Joel Stephens
Accelerator taps first 7 startups to help bring KC back from the edge of global health crisis
Seven Kansas City tech startups have taken the leap to launch new technologies and startups in response to challenges posed by COVID-19 — and have received technical and financial assistance through Comeback KC Ventures to accelerate their efforts. “These innovations were conceived after two years of the coronavirus pandemic revealed and ignited a need for…
April Boyd-Noronha: VR Rocks in KC youth competition at Bloch Venture Hub
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. High school-aged virtual reality enthusiasts from across Kansas City recently gathered for a VRoKCs hackathon at Bloch Venture Hub. I was invited to judge the teams, which each delved into VR — an emerging trend in STEM that essentially allows a user to…
