...Uber in San Francisco. Materializing formally in October, Back2KC is an initiative of the KCRise Fund, Kansas City Area Development Council, and the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce —... Read more
...$1,000): Sara Baker, FastDemocracy ($7,000) Pam Berneking, chief commercial officer, CommunityAmerica Credit Union Darcy Howe, founder and managing director, KCRise Fund Ryan Merket, Amazon BD Startups Dan Schulte, managing partner,... Read more
...inclusive innovation and investment model to address poverty and the wealth gap. Bob Langenkamp, Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri Programs like CodeStart, #YesWeCodeFund, #100BlackAngels and HBCU@SXSW resulted from... Read more
...Wednesday that discussed access to angel and venture capital. The mid-week diversity and inclusion track at Techweek explored topics from securing funding, to bridging the inclusivity gap in Kansas City,... Read more
...managing director of the KCRise Fund — a co-investment fund that works with venture capital investors to support early-stage Kansas City companies — Howe saw that startups backed by the... Read more
...broken appliances like washing machines, and required assistance with lawn maintenance. The company created its Moms Fund in response. The fund is powered by the sale of $35 T-shirts —... Read more
...— executive director, KCSourcelink Jeff Shackelford — executive director, Digital Sandbox Darcy Howe — founder, managing director, KCRise Fund Matthew Marcus — chief engagement officer, Kansas City Startup Foundation Gerald... Read more
...the KCRise Fund. The crowd intentionally provided a collision space not only for old friends, Arredondo said, but also for earlier-stage startup leaders to meet more veteran counterparts from within... Read more
...financial institution, has partnered with Legal Aid of Western Missouri and Stinson Leonard Street to create a fund that’s focused on rehabilitation of housing in Kansas City’s urban core. The... Read more
...Energy) is an investor-owned electric utility headquartered in Kansas City. With this week’s $3.25 million transaction, the GXPI-led investment syndicate joins current investors OpenAir Equity Partners, Leawood Ventures, the KCRise... Read more
