The landsharks are circling and eight hungry tech founders are ready to sell their ideas at the fourth annual, invite-only Pure Pitch Rally, the early-stage funding platform announced Wednesday. Karen... Read more
...vendors, according to White. He believes this money could instead be used to fund a long-term solution. Water.org partners with 125 financial institutions, foundations and brands including Bank of America,... Read more
...School District’s school supplies fund and pits Yahaya, a Ruskin High School alum, against Hickman veteran Mark Launiu, co-founder of MADE MOBB and the other organizer of the event. “We... Read more
...Fund, which closed out its KCRise Fund I portfolio with its investment. (Click here to read about KCRise Fund II.) Evergy Ventures was an early investor in Spear — which... Read more
...companies not every startup needs to seek venture capital funding, Harrington noted. “We’ve actually guided founders toward different funding options in order to help maximize their opportunity for success,” he... Read more
...for candid and thought-provoking feedback. Laura McCoolidge is managing partner at the Sofia Fund, which manages a $5.5 million angel fund that invests in early stage, women-led, high-growth, technology-based companies.... Read more
...employees: four Funding raised to date: $610,000 Previous programs completed: Apple Entrepreneur Cohort, DOD Innovator Cohort, Women in XR Fund Cohort, Pitch Perfect and ScaleUp at the Enterprise Center in... Read more
...Schmidt, along with his partners at Innovation Endeavors. Replica joins such companies as ScaleFactor, Dwolla and Automox in the 25-startup-strong Firebrand I Fund, which is a top-performing fund in the... Read more
...from Kansas City. Among the impactful backers was KCRise Fund, which recently unveiled its second fund and first three portfolio companies: Bungii, backstitch and Daupler. Click here to read more... Read more
...significant sources of capital, Gutwein said, referencing the prominence and activity of KCRise Fund, a backer of companies ranging from PayIt to Bungii and BacklotCars, and other local funders who... Read more
