...Whether by intention or by circumstance, women are more reliant on personal sources to fund their businesses. A bright spot is the increasing participation of women in angel investing. Venture... Read more
...Late-stage capital is the biggest gap in the Kansas City funding landscape. Of the few local investors even willing to look at late-stage deals, even less will fund a company... Read more
...KC Rising economic initiative, the “KC Rise Fund” hopes to improve a common gripe in Kansas City’s entrepreneurial community that there’s not enough capital to fund local innovation. The fund,... Read more
...will no longer invest in on-demand companies in Austin. The fund is one of the few Bay Area VCs that regularly visits Austin. VCs that fund such companies may someday... Read more
...connect the founder to influential people and be an advocate for fundraising and business opportunities. I asked several women founders: Do you have a champion? Here are three perspectives on... Read more
...finished raising capital for a new $30 million fund that it plans to in part earmark for Kansas City firms, said Beth Engel, a partner at Dundee VC. “New funds... Read more
...million Series A round to fund Agrible, an Illinois-based ag tech startup. Flyover has extensive agriculture experience and shares Agrible’s belief in growing the Midwest tech sector, which helped lead... Read more
...a $57 million fund from local corporations, universities and nonprofits. The fund invests in early-stage venture funds outside of Cincinnati, with the requirement that those VC funds have a plan... Read more
...take risks, build amazing stuff and impact the world. Landon Young and Tina Sterling are co-founders of DonateEquity, a charitable marketplace for professional advisors, fund managers and charitable organizations.... Read more
Insurance tech startup ClaimKit is tapping an area venture capital fund to help launch its second software offering that quickly analyzes policies. The company raised $1.8 million to launch RiskGenius,... Read more
