Startups

Chad Tillman, Norcini, Strang Hall

‘Way more on our plate’: How COVID-19 transformed chefs into fortune tellers and perfectionists

By Tommy Felts / May 26, 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. It’s a tough time to be in the business of food — but…

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Interest grows for at-home ultraviolet sterilization, urban farming amid prolonged pandemic

By Tommy Felts / May 26, 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. If the team at Year-Round Garden had been told two months ago…

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Jasmine and Amber Baudler, Stellar Image Studios

AltCap COVID-19 relief fund set to reopen May 27; nears $2M in loans already awarded

By Tommy Felts / May 22, 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. AltCap is reopening access to a growing pot of rescue dollars May…

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Jerren Thornhill, The Guy Experience

Guy Experience founder spins Sandbox cash into opportunity for teen coding students

By Tommy Felts / May 22, 2020

A new opportunity to build key, startup assets for The Guy Experience has Kansas City kids compiling their futures.  “We really believe in giving them a project and believing in them,” Jerren Thornhill, founder of The Guy Experience, said of the startup’s new partnership with We Code KC.  As part of the collaboration, We Code…

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Elango Thevar, Neer

Drinking in $100K investment, Elango Thevar ready to carry the water for Neer full-time

By Tommy Felts / May 21, 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. Some products don’t require a pandemic pivot, said Elango Thevar, fresh off…

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