...“I wanted to give a little nod to the past with that.” Mark Serrano, Mixtape Monkey, Tape Eater Sticking to his beat As a way to fund Tape Eater, Serrano... Read more
...inclusive and equitable ways — especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic — through its equity2 Impact Fund. “The launch of this new fund could not be more timely. Now more than... Read more
...City’s investment community,] you’ve seen a lot of education — certainly. I think there’s a really robust angel investment community here, a large number of VC funds have opened over... Read more
...Kenefake said. “With underrepresented founders, it’s really shocking,” said Kenefake, managing director of Kansas City University Venture Fund (KCUVF) and venture partner at Royal Street Ventures. “The needle hasn’t m... Read more
...of Enterprise Bank; Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro League Baseball Museum; and Darcy Howe, managing director and founder of KCRise Fund, as well as Back2KC founder; among others. Click... Read more
...at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund); Lesa Mitchell, managing director for Techstars Kansas City; SoGal Ventures; Davyeon Ross and Bread & Butter Ventures — contributed $2 million to... Read more
...Digital Sandbox KC recipient and KCRise Fund II portfolio company. Greg Storm, co-founder, TripleBlind “Organizations can yield valuable insights and unlock trapped value by combining and collaborating around large volumes... Read more
...many multiples of invested capital for local venture capital firms like KCRise Fund and Royal Street Ventures. Reinvesting and spending these returns here in Kansas City perpetuate additional value creation... Read more
...the metro, scaling a career in tech and fund analysis in such cities as Chicago and Austin before returning home. “I have had very limited development experience and I kind... Read more
...of nowhere’ or ‘Are you trust fund kids?’ We’ve gotten zero money from our families; it’s all been organic,” Johnny added, noting the Crossroads storefront followed an entrepreneurial journey that... Read more
