...LaunchKC includes a $1.875 million pre-seed round this summer, led by Outlander VC with investments by KCRise Fund and angel investors. Roz also benefited from work with the Entrepreneurs Roundtable... Read more
...to move the company from Des Moines — a requirement to accept the LaunchKC funding. “We’re not a flyover state anymore,” Karim said. “If you think about supply chain …... Read more
...from $850 to $1,400. Bills were due at the restaurant and funds were needed to ensure family stability and future education expenses for the children. Pat O’Neill, a close friend... Read more
...Howe received nearly a decade ago from Detroit’s innovation chief. Darcy Howe, KCRise Fund Detroit had been working on a “Back to Detroit” push aimed at reversing blight by luring... Read more
...building and maintaining roads, utilities, and infrastructure for such a large area. TIF economic development plans, which only fund public infrastructure, can help in developing those areas.” To address that,... Read more
...nonprofit organizations, neighborhoods, and grassroots initiatives, the company said. Earlier this year, Big Grove introduced The Neighborhood Beer — a first-of-its-kind program in the beer industry designed to fund small-scale,... Read more
PLATTE CITY, Mo. — Funding to secure the upcoming trial of a Missouri biopharmaceutical company’s solution for preventing a deadly gut infection could prove critical in the fight against a... Read more
...Grant program; Regional Node Grant program; Proof of Concept IDEA Fund; and Limited Partner activities — attributed to the funding cut, as well as efforts to strategically reallocate unobligated state... Read more
...digital health cluster and have the best cluster in the world.” 2025 Lumi Award honorees included: Impact and Influence Award: Darcy Howe, KCRise Fund Dick Flanigan, Digital Health KC, Darcy... Read more
...founder, strategist, and investor, she’s helped hundreds of entrepreneurs launch, grow, and fund their ventures. Whether an entrepreneur is just getting started or ready to scale, Gammage brings practical insight... Read more
