EXPLORE OUR STUDENT BUSINESSES
Housed in the 10,000 square-foot Bedell Entrepreneurial Learning Laboratory (BELL), the Startup Incubator is an on-campus business incubator for UI student entrepreneurs pursuing the creation of a startup. Members of the Startup Incubator have access to many resources, including office space, access to funding opportunities, and one-on-one mentoring from successful business professionals. Below is a list of student businesses currently participating in the program.
The Abel Table
Xandra McGlasson
Adjustable tables for individual wheelchair users to increase inclusivity when dining with others.
Aurora Sleep Watch
A sleep monitoring watch and active alarm system designed to wake the user at the optimal time in the sleep cycle.
Blue Heron
A health and wellness brand providing nutritional advice, products, and meal plans that steer clients away from diet culture and toward overall health.
BSharp
An innovative digital platform that combines the power of gamification with comprehensive music theory education.
Causally Clipless
Braeden Harrell, Jennifer Schmidt, Max Pignotti
Providing a safe way to use clipless pedals while cycling for individuals who suffer from foot muscle weakness while maintaining the efficiency, comfort, and aesthetics of standard biking.
Cedar Sales LLC
Cedar Sales is an e-commerce business where we take advantage of sales and bulk discount to get customers their favorite brands for the best prices.
Chemdawg's Crypto
An innovative digital platform that combines the power of gamification with comprehensive music theory education.
Eloqua
Online skincare website that specializes in directing consumers to the science behind formulations and what will suit their skin through a skin quiz.
Face Totes by Olivia Miller
Face Totes designs hand-painted, customized tote bags, sweatshirts, and stickers.
Greenpocket Bags
Foldable, reusable shopping bags that make sustainable shopping easier.
gym.io
All-in-one, white label app solution for gyms to improve the experience for their members.
Hawk2Home
An app designed to connect students with peers who share the same hometown or are headed in the same direction in order to simplify travel home on the weekends and on school breaks.
Heartland Pictures
James Altschul, Will Schwarz, Sam Perona
Heartland Pictures aims to be the Midwest's premier film production studio, committed to quality, both behind and in-front of the camera.
The HIIT Kit
Portable high-intensity interval training workout kit designed to give a person everything they need for a HIIT workout but portable enough to transport.
HMUIRL
Anna Miller
A line of prints, jewelry, and clothing.
The Hutch Podcast
A podcast platform dedicated to inspiring students and the Iowa community to follow their dreams by highlighting highly successful and highly impactful alumni career stories from all sectors.
KappieStudios
Video games development company that works with the indie developers within the visual novel scene.
Kuroe Jewelry
Chloe Haertjens
Luxury online jewelry business. The jewelry is heavily inspired by "nerd" culture such as anime, D&D, manga, etc.
loo
Finding the perfect fit for any individual online shopping reducing returns and confusion for companies filling orders.
Never Held Back Apparel, LLC
A line of t-shirts and other "opinionated" clothing designed for car enthusiasts.
One Up Painting
Rentable figurines and characters for use withy tabletop roll-playing games.
Parking Buddy
A mobile app-based business that facilitates access to real-time parking availability in campus towns.
Patel Insurance & Co.
Customized, in-house insurance plans for businesses based on their needs and business model. Providing dental, health, automotive, and auto repair insurance.
Premier Exterior Care
Gavin Phillips and Carson Houg
Exterior window washing for residential and commercial properties.
Prospect Gallery
Representing local artists of all ages by sparking an interest and passion for visual arts in young students.
The Purrfect Cup
Combining a coffee shop with a cat cafe, in partnership with local animal rescues.
Robinhood LLC
We are a multi-faceted wholesale and e-commerce fulfillment company engaged primarily in business-to-business transactions. Robinhood LLC also controls a manufacturing subsidiary specializing in FDM plastic manufacturing of consumer goods.
S & P Properties
Dedicated to acquiring and transforming properties into sustainable habitats for conservation purposes.
Seat Stock
A marketplace to buy and sell student tickets quickly and safely.
Solace
Solace aims to remove carbon dioxide from the environment to combat climate change by the utilizing the wondrous abilities of algae.
Speedy Schedules
An auto parts comparison website that saves mechanics time when searching for parts, linking mechanics directly with part distributors.
Tag Across America
TeeTag has a mission to create the largest game of tag through the use of custom t-shirts as we raise money for education funds to help support kids who have lost a prevent to cancer.
Team Up
An agency management software platform designed specifically for the unique communication and management needs of real estate professionals.
University Scooters
University Scooters is Iowa City’s original scooter shop. Our goal is to embody the “anti-dealership” experience and offer moped and scooter sales and service without the hassle, fees, or typical runaround. We are 100% staffed by University of Iowa students.
Vertical Growth Gardens
Vertical Growth Gardens aims to turn warehouse space into indoor aeroponic gardens and to educate people to cook delicious, nutritious food..
VitaRenova
Ahmed Hamad and Idriss Abdullahi
WALT
WALT creates suppressors that attach on shotguns to combat hearing damage among hunters.
Wellness Wear
A clothing brand that promotes mental health in a stylish way, as well as creating communities and support groups for people who like they do not have a community currently.