...increasing its funding from $3 million in 2022 (and having its funding completely withdrawn in 2020 amid the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic). Parson approved the budget in late June,... Read more
...year. The competition offers more than $1 million in cash funding and resources to early-stage tech startups who wow local funders with their pitch. “As a Kansas City company that... Read more
...tax credit and Fund of Funds, so you have competition via state resources on almost all sides,” he continued. On the other side of the border, support is less rosy,... Read more
...Kansas City history, Ericson said. The funding round was backed by four venture capital funds — M25, KCRise Fund, Lancaster Investments and Nelnet — as well as supporters from the... Read more
Additional funders have joined a seed extension round to help Novel Capital accelerate growth for B2B predictable revenue companies, the company announced Monday, noting further investment by KCRise Fund and... Read more
...have launched a $25 million fund. A portion of that funding will go toward the seven diverse founders already in the Ascend Venture Capital profile; another portion will be reserved... Read more
...such as the Capital Access Lab and a Living Cities “fund of funds” to support diverse fund managers. “The next leader of the Kauffman Foundation will be one lucky individual,... Read more
Startland News is continuing its “Fund Me, KC” series to highlight area entrepreneurs’ efforts to accelerate their businesses or lend a helping hand to others. This is an opportunity for... Read more
...software entrepreneurs with non-dilutive on-demand growth capital and resources. Novel Capital recently raised $115 million in funding. Darcy Howe, KCRise Fund — Howe’s accomplishments include building the largest Merrill... Read more
Friends and family of the late podcast host Mathew George gathered to celebrate the dedication of Operations Breakthrough’s newly-debuted recording studio on what would have been Mathew’s 27th birthday. Mathew... Read more