Startups

Five lessons from investing $5 million into 50 startups in five years

By Tommy Felts / July 29, 2025

Editor’s note: The perspectives expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Scott Henderson is managing principal for Nebraska-based NMotion, general partner for gener8tor Great Plains Fund, and a board member for Startland, the parent organization of Startland News. This piece was originally published by Silicon Prairie News. [divide] Seems just like yesterday I was…

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They didn’t want to go corporate; how AI gave brothers the tools to forge their own path, together

By Tommy Felts / July 23, 2025

Tyler and Garrett Amundsen are using AI to help insurance brokers spend more time on relationships and less time on data, the duo shared. Inspired by conversations around their family’s Kansas City dinner table, as well as the latest tech developments, the brothers launched LightDoc in early 2023 to automate and streamline repetitive tasks that…

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He retired after an exit; now this govtech veteran is back in a CFO role for KC-scaled PayIt

By Tommy Felts / July 23, 2025

As Kansas City-built PayIt scales across North America, a new financial leader is expected to help guide the company in its game-changing efforts to help government agencies modernize, serve their residents, and improve operating efficiency. Steve Kovzan, a nearly 30-year veteran of leadership across government technology and finance spaces, is now chief financial officer at…

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KC govtech startup: You shouldn’t have to know how local government works to get answers (or make impact)

By Tommy Felts / July 22, 2025

Even a ripple can make waves, said Mitch Mabrey, an exited cleantech founder whose new cause finds him on a mission to ensure that the voices of residents from all walks of life are more broadly heard — and answered — by their government officials. Resonus, his Kansas City-based political information platform is designed to…

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Indoor golf concept shoots past the rough with tech driver, hooking franchise success across US

By Tommy Felts / July 19, 2025

Lenexa-based indoor golf concept GolfTRK is teeing off into the world of franchising, said Matt Williams, scoring big wins from coast to coast as demand to expand access to “golf light” soars. The modern training and performance facility — a Trackman Preferred Franchise Partner with locations in Lenexa and Overland Park — now has 11…

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