...from other VC matching firms. Click here to read more about KCRise Fund — recently honored as the most active fund in Kansas. Startland News sat down with Howe to... Read more
...Mentors and entrepreneur participants consistently give the program a 9-plus Net Promoter Score; and Securing an Economic Development Administration grant leading to the creation of the Fountain Innovation Fund. Click... Read more
...funds targeting underserved entrepreneurs in injection sizes of $250,000 to $1 million, according to a press release. Eighty-three percent of entrepreneurs are underserved or ignored by traditional funding sources, Hwang... Read more
...announced its intention to capitalize the Fountain Innovation Fund — a bi-state initiative to support Midwest startups through a $5 million evergreen fund — in early 2018. The fund is... Read more
...KC startups,” added Ed Frindt, KCRise fund principal. Click for a larger view of the CB Insights map KCRise Fund additionally boasts such KCMO success stories as Backlot Cars —... Read more
...funds like KCRise and Mid-America Angels, as well as other Midwestern networks, the beverage brand gained an important backer in Delaware-based Dreampact Ventures, which oversubscribed the round and provided a... Read more
...started investing],” she explained of the funds investment strategy. In addition to the nine companies in IIM’s current portfolio, the fund has made commitments to two additional companies, Kinkade revealed.... Read more
...KCRise Fund, addressing the assembled founders during an introduction of the rapid-paced evening program. Howe also serves as a board member for the Kansas City Startup Foundation, which powers Startland... Read more
...to keep that name,” said Odell, vice president of Evergy Ventures, referencing the merger of Westar Energy and Great Plains, the company behind both the fund and KCP&L. The investment... Read more
...Fein, noting Kansas City has made marked improvement during the past three years. “There are several new funds that all have sort of different approaches. In addition to the funds,... Read more
