...investor pitches. Hoffman was blown away by the boy’s self-determination. After Hoffman decided to fund him, the boy is now a man who employs 350 people and does business in... Read more
...Montgomery said that he and his co-founder and wife, Kris Adair, plan to use the funds to fuel development of the Mycroft platform. The funding also will help the firm... Read more
One of Kansas City’s newest venture funds is making good on its promise to immerse itself in the world of startups. Only a few weeks after its debut, Kansas City-based... Read more
...a finalist. It really is humbling to try and make these decisions. I wish we could fund 50 of them with a grant.” The firms listed below will pitch their... Read more
...What do you plan to use the funds for? The money raised with our Kickstarter will mostly pay for the initial inventory, a section of our game collection and help... Read more
...Mozilla’s Gigabit Community Fund and $1,500 from UMKC’s Venture Creation Challenge. Dove says that the transition from teacher to entrepreneur hasn’t been easy. “Getting funded really helped a lot because... Read more
...seen in the FireBoard, we are optimistic that we may be able to exceed our goal. What do you plan to use the funds for? With any hardware build, its... Read more
...using the funds to bring our prototype application to life. These funds will allow us to provide a much-needed service to all tennis players. How are you differentiating your campaign... Read more
...Earlier this summer, Flokk was awarded $25,000 from Digital Sandbox KC, an area incubator that provides proof-of-concept resources to startups. Aside from Digital Sandbox’s funds, Rhedrick had some financial help... Read more
...and St. Joseph Health, based in Irvine, Calif., merged to form the nation’s third-largest nonprofit health system. Providence operates a $150 million venture capital fund, which aims to spur innovation... Read more