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2016 Sprint Accelerator

Sprint Accelerator firms hiring, offering meet-and-greet

By Tommy Felts / March 1, 2016

The new firms at the Techstars-led Sprint Accelerator program are already growing. While many are looking for interns, seven of the 10 mobile tech companies in the three-month accelerator are looking to hire staff. The companies, which entered the Kansas City-based accelerator on Feb. 22, each nabbed $120,000 in capital as part of the program,…

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Behavioral health startup announces acquisition, name change

By Tommy Felts / March 1, 2016

Behavioral health tech firm ABPathfinder is blazing a new path thanks to a recent acquisition. In addition to a name change, the Overland Park-based firm announced Thursday that it purchased Phoenix-based Ensure Billing to beef up the company’s services. The new entity has rebranded to become Pathfinder Health Innovations. Acquiring an insurance billing company allows…

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New $20M fund supercharges VC dollars in Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / February 29, 2016

In conjunction with a metro-wide effort to boost the area economy, Kansas City will soon have a new co-investment fund that aims to accelerate early-stage businesses. As part of the KC Rising economic initiative, the “KC Rise Fund” hopes to improve a common gripe in Kansas City’s entrepreneurial community that there’s not enough capital to…

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Kansas City is named No. 2 locale for women in technology

Kansas City again named top tech locale for ladies

By Tommy Felts / February 29, 2016

Kansas City received more kudos for gender equality, this time for being a top spot for women in tech. A study released Wednesday puts Kansas City in second place among the nation’s 58 most-populated cities. The news arrives on the heels of Kansas City being named as a top-10 U.S city for women-owned businesses. SmartAsset…

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Pinsight Media wants to build your startup’s app for free

By Tommy Felts / February 25, 2016

A new program at one of Kansas City top mobile tech firms plans to build dozens of mobile apps for as many as 70 startups around the nation. Kansas City-based Pinsight Media+ recently launched its “Rollout” program, which will develop a firm’s Android or iOS app — for free — with the intention of it…

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