growing world. Through modern technology and data-driven insights, these outcomes don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

Sentinel Fertigation leverages digital technology to turn imagery of the crop canopy into nitrogen fertilizer application timing recommendations. Sentinel’s mission is to drive up the farm’s bottom line and reduce its environmental impact through fertigation applications made confidently in alignment with crop nitrogen need.

Sentinel Fertigation – Fertigate with Purpose.”

9. Superb Shifts

Founded: 2020

“An App📱 connecting healthcare workers to open shifts in Senior Living”

8. AuditMiner

Founded: 2019

“Our mission is to help CPA firms improve the quality and efficiency of the Employee Benefit Plan Audit process. AuditMiner extracts 401k data and produces a foundational set of audit workpapers for the CPA.

AuditMiner allows the Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) auditor to log-in and download standardized EBP reports for use during their audit fieldwork, no matter where the retirement plan assets are located. Currently, these firms are required to navigate and manipulate data from multiple different sources for audit purposes. This tool both streamlines and standardizes the reporting process required in an EBP audit.”

7. Geokey

Founded: 2016

“Geokey is a cutting-edge mobile access control platform that has revolutionized the way multi-family apartment communities manage and secure their access points. By taking a hardware agnostic approach, properties can now utilize multiple hardware manufacturers controlled under one cloud-based solution. No need for keys or a managed WiFi solution because Geokey works as the credential and the reader right from your smart phone.

Control and manage every interior and exterior door with Geokey by granting, scheduling, and revoking access to residents and guests with ease. The platform is customizable, user-friendly, and intuitive to meet all of your operational needs, all at an unbeatable price. Geokey is a perfect choice for developers and property managers to increase NOI and increase operational efficiency. Choose Geokey for a reliable, secure, and convenient access control solution today.”

6. Grain Weevil Corporation

Founded: 2021

“The Grain Weevil is a grain bin safety and management robot that engages the surface of the grain. We replace a farmer with a shovel by leveling bins, breaking crusts, doing inspections and feeding grain into the extraction augers.”

5. Guardify

Founded: 2018

Also honored in:

“Guardify is the leading cloud-based digital video evidence management solution for public good, serving child advocacy organizations, child protective services, prosecuting attorneys, and law enforcement organizations.”

4. SecureSky

Founded: 2018

Also honored in:

“SecureSky provides managed protection, detection, and response services, without requirements for a vendor-defined security stack, or limitations to multi-cloud and hybrid data sources. SecureSky’s MDR services include 24×7 analytics, threat hunting, detection and investigation, and incident response. SecureSky’s value proposition is highly differentiated from other MDR providers, emphasizing continuous improvement to protective controls. Risk identification, validation of controls and automations, and ongoing exposure hunting are enabled by our patented SaaS, cloud, and hybrid security exposure and compliance management platform.”

3. Workshop

Founded: 2020

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“Create exceptional internal communication and marketing campaigns that are always relevant, engaging, useful, and on-brand. We replace any internal email tool you have, and integrate with the other communication channels you use the most (including Slack, Sharepoint, Microsoft Teams, and more).

From engaging emails to urgent text messages, it’s easy to deliver a great employee experience. Featuring user-friendly templates, custom distribution lists, embedded surveys, videos/GIFs, and robust analytics, Workshop makes it easy to engage and inform your team (wherever they may be).”

2. Centese

Founded: 2015

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“Thoraguard Intelligent Chest Tube Management System was specifically developed to optimize recovery following cardiothoracic surgery. Thoraguard leaves archaic systems and manual processes behind. Clinicians can now experience intelligent chest tube management where patients’ recoveries are safeguarded—digitally, continuously, and automatically.”

1. CompanyCam

Founded: 2015

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“CompanyCam is a photo solution that gives you a fully organized photo feed for your business. Now you can see and manage your jobs from anywhere.

CompanyCam was created by contractors for contractors. We know the headache that comes with phone call after phone call trying to nail down plans and keep everyone on the same page. It’s frustrating and time consuming and if we don’t have time for it, neither do you.

That’s why we created CompanyCam. You and your team can take unlimited photos—all of which are location and time-stamped, sent to the cloud, and stored securely—meaning you can access any project, anytime, anywhere.”