...terms of activity and impact, the nonprofit agency turned to partnerships to raise the relief fund, Alonso detailed. One of the first contributors to the fund was Academy Bank .... Read more
...won’t ever,” he continued. “We’re really fortunate to be in a spot where we can have this partnership.” Hively is also not starting off with a seed fund round to... Read more
...Drive to sprint toward 10 new businesses, 30 new jobs and $5 million in follow-on funding in an 18-month period that will start local and stay local to solve problems... Read more
...an analyst apprentice at University Venture Fund Crossroads and a new business development executive at Guild Content before launching PondDay, the skills Tergin learned at those opportunities gave him the... Read more
Tech startups raising seed and post-seed funding will benefit most from the close of Flyover Capital Fund II, the venture capital firm said, announcing Thursday its oversubscribed close. “The oversubscribed... Read more
...startups from Detroit, Seattle and Toronto. John Fein and Chris Marks, Firebrand Ventures “Several years ago we raised our first funds — Boulder-based Blue Note Ventures and Kansas City-based Firebrand... Read more
...doing.” Other local investors include Demetree Investors and KCRise Fund, which closed out its KCRise Fund I portfolio with its investment in Spear. After its initial backing in September 2019,... Read more
...use some of that for the lease,’” Cotton said. “Especially being a pandemic, every penny is significant.” The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, first established in April with $28.6 billion in funding,... Read more
...new funds and funding resources and now KC has a consistent history of large fundraises and exits that should continue to drive both startup formation and funding.” Getting to those... Read more
...and we can do it again. In just a few years, with a few key moves, artists can take off again,” she said. To fully fund the three-year effort, GUILDit... Read more
