Funding

Report: Kansas City’s VC funding rank improves among Midwest cities

By Tommy Felts / January 18, 2017

Editor’s note: Brian Matthews is a guest author to Startland News and co-founded Cultivation Capital. Opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. When assessing the vitality of an entrepreneurial ecosystem, an important factor to consider is the Total Venture Funds Raised by the startups within that city or region. This metric provides an…

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ECJC offering dozens of entrepreneurial education events in 2017

By Tommy Felts / January 16, 2017

The Enterprise Center in Johnson County has a jammed packed schedule of over 50 workshops for Kansas City entrepreneurs in 2017. “We are lucky to have the support of dozens of volunteer service providers who take time away from their own jobs and businesses to share their expertise with entrepreneurs,” ECJC vice president of communications…

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Funding opportunities for educators, artists, entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts / January 12, 2017

Half the of the battle of raising capital is finding the right opportunity. To give you a hand, we’ve gathered some timely opportunities so you don’t have to. Here’s more on funding opportunities with deadlines drawing near: AT&T Aspire Accelerator Application deadline: Feb. 7 Ed-tech ventures are encouraged to apply for the 2017 AT&T Aspire…

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Five Elms Capital leads $7.4M round in San Diego firm

By Tommy Felts / January 11, 2017

Five Elms Capital is the lead investor in a $7.4 million finance round for a San Diego-based security firm. The Kansas City-based investment group is backing Trackforce, a SaaS provider of operations management tools for security guard operators. The company’s GuardTek software suite is used by more than 80,000 users at over 8,000 sites in…

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Mid-America Angels invested $3.6M in record-breaking 2016

By Tommy Felts / January 9, 2017

For the second consecutive year, the Mid-America Angel Network posted a record-breaking year of investing. In 2016, the Kansas City-based network invested $3.6 million via 15 deals in startups, topping its 2015 totals of $2.8 million in nine investments. “What you see here is the result of several years of work, not just one,“ MAA…

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