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Security firm Nodal nabs $100K, ramps up hiring

By Tommy Felts / May 12, 2015

Good news is stacking up for Kansas City-based Nodal Industries. The security hardware tech company recently snagged $100,000 in seed funding as part of an opportunity to participate in the 500 Startup accelerator program, based in Mountain View, Calif. The funding will allow Nodal to hire up to eight people, as well as ramp up production…

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Play-It Health lands in top-ranked digital health accelerator

By Tommy Felts / May 12, 2015

As with many successful startups, the idea for Play-It Health was born out of personal experience with an unsolved industry need. Kim Gandy, a former clinician and now the founder and CEO of Play-It Health, recognized that patients were having trouble engaging and adhering to their ­medical regimen. In the worst cases, this led to…

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LaunchKC, Techweek to welcome 10 tech firms to KC in style

By Tommy Felts / May 11, 2015

In roughly four months, Kansas City will welcome a crop of tech startups bolstered by thousands of dollars in funding and a rockstar arrival. Kansas City’s LaunchKC competition — which aims to attract 10 tech firms to relocate to KC with $50,000 grants — has partnered with national tech conference Techweek to offer the winners…

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New platform GUILDit offers art entrepreneurs visibility

By Tommy Felts / May 11, 2015

A new program called GUILDit to promote and support art entrepreneurship is coming to Kansas City. The program is a bi-monthly gathering where art entrepreneurs take the stage to give six-minute presentations followed by questions and answers in the hopes of crafting a stronger Kansas City art economy, and to further connections between local artists.…

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HEMP brings Apple co-founder to KC as featured speaker

By Tommy Felts / May 8, 2015

Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, will be the keynote speaker at The Helzberg Entrepreneurial Mentoring Program’s 20th anniversary celebration. Wozniak’s experience shaping the computing industry and influential product design for Apple have produced him fame as one of technology’s key thought leaders. “As a successful entrepreneur, Steve Wozniak understands the importance a mentor can make…

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