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KCultivator Q&A: Darcy Howe helps awaken a sleepy city from its safe spaces, talks rest and refueling

By Tommy Felts / March 1, 2019

Editor’s note: KCultivators is a lighthearted profile series to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. [divide] Empowering Kansas City entrepreneurs to realize their dreams is in Darcy Howe’s blood, she said with a coy smile, seated in an open meeting space atop the 24th floor of her downtown office. “Kansas City…

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Only five of 40 KC startups make the cut for InvestMidwest VC pitch forum

By Tommy Felts / February 20, 2019

InvestMidwest has whittled down the applicants for next month’s venture capital forum, announcing five Kansas City area companies will take the stage at the premier pitch event. Thirty-six fast-growing startups overall — representing 15 Midwest, East Coast and Southern states — are expected to present to venture capitalists, corporate investors, private investors and other key…

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Full Scale pledges to invest $1M of its development resources in KC startups in 2019

By Tommy Felts / February 14, 2019

Editor’s note: Full Scale is a partner of the Kansas City Startup Foundation and Startland News. The following content was independently produced by Startland News. [divide] Development help often can be more valuable to an early stage startup than simply opening a checkbook, said Matt DeCoursey, announcing Full Scale’s commitment to investing $1 million of…

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Proactive hometown company-building will cross county, state lines with Fountain Innovation Fund, ECJC leader says

By Tommy Felts / February 14, 2019

It’s time for Kansas City stakeholders to stop waiting for coastal companies to “save the day,” said George Hansen. “We spend a great deal of tax dollars trying to entice companies to move here with their workforce,” Hansen, president and CEO of the Enterprise Center in Johnson County, told a crowd of about 100 gathered…

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Kauffman launching Capital Access Lab investment pipeline for underserved entrepreneurs

By Tommy Felts / February 13, 2019

Every new business should have a fighting chance at success — regardless of the entrepreneur’s background, said Victor Hwang, announcing a new Capital Access Lab to address opportunity gaps in Kansas City and across the U.S. “It is up to us to collectively break down systematic barriers to entry that adversely impact people of color,…

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