...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
Editor’s Note: John Fein recently announced his departure from Techstars to lead a new $7 million venture fund. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. For the... Read more
...with the accelerator while also sharing his joy in growing the new early-stage fund Firebrand Ventures. Fein will serve as the fund’s managing director. “It’s exciting,” Fein said during an... Read more
...Moblico both nabbed matching funds — $300,000 and $75,000 respectively — from the MTC that will boost their operations. “We are supporting Missouri’s thriving innovation community as well as attracting... Read more
...2015, several new investment groups sprouted up in or began targeting Kansas City, Meyers said. Those groups are Royal Street Ventures, the Collective Funds, the KCRise fund, Northland Angel Investor... Read more
...for program funding. GXP is the non-regulated investment affiliate of Great Plains Energy Inc., which is the holding company of Kansas City Power & Light Co. and KCP&L Greater Missouri... Read more
...The Collective Funds. And not to toot our own horn too much, but we will soon have a first close for the expected $20 million KCRise Fund, a co-investment and... Read more
...share the value of BetaBlox’s fundraise, but noted it represents a significant boost in the incubator’s operations. With a runway stretching until 2020, Bergmann said the funds will allow it... Read more
...Women’s Foundation and the SkillBuilders Fund, launched the Girls in Tech KC movement to address this gap, but it needs help with introductions, awareness and mentors. 2. Keep young women... Read more
The expiration of Sprint’s three-year agreement with Techstars to fund the Kansas City-based Sprint Mobile Accelerator is opening up new opportunities for both firms. Sprint — which has funded the... Read more