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No Coast finalists: Trio of startup heavyweights among KC Tech Council award contenders

By Tommy Felts / February 27, 2019

Updated: Click here for No Coast winners. [divide] KC Tech Council released finalists Wednesday for its No Coast awards — a March 8 celebration of trailblazing innovators across the tech industry in Kansas City — which features a handful of startup founders and companies. “These are the folks who went above and beyond in tech,” KC…

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Former ECJC exec Melissa Roberts joins Kauffman Foundation grant making team

By Tommy Felts / February 26, 2019

Everyone has potential if given the right resources, said Melissa Roberts. “Everybody has great ideas if given the right education. Everybody has the potential to be an economic contributor in our society if given the right motivation and support,” she continued. These aren’t her words and values alone, Roberts said. They’re the legacy of Ewing…

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Missouri Hyperloop talk turns to motion sickness, comfort at high-speeds

By Tommy Felts / February 23, 2019

But how will it feel? With the feasibility of a high-speed Missouri Hyperloop route connecting Kansas City to St. Louis in about 30 minutes now established, the conversation has shifted tracks to ergonomics, said Diana Zhou. [pullquote]   What is Hyperloop? Think of the hyperloop system as high-speed rail travel in a vacuum. Levitated pods…

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Only five of 40 KC startups make the cut for InvestMidwest VC pitch forum

By Tommy Felts / February 20, 2019

InvestMidwest has whittled down the applicants for next month’s venture capital forum, announcing five Kansas City area companies will take the stage at the premier pitch event. Thirty-six fast-growing startups overall — representing 15 Midwest, East Coast and Southern states — are expected to present to venture capitalists, corporate investors, private investors and other key…

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San Francisco FinTech firm bringing 150 new jobs to KC; TrueAccord invests $1.34M

By Tommy Felts / February 20, 2019

A Silicon Valley startup founded by tech veterans announced today a new 12,000-square-foot shared services operation in Lenexa, pledging 150 new jobs as part of the $1.34 million TrueAccord investment. Selecting the Kansas City metro for the project followed a thorough nationwide search, said Sheila Monroe, chief operating officer of TrueAccord, an automated debt recovery platform…

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