Funding

Investment from former Chiefs linebacker expected to boost Kin Seltzer’s flow into KC

By Tommy Felts / September 5, 2023

An  investment from former Chiefs player Dezman Moses valued at $3 million is expected to help flood Kansas City with storytelling — and a new surprise flavor — from the first Black-owned seltzer in the market, said Joshua Lewis. Kin Seltzer announced the strategic investment from the Kansas City linebacker-turned-entrepreneur, noting plans to use the…

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Flint Group’s new strategic partner invests in taking the home services platform national

By Tommy Felts / August 25, 2023

SEATTLE — A newly announced strategic investment from the global firm General Atlantic is expected to help a home services platform with Kansas City leadership enhance its business offerings and accelerate its growth, ultimately toward scaling the company nationally. Founded in 2019 by industry veterans Collin Hathaway and Trevor Flannigan, Flint Group has quickly expanded…

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Biotech startup’s $6.5M Series A expected to cultivate expanded workforce, research capabilities

By Tommy Felts / August 24, 2023

Ronawk’s Bio-Block Universe has already revolutionized cell and tissue production, Tom Jantsch said, and the recent investment of $6.5 million is set to further research and development. “We have really changed the paradigm of how not only cell culture is done, but how researchers are able to scale. They can go from the bench, all…

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VinCue leadership team: Michael Hopkins, chief marketing officer; Danny Zaslavsky, managing partner; Chris Hoke, CEO and co-founder; and Nic Hodges, COO

Autotech startup VINCUE secures Series B with fleet of industry investors, innovators

By Tommy Felts / August 15, 2023

A downtown Kansas City-headquartered startup’s first major institutional investment is expected to enable the company to scale operations, advance its product roadmap, and meet increasing market demand, its co-founders said Tuesday.  VINCUE — an end-to-end inventory lifecycle solution for retail automotive dealerships and one of Startland News’ Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2022 —…

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Porter House KC earns MO infrastructure grant, pushing its retail incubator closer to opening

By Tommy Felts / August 10, 2023

Funding from a pilot physical infrastructure grants program is expected to help The Porter House KC complete phase 2 of the build out for its new 811 Retail Incubator, focused on boosting retail entrepreneurs from the urban core. “This grant will allow us to serve over 90 small businesses focused on retail operations within the…

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