Wall of Fame
When we hear from a former student that they've "started something", we get excited.
The Wall of Fame is a celebration of Start Something CALS student and alumni founders, their businesses, and successes. We are #CALSProud of these accomplishments and happy to have played a small role in helping them achieve their dreams.
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640 Labs is a precision farming platform that collects, analyzes and distributes data, effectively optimizing farming operations. 640 Labs were the founders of what's now referred to as the FieldView Drive.
Founders
- Craig Rupp
- Corbett Kull
Current State of Business
Sold/Merged
AA Commodities and Investments is a commodity brokerage that aides farmers in managing price risk. They provide a daily Morning Market Update newsletter that spotlights recent market news as well as fundamental data. (Trading in futures products entails significant risks of loss)
Founders
- Patrick White
Current State of Business
Operational
Above Par Tech offers GPS solutions capable of making your sprayer, no matter the make and model, a 21st-century sprayer. The solutions that are provided allow you to spray exactly what you want, where you want, and how you want. These solutions exist to make your life easier.
Founders
- Sam Schmidt
Current State of Business
Operational
AgriPeril provides personalized risk management and marketing strategies for farmers and their operations.
Founders
- Reed Burres
Current State of Business
Operational
Agrograph is a global agri-fintech company that delivers data-based solutions to companies with exposure to agriculture. AgrosⓇ Solutions empower companies invested in agriculture to drive important business decisions, manage risk, and capitalize on opportunity. Agrograph is the Credit Score of AgricultureⓇ
Founders
- Mutlu Ozdogan
- James O'Brien
Current State of Business
Operational
Alliance Technologies Group is a company that provides high performance signal-processing solutions for wireless manufacturing.
Founders
- Craig Rupp
Current State of Business
Sold/Merged
Elevating livestock biosecurity through the advancement and simplification of innovative product solutions.
Founders
- Jeb Gent
- William Underwood
Current State of Business
Operational
Baitinger helps clients manage and enhance their internal customer data while also creating targeted prospect lists.
Founders
- Joe Baitinger
Current State of Business
Operational
24/7 towing, recovery, and lock-out services. Also buys junk cars.
Founders
- Natalina Bausch
Current State of Business
Operational
Becker Underwood was a chemical company that made a colorant to use in Round Up to allow farmers to see where they applied the product. The company grew to provide other specialty colorant products to the Ag, Turf and Golf, Forestry, Aquatics and other specialty markets.
Founders
- Roger Underwood
- Jeff Becker
Current State of Business
Sold/Merged
Bessie's Parlor hosts quarterly ice cream socials to promote social justice initiatives.
Founders
- Rebecca Runyon
Current State of Business
Operational
Big Cobb Enterprises, LLC is a custom hauling business based in southern Minnesota specializing in manure transport. With 3 offload manure tankers we are able to transport manure to fields farther from the barns more efficiently, helping farmers spread excess fertilizer to fields farther away.
Founders
- Andrew Albrecht
Current State of Business
Operational
The gateway to Iowa craft beer. Locally made craft beer, wine, and pizzas all here!
Founders
- Alex Hage
Current State of Business
Operational
Crop consulting services.
Founders
- Dillon Blythe
Current State of Business
Operational
Boa Safra Ag offers advanced tax services and scientific reporting that enables agricultural landowners to realize significant income tax deductions.
Founders
- Tyler Bruch
- Bryce Irlbeck
Current State of Business
Operational
Brandon T. Adams is a podcaster, speaker, investor, advisor, crowdfunding expert, and media expert. Brandon is a serial entrepreneur, owning a stake in a number of businesses, including the Accelerant Media Group, Live to Grind, Young Entrepreneur Convention, Success in Your City, and more.
Founders
- Brandon Adams
Current State of Business
Operational
Brass Key Construction provides construction and handyman services. Locally located in Des Moines with a crew that prides itself on quality work and helping others in the community.
Founders
- Joseph Nissen
Current State of Business
Operational
Callstrom Lawncare is proud to serve the areas of Murray, Lorimor, Thayer, Osceola and surrounding areas. Services include; mowing, trimming, snow removal, fence line clearing, mulching, custom hauling of mulch and rock, driveway rocking, and much more.
Founders
- Dylan Callstrom
Current State of Business
Operational
Cambridge Technologies is an independent owner-operated custom vaccine company working with veterinarians and livestock producers to provide solutions to animal health problems. Diagnostic services include: Metagenomics, Sequencing, PCR, Culture & Sensitivity, Serology and Histopathology testing.
Founders
- Wayne Freese
Current State of Business
Operational
ChopLocal is an online marketplace that makes it easy for farmers and butchers to connect with modern meateaters. We simplify the process from farm-to-fork, support small businesses, and provide the best-tasting meat around.
Founders
- Jared Achen
- Katie Olthoff
Current State of Business
Operational
Industrial Engineering Software
Founders
- Dave Sly
Current State of Business
Sold/Merged
Clayton Farms Salads (formerly Nebullam and Clayton Farms) is on a mission to provide customers with the food they deserve. Every leaf and microgreen in a Clayton Farms Salads product is grown onsite in a hydroponic system.
Founders
- Clayton Mooney
- Danen Pool
Current State of Business
Operational
Remodeling of anything in and around a house.
Founders
- Joseph Nissen
Current State of Business
Operational
Continuum Ag provides soil health consulting to farmers and agricultural companies, around the world, by quantifying and improving soil health. With improved soils, agriculturalists can fit into sustainable ag markets, improve land valuations, improve environmental impact, and boost on-farm profit!
Founders
- Mitchell Hora
Current State of Business
Operational