About Us

A community of entrepreneurs.

MERGE Innovation Space, an expansion of the IC CoLab, is designed to create and cultivate a knowledge ecosystem for entrepreneurs and startups, offering vital resources and connections to successfully create, launch and grow new companies in Iowa’s Creative Corridor.

IC CoLab

IC CoLab

The IC CoLab @ MERGE offers a coworking with open workspace benches, dedicated offices, conference rooms, large training room, business resources, community events, 3D printing, Wi-Fi powered by ImOn, free coffee and much more!

Learn more about each location and membership plans:

Iowa City
North Liberty
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Proto Studios

ProtoStudios is a state-of-the-art, rapid-prototyping facility located in MERGE. Focusing on biomedical and electronics prototyping, protostudios assists all Iowa Entrepreneurs in making your ideas a reality.

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Members

A community that grows together becomes successful together. Much more than a place of work, Co-mmunity is a place to thrive!

Edammo
Hobu
Journimap

Mazira
Ovolv3
Radiology Protocols

RAMDO Solutions
Studio Fiveighteen
Walker Coen Lorentzen

Are you a startup, entrepreneur, traveling digital nomad or just looking for space to work?
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Partners

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The Coralville CoLab is my permanent work place. I worked at home the past 5 years and I can’t explain how nice it is to get out of the house and be around great and intelligent people. The atmosphere is amazing and state of the art. Between good people, amazing office space you can’t ask for much more.

Rick Bodey
CEO, Backspace Group a Digital Marketing Company

The IC CoLab opened its doors at an opportune time for Radiology Protocols. We are a young company and needed to expand. Not only did the IC CoLab provide the space and office infrastructure we needed; it connected Radiology Protocols to the business community and the wider entrepreneurial network. The culture of energy and connectivity at the IC CoLab is invaluable to an entrepreneur.

Stephen Baker B.S. RT(R) (MR)
Founder & President, Radiology Protocols

Our CoLab space in Coralville provides business and entrepreneurial resources to our members, including Backspace Group, Inland Bank & Trust, Letter B, Culture Friendly Consulting, and John Naeve.

Mark Nolte
President, ICAD Group
MERGE