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2025 Best Tech Startups in Nebraska

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Powered by CrunchbaseThe 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:

  1. Revenue potential
  2. Leadership team
  3. Brand/product traction
  4. 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. Superb Shifts

Superb Shifts

Founded: 2020

Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Nebraska

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

9. AuditMiner

AuditMiner

Founded: 2019

Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Nebraska

“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.”

8. Geokey

Geokey

Founded: 2016

Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Nebraska

“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.”

7. Grain Weevil Corporation

Grain Weevil Corporation

Founded: 2021

Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Nebraska

“Grain Weevil started as a grain bin safety and management robot doing the work that no human should, but it doesn’t end there. This mobile robot uses auger-based propulsion to engage directly with grain and other granular materials in bulk storage. The robot can control risk, reduce cost, and actively optimize stored granular materials. Grain Weevil protects people and their profits.”

6. Guardify

Guardify

Founded: 2018

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“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.

Our initial focus was to serve the needs of more than 1,100 Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) in the U.S. that assist more than 700,000 child survivors of abuse and neglect every year. We work in collaboration with sector experts, advocates, law enforcement, national child advocacy organizations, national prosecution associations and the judicial system; as well as with leading manufacturers of video recording systems.”

5. OpsCompass

OpsCompass

Founded: 2015

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“Opscompass software empowers modern cloud and database management with visibility, compliance and optimization. In a single dashboard customers can manage their cloud and data security posture, determine costs and vendor license risk, and detect risky configuration drift from global cloud infrastructure all the way down to the individual databases.”

4. HerdDogg

HerdDogg

Founded: 2015

Also honored in: 2024 Best Tech Startups in Nebraska

“HerdDogg’s data platform combines our suite of hardware products with an animal management application to deliver traceability, estrus detection and health insights to the palm of your hand.”

3. Workshop

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

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. Heartland Robotics Cluster

Heartland Robotics Cluster

Founded: 2021

“The Heartland Robotics Cluster was one of 21 finalists awarded a multi-year grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA). The $25 million of grant funding will be utilized to: develop an automation demo space and program for Nebraska manufacturers led by the Nebraska Manufacturing Extension Partnership, grow the robotics engineering curriculum for undergraduate students, and build R&D robotic lab space at the UNL College of Engineering, create an automation fabrication lab managed by Northeast Community College, develop urban ag/robotics outreach and training by Metro Community College, expand the robotics makers space at Nebraska Innovation Studio, and increase technical assistance for robotic AgTech startups managed by The Combine.”

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