...finished raising capital for a new $30 million fund that it plans to in part earmark for Kansas City firms, said Beth Engel, a partner at Dundee VC. [pullquote]“New funds... Read more
...million Series A round to fund Agrible, an Illinois-based ag tech startup. Flyover has extensive agriculture experience and shares Agrible’s belief in growing the Midwest tech sector, which helped lead... Read more
...a $57 million fund from local corporations, universities and nonprofits. The fund invests in early-stage venture funds outside of Cincinnati, with the requirement that those VC funds have a plan... Read more
...take risks, build amazing stuff and impact the world. Landon Young and Tina Sterling are co-founders of DonateEquity, a charitable marketplace for professional advisors, fund managers and charitable organizations.... Read more
Insurance tech startup ClaimKit is tapping an area venture capital fund to help launch its second software offering that quickly analyzes policies. The company raised $1.8 million to launch RiskGenius,... Read more
...singing robots. While limited in funding size, the fund has had a positive effect on the local community, Mozilla Gigabit City Lead Lindsey Frost said. “From relatively small grants have... Read more
Nearly a year after identifying an early-stage funding need in the area, a $25 million seed fund will open a Kansas City office that aims to boost local startups. With... Read more
Here are this week’s watercooler conversation-starters on why inland states struggle to find funding, coming issues in federal entrepreneurship policy and the success of innovation districts that are cropping up... Read more
...education.” The grants will support area artists, entrepreneurial support organizations, women in entrepreneurship and mentorship. Here are more specifics on the organizations receiving the funds: The Women’s Business Center, an... Read more
...with its new Tech Fund II and raised $4.75 million The Lindbergh Technology Fund from Capital Innovators and Arsenal Capital Management both kicked off with investments in St. Louis startups... Read more