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...the Community Capital Fund. Aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners who began their business on or after Jan. 1, 2019, are eligible. Funds are intended for the direct support of asset... Read more
Merging two venture capital funds focused on one startup-rich portfolio is expected to create a larger platform for founders in up-and-coming markets, said Chris Marks. “While a merger is unique... Read more
...speaks to the quality of young companies that we’re breeding.” Launched in early 2020, NXTSTAGE was made possible by a $250,000 grant from the Talent Ecosystem Fund at the Wichita... Read more
...Funds money helps catalyze that private investment to help companies start and grow,” he said. Investing in the IDEA Funds program has allowed MTC to build and maintain a cash... Read more
...said. “New networks create funding. Funding creates opportunity. Opportunity creates equity.” Click here for photos and funding results from the 2019 Pure Pitch Rally. The one-of-a-kind Kansas City event prides... Read more
...Meals Project isn’t going anywhere,” he said of what the future holds for the initiative, which is currently seeking funding to fuel restaurants and non-profit kitchens to and enable them... Read more
No health, no hustle, said Vu Radley, detailing MADE MOBB’s recently launched effort to fund free therapy sessions for members of the Black community. “Mental health isn’t something that’s talked... Read more
...action,” she said of the origins of the KC Mutual Aid Fund organized by Merry Outlaw. “For the people who have money to donate, the pandemic is sort of over... Read more
...Less than one funded per month, in 20 years. Compare that to the 25,000-plus founders that were funded in 2019 alone, to the tune of $131 billion. Note that 3... Read more
...KC Region Small Business Relief + Recovery Loan Fund. “We were booked two months in advance for shoots, and all but one shoot was canceled,” said AltCap borrowers Jasmine and... Read more