Funding

LaunchKC grants competition eyes startups hoping to scale in KC; Applications now open

By Tommy Felts / August 10, 2023

When LaunchKC’s next round of grant recipients are announced this fall during Global Entrepreneurship Week, winning startups will receive game-changing exposure in addition to the $50,000 in prize money, said Jon Ruiz. His venture, EB Systems, was among six winners in 2022 when the popular grants competition was rebooted by LaunchKC after a four-year hiatus…

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Trio of Kansas City startups among Missouri’s latest equity investments; $2.4M awarded in July

By Tommy Felts / August 10, 2023

Three high-profile tech startups in Kansas City each earned a portion of the $2.4 million awarded in July by the Missouri Technology Corporation, the agency announced this week “We are thrilled to announce another set of awards to support the high-tech, high-growth startups committed to growing in Missouri,” said Jack Scatizzi, executive director of MTC.…

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Afraid of needles? This Kansas startup just raised $1M to inject its no-show solution into testing

By Tommy Felts / July 26, 2023

A fresh funding injection for an Overland Park-based medical device company is expected to help the startup’s products clear federal regulatory hurdles, as well as advance and expand its research and development efforts. Love Lifesciences is on a mission to revolutionize the patient injection experience to make medications both easier and safer to use, said…

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Digital Sandbox alum earns new round of funding — this time for sports tech; Meet the latest batch of just-funded startups 

By Tommy Felts / July 7, 2023

From making the college admissions process easier for students to summarizing books and podcasts using artificial intelligence, the latest startups to join Digital Sandbox KC are a great example of the creativity of this region’s entrepreneurs, said Jill Meyer. The four newly selected companies are expected to receive up to $20,000 in project funding and…

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PHKC awards $25K to Alchemy Sandbox winners; It’s amazing when someone understands your vision, founder says 

By Tommy Felts / June 28, 2023

Year one challenges can be difficult for entrepreneurs to swallow, James Thomas noted, but he’s raising a cup to the first anniversary of Brain Freeze Mobile Daiquiri Shop with validation and a splash of funding. Two days after completing The Porter House KC’s fourth small business development cohort and competing in its finale competition, Thomas…

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