For the first time, Kansas City entrepreneurs have an opportunity to apply for the Watson Institute’s Ford Fund Fellowship, Milena Kirillova shared. The international venture and leadership development program —... Read more
...Next venture fund. Companies interested in collaborating with Chipotle through the Cultivate Next venture fund can apply by emailing cultivatenext@chipotle.com This story is made possible by Entrepreneurial Growth Ventures. Entrepreneurial... Read more
...encouragement from the State of Kansas, Hansen emphasized. Rairflow received an Innovation Fund grant from the Kansas Innovation and Technology Enterprise (KITE), which provides companies with funding to make their... Read more
...so excited to partner with GreenLight Fund and the vibrant network of advocates in Kansas City to address hunger with dignity.” The other funding recipient, Food Connect, boasts a hunger... Read more
...Health Investors to launch that fund.” In July 2020, Jumpstart Nova exceeded its initial $30 million target for its first fund, ultimately raising a $55 million. This achievement involved 97... Read more
...Simmons said it was “very unlikely this project would have taken place” without the CCED funds. The funds helped draw in private investors. Ajia Morris is another beneficiary of CCED... Read more
...capital fund and accelerator gener8tor, includes funding and inclusion in a 12-week intensive program with access to individualized coaching and mentorship from industry-leading professionals. The effort is part of Northwestern... Read more
LIBERTY, Missouri — A significant financial gift to William Jewell College from a family of alumni is expected to fund a new innovation center opening on campus this month. The... Read more
...from KCRise Fund Despite the challenges, Maggie Kenefake — founding partner at Iron Prairie Ventures, an industrial tech-focused fund — said she knows the Midwest has so much to offer... Read more
...is backed by General Catalyst, Mayo Clinic, Accenture, and locally KCRise Fund. Its newly announced platform is built on patented AI Blinding technologies, such as Blind Learning and Blind Inferencing,... Read more