Technology

Tech companies are finding something greater in Greater Des Moines (DSM). We’re not shy about our status as a top 5 city in the nation for up-and-coming tech talent market (CBRE, 2021)  and among the top 10 most resilient tech hub (LinkedIn, 2021). The DSM region is primed to lead tech innovation for companies in spaces like insurance and finance, animal and plant genetics, precision agriculture, process control systems,  manufacturing, data centers, digital media and marketing. As home to several technology accelerators and collaborative workspaces for tech startups, DSM’s innovation community is bold, ambitious and visionary. Your company can be part of the great things happening here.

Growing Business in DSM: GCommerce

Pro-Business Environment

Qualified Workforce

DSM Accelerators

	The Global Insurance Accelerator is a mentor-driven accelerator designed to foster innovation in the insurance industry by supporting startups that target the global insurance sector through technological innovations.
	Backed by nine super-regional, privately held brokerage firms, the BrokerTech Ventures Accelerator is an innovation hub for startups to test broker-centric ideas and products, while bringing new and innovative ideas and solutions to the industry.
	TechStars is a nationally renowned venture capital firm and network of accelerators that has partnered with Grinnell College to form one of Iowa's most competitive incubators.

Recent Expansions

ESO

ESO is a rapidly growing technology company providing software applications, interoperability and data management solutions to emergency medical services, fire departments and hospitals. This Austin-based company recently moved to Downtown DSM and occupies 13,000 square feet in the former Des Moines Register printing floor.

Granular

Granular develops solutions using software and analytics to make precision farming more profitable and efficient. This San Francisco-based firm opened a 30,000 square-foot office in Johnston.

Dwolla

Dwolla, founded in DSM, facilitates the movement of millions of dollars every day with low transaction costs, easy automation and near-perfect reliability. To accommodate its expanding workforce, Dwolla now occupies 23,000 square feet in Downtown DSM.

John Deere

The company's premier IT development department creates software for precision agriculture and recently invested $32.6 million in a new office building to house 700 employees in Urbandale.

Selected IT Occupations