Investors

Investor survey: Angels plan to keep capital flowing to startups, but amounts likely to decline

By Tommy Felts / May 18, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. COVID-19 won’t stop most angel investors — though they likely will rethink…

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Paige Johnson, Ten-Nine Technologies; photo by Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence

98 percent more grit: Why one founder says women work harder for the same investment dollars 

By Tommy Felts / May 15, 2020

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This series is possible thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which leads a collaborative, nationwide effort to identify and remove large and small barriers to new business creation. TULSA,…

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John Styers, Transportant

Wichita VC backs two KC startups: ‘Great companies can be built in crazy economic times’

By Tommy Felts / May 9, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Despite a global pandemic, Wichita-based Accelerate Venture Partners closed nearly as many…

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Sieo headquarters, Venice Beach, California

West Coast startup studio thinks now is the perfect time to add KC tech companies to its portfolio

By Tommy Felts / April 17, 2020

A Venice Beach, California-based startup studio wants to fund, found, and grow more startups — including those in the Kansas City area.  “When we got started, our main goal was to reduce the 90 percent failure rate of startups,” explained Austin Stofer, founder and CEO of Sieo — the California startup studio that currently boasts a 12-company…

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‘Businesses need help now’: AltCap unveils $5M COVID-19 relief loan fund with Kauffman, civic, private backing

By Tommy Felts / March 31, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is a financial supporter of Startland…

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