...to host the program around the globe, Kansas City is the first city to launch ScaleUpU. “This program puts Kansas City on the map as a city that has resources... Read more
What a year it’s been for Kansas City startups. From exits and capital raises to awards and partnerships, the area’s early-stage firms have kept Startland News plenty busy in 2016.... Read more
...City’s future is approached. Bob Specht is a product manager at Think Big Partners. He also maintains FWD/KC and Next Kansas City for Kansas City’s startup and urban development communities.... Read more
The KCRise Fund announced two investments in area firms Thursday to round out its 2016. Launched in February in conjunction with the KC Rising economic initiative, the KCRise Fund joined... Read more
...Gov. Jay Nixon in a release. “By balancing budgets and making smart investments in our students and workers, we’ve positioned Missouri to compete and win in the global economy.” Nixon... Read more
Editor’s note: St. Louis-based magazine EQ invited Startland News to write a feature story about one of the Kansas City’s innovation districts, Kansas City Startup Village, on the heels of... Read more
...program paired city departments with seven local startups that tested their technologies with the city to create efficiencies. “It basically allows people inside city hall to see new technologies without... Read more
...Smart. As you think about growing and maturing your business, I would encourage you to think about an accelerator as a great tool to do so. Idle Smart founder Jeff... Read more
Startland News and the Kansas City Star have partnered to publish content as part of the Star’s special section, “Spirit.” This story will appear in the Star’s Dec. 18 Sunday... Read more
...a department in the City of Kansas City, Mo. to not only identify new efficiencies but also offer the firm a chance to earn business with the city. Though in... Read more