Funding

The Collective Funds targets Kansas City startups with $10M

By Tommy Felts / April 28, 2016

    The Collective Funds — a new venture capital group in Kansas City — will be exclusively targeting early-stage firms in the area starting as early as this summer. Led by four Kansas City entrepreneurs, the $10 million fund aims to fill an area funding gap as well as inspire a cultural shift among…

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Fund me, KC: Garden Thorn wants to turn your thumb green

By Tommy Felts / April 26, 2016

Startland News is continuing its segment to highlight area entrepreneurs’ efforts to accelerate their businesses. This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs —  like The Handy Camel CEO Tom Gray — to share their stories to gain a little help from their supporters. If you or your startup is running a crowdfunding campaign, let us know…

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The red carpet, garageband and laboratory of funding models

By Tommy Felts / April 22, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. “Funding! Funding! Funding!” It’s the warrior’s cry of the startup community. In the world of entrepreneurship, there’s an incredible amount of pressure to run a startup that can be described as “disruptive,” “innovative” and “scalable.” Those descriptions come with a hefty price tag,…

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Five insights from KCSourceLink’s annual review of KC entrepreneurship

By Tommy Felts / April 19, 2016

A recent report dissected a deluge of details on Kansas City entrepreneurship, analyzing its demographics, talent pipeline, capital sources and more. And the prognosis, according to entrepreneurial resource hub KCSourceLink? Kansas City is making steady progress toward its goal to become one of the United States’ most entrepreneurial cities. “We are committed to supporting the…

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Report: Kansas City startups snagging more dough in 2016

By Tommy Felts / April 13, 2016

Kansas City has made significant strides when it comes to improving access to early-stage capital, though its relative volume still lags other startup hubs, according to a recent report. [pullquote]The Kansas City metro’s increase in total capital raised represents the third-largest growth among 27 major U.S. metro areas.[/pullquote] In the first three months of 2016,…

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