...to Kansas City-based venture fund Firebrand VC. A native of Lawrence, Kan., McClendon said his political ambitions aim to improve the Sunflower State. “After 30 years away, I’ve decided to... Read more
...the new round of capital. Growth Street co-founder Nathan Grossman said he’s thrilled to be furthering the fund’s investment in the promising ed tech company. “Growth Street is very excited... Read more
...efficient at our own strengths. We won’t become the next Silicon Valley. We’ll be better. Carter Williams is the managing director at iSelect Fund. Follow him on Twitter at @jcarterwil... Read more
...Darcy Howe is weaving her years of determined leadership into the KCRise Fund, which just wrapped up its first year with $14 million in the bank and five portfolio firms.... Read more
...Mycroft announced Wednesday that it’s in the latest cohort of 500 Startups, a global venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator that manages $200 million in assets and has invested... Read more
...a $19,000 grant from Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund to fund the group’s inaugural project: Virtual Realities in Culture: Explorations of the African Diaspora Project. With technology built by high school... Read more
...in Alexandria, Virginia, and San Francisco-based Commerce Ventures. It also snagged investments from Allianz Life Ventures and Nationwide Ventures, as well as TTV Capital, the KCRise Fund, Industry Ventures and... Read more
...up for an even more rigorous 2017. Co-founder Katie Boody said that chances are, the state of Missouri won’t fund public education to the extent that teachers and students need.... Read more
The Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund announced it will award a total of $101,000 to fund six local projects that use gigabit technology to impact learning. The Gigabit Community Fund is... Read more
Continuing a streak of investments, Kansas City-based Firebrand Ventures joined a sizable investment in an Iowa-based payments processing startup. Firebrand joined six other venture funds in a $6.85 million funding... Read more
