Profiles

Pepper

2019 Startups to Watch: Pepper secures defense against invasive Chinese-made devices

By Tommy Felts / January 14, 2019

Editor’s note: Startland selected 12 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2019’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. Pepper’s elevator pitch: Pepper is an independent, multi-tenant Internet of Things communications platform. What Nest or Ring, or these…

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Komal Choong and Anoop Choong, ZOHR

2019 Startups to Watch: Zohr steers deeper into new markets with new spin on tire sales

By Tommy Felts / January 14, 2019

Editor’s note: Startland selected 12 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2019’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. Zohr’s elevator pitch: Zohr – Tires Delivered & Installed is basically a tire shop that comes to you. We…

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2019 Startups to Watch: ShotTracker sensors detect high-scoring year for sports tech firm

By Tommy Felts / January 14, 2019

Editor’s note: Startland selected 12 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2019’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. ShotTracker’s elevator pitch: ShotTracker is a sensor-based technology that tracks statistics and analytics for basketball practice and games in real-time.…

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Morgan Perry, Mid-Continent Public Library

KCultivator Q&A: Morgan Perry reads KC on egos, excuses — no Northland passport required

By Tommy Felts / January 12, 2019

Editor’s note: KCultivators is a lighthearted profile series to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Library shelves offer more than the theatrics of the written word, said Morgan Perry. Though she sees power in learning through entertainment, the resources available to vulnerable and other hungry audiences in need are anything but…

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Shark-Off

Beach-loving couple hopes to dissolve fear of sharks with Shark OFF repellent bracelets

By Tommy Felts / January 10, 2019

Saving limbs, lives, and long-villainized, cartilaginous creatures of the sea — it’s the mission behind a first-of-its-kind Overland Park startup, Shark OFF, said Shea and Geoff Geist. “You’re more likely to get killed by a cow. You’re more likely to die falling out of bed,” said Geoff Geist, half of the husband-wife duo who founded…

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