...Rest Seed Fund, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, KCRise Fund, Royal Street Ventures, Chaifetz Group, and other undisclosed investors participated. “We are very excited to welcome new capital partners to BacklotCars,”... Read more
...you’re wearing them, I’ll try to wear them.’ It was a great big test group. That allowed us to brand ourselves, get a website going, and self-fund.” Nickel & Suede... Read more
...in the financial trenches, Drawbridge Strategies — a portfolio building operation, comprised of three Fortier-fronted companies that includes Portfolio Cafe and Expectancy Distributors, LLC — uses exchange-traded funds and stocks... Read more
...Pepper’s investors since its founding in 2014 that already included OpenAir Equity Partners, Leawood Ventures, the KCRise Fund, Royal Street Ventures, and Comporium Communications. Kudelski, which also maintains U.S. headquarters... Read more
...quality, and improve the productivity of the workforce for our employers.” The Overland Park firm — among the portfolio companies of the KCRise Fund, which has now invested more than... Read more
...astounding. The industries here are all ripe for disruption. Some of those include: Steve Case’s Rise of the Rest Fund, Pipeline, a fantastic fellowship of Midwest entrepreneurs, and Flyover Capital,... Read more
...dark place; a reflection on the passing of Kate Spade. How much do you hope to raise? $2,500 Kyle Smith, Determination, Incorporated What do you plan to use the funds... Read more
An investment in innovation has landed Kansas City-based LendingStandard $2.5 million in investment funds following the close of a Series A funding round led by Flyover Capital, CEO Andy Kallenbach... Read more
...January, Target Hill aims to fund early-stage companies that have grown past the “friends and family” investment stage, but aren’t yet large enough to launch a round of seed funding,... Read more
...education, he added. A hurdle jumped, STEM proponents must not rest, Weber urged. “Soon the state will have to consider how to properly fund computer science education and professional development... Read more