Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. “Funding! Funding! Funding!” It’s the warrior’s cry of the startup community. In the world of entrepreneurship, there’s an... Read more
...older funds have strengthened their presence. Royal Street Ventures — a $25 million seed fund — will open an office in Kansas City and invest up to $500,000 in startups.... Read more
...the funds to develop the underlying software technology and the hardware platform. We’ve now started shipping MyCroft AI developer kits to our early backers. Additional funds will be used to... Read more
...with $2 to $20 million in revenue. The firm’s advisory board features Jeff Stowell, who is leading Kansas City’s new $25 million seed fund, Royal Street Ventures & Innovation Center.... Read more
...– Expansion announcements of neighboring communities in KC metro August 14, 2013 – Announcement of Kansas City Digital Inclusion Fund September, 2015 — Google funded over 4,190,000 of all requested... Read more
...Whether by intention or by circumstance, women are more reliant on personal sources to fund their businesses. A bright spot is the increasing participation of women in angel investing. Venture... Read more
...Late-stage capital is the biggest gap in the Kansas City funding landscape. Of the few local investors even willing to look at late-stage deals, even less will fund a company... Read more
...KC Rising economic initiative, the “KC Rise Fund” hopes to improve a common gripe in Kansas City’s entrepreneurial community that there’s not enough capital to fund local innovation. The fund,... Read more
...will no longer invest in on-demand companies in Austin. The fund is one of the few Bay Area VCs that regularly visits Austin. VCs that fund such companies may someday... Read more
...connect the founder to influential people and be an advocate for fundraising and business opportunities. I asked several women founders: Do you have a champion? Here are three perspectives on... Read more