Funding

Pear Deck raises $4M to accelerate its ed tech tool

By Tommy Felts / March 22, 2017

Fast-growing ed tech firm Pear Deck has plucked a $4 million investment as it plans to expand the use of its student engagement platform. The Iowa City-based firm — which operates a sales and marketing office in Kansas City — raised the capital from Growth Street Partners and existing investors, including Village Capital, Hyde Park…

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Olathe-based Metactive lands $1.5M, two medical patents

By Tommy Felts / March 21, 2017

Olathe-based medical device company Metactive released a pair of positive announcements for the firm. In addition to being awarded two patents, the firm closed on a $1.5 million Series A funding round — bringing its total raised to over $9 million. The round was co-led by the Mid-America Angels and an unnamed investor. Previously, the firm…

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TechAccel hops in $3.2M round for Lincoln-based ag tech firm

By Tommy Felts / March 9, 2017

Kansas City-based TechAccel is joining an investment round in a Nebraska agriculture tech firm that aims to improve crop yields. The area venture firm is among a group of investors in Lincoln-based Epicrop Technologies Inc., which raised a total of $3.2 million in its Series A round, which was led by North Forty Ventures. TechAccel…

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Silicon Valley accelerator 500 Startups invests in KC tech firm

By Tommy Felts / February 9, 2017

A Kansas City firm planning to transform the world with its artificial intelligence tech recently landed in a highly-esteemed startup accelerator in Silicon Valley. Mycroft announced Wednesday that it’s in the latest cohort of 500 Startups, a global venture capital seed fund and startup accelerator that manages $200 million in assets and has invested in…

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With investors clamoring for more, Blooom raises $9.15 million

By Tommy Felts / February 6, 2017

One of the area’s top startups, finance tech firm Blooom has landed a significant round of financing to accelerate its online tool to boost users’ retirement savings. The firm announced Monday that it raised $9.15 million in an oversubscribed Series B round that features some behemoths in finance tech investing. The round was co-led by…

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