...backed by KCRise Fund II and ranks as one of Kansas City’s Top VC-Backed Companies. The startup also was a member of the 2018 Techstars Kansas City cohort. “I feel... Read more
...funding has supported countless entrepreneurs of all types; high-tech to no-tech and high-growth to lifestyle. Here are small sample of the companies KCMO funding has supported: Potion Yarns has scaled... Read more
Not enough founders in the pre-seed funding stage get the help they need to successfully build their emerging startups, said Toby Rush. LaDonna Gooden, AltCap, and Toby Rush; OHUB.KC “How... Read more
...for the facility and leasing space to chefs on a short-term basis. Darcy Howe, KCRise Fund, and Tim Barton, Edison District; STARTLAND’s Innovation Exchange “Chefs are really great at being... Read more
...of Techstars, the KCRise Fund, Firebrand Ventures and Chicago-based M25. “Kansas City is our hometown and our early customers gave us the support we needed to grow the business organically,”... Read more
A newly proposed city budget for Kansas City, Missouri, holds steady at $1.73 billion — making room for Mayor Quinton Lucas’ zero-fare transit program, while appearing to scale back funding... Read more
...of our identity.” Did you know? An inaugural Techstars Kansas City graduate founded as “CasaiQ,” Zego’s early investors ran the spectrum of the local and national investment scene: The KCRise... Read more
...our region.” Part of such creation includes the development of the NXSTAGE pilot competition — the accelerator’s latest program, backed by a $250,000 grant from the Talent Ecosystem Fund at... Read more
...and Zarif Haque, Draiver 7) backstitch Founders: Jordan Warzecha, Stefanie Warzecha Founding year: 2012 Amount raised to date: $2.45 million Noteworthy investors: Serra Ventures, KCRiseFund Programs completed: Techstars Sprint Accelerator... Read more
...• Amount raised to date: $2.45 Million • Noteworthy investors: Serra Ventures, KCRiseFund • Programs completed: Techstars Sprint Accelerator Class of 2016 • Current employee count: 17 “Every week it... Read more
