...— 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
...step, said Howe, founder and managing director of the KCRise Fund. Darcy Howe, KCRise Fund “Those who already have a higher percentage of capital from outside of Kansas City probably... Read more
...ECJC and the Mid-America Angels Investment Network to fund and grow innovation,” Roberts said. “As someone who is a Kansan, that scares me.” While Kansas in some ways appears to... Read more
...also means you don’t have to self-fund the business — [but] it can mean you’re maybe not where you want to be from a revenue perspective.” Such early-stage investments are... Read more
...Growth Partners Launched by Keith Harrington and Carlos Antequera in early 2018, Novel — a revenue-based funding firm — aims to provide underserved tech companies across the midwest with up... Read more
...Kansas City’s landlocked location, inviting startups to face a pre-selected panel of executives called “land sharks” who will judge pitches. Karen Fenaroli Each shark will directly fund and donate $1,000... Read more
...a first-time fund, we focus on finding early-stage technology companies that we can help grow and utilizes the natural resources in the region. In Agrible’s case, being in the heartland... Read more
