...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
...Founding year: 2013 Amount raised to date: $26.5 million Noteworthy investor: Magic Johnson, David Stern, Ryan Howard, Seventy-Six Capital, The L.A. Dodgers, KCRise Fund Programs completed: Dodgers Accelerator Program Current... Read more
...year: 2013 Amount raised to date: $26.5 million Noteworthy investor: Magic Johnson, David Stern, Brian Howard, Seventy-Six Capital, The L.A. Dodgers, KCRise Fund Programs completed: Dodgers Accelerator Program Current employee... Read more
...Amount raised to date: $15 million Noteworthy investors: KCRise Fund, Leawood Ventures, GXPI (Evergy), Royal Street Ventures, OpenAir Equity Partners Current employee count: 22 “Most consumer devices in the marketplace... Read more
...Noteworthy investors: Simmons Family, Dominari EdTech Fund Current employee count: 7 “We’ve helped save lives, we’ve helped impact communities,” Miquelon, one of Signal Kit’s founding team members, said of the... Read more
...Henderson, former COO and President, 5-Hour Energy; M3 Ventures; Square Deal Ventures; Mid-America Angels; Arch Angels; Gopher Angels; Nebraska Angels; KCRise Fund Programs completed: SparkLab KC Current employee count: 10... Read more
...Capital, Greenway Capital, KCRise Fund, Missouri Technology Corporation, BMD Partners Programs completed: Pipeline Entrepreneurs, LaunchKC Current employee count: 6 “The site will feature all of the top debates going on... Read more
