Startups

Rachel Kennedy, Plantain District

Think finding meat at the grocery store is tough? Try shopping to feed 100 people

By Tommy Felts / May 19, 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. Three sold out weeks of curbside service are a sign of better…

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Two Kansas City tech startups selected for newly rebranded T-Mobile Accelerator

By Tommy Felts / May 19, 2020

Innovative drone technology and smart apartment management solutions helped two Kansas City startups earn spots among the freshly launched T-Mobile Accelerator’s six-company cohort. Aware Vehicles, led by PJ Piper, and Homebase, founded by Blake Miller, were announced Tuesday as members of the 2020 program, formerly the Sprint Accelerator. The 90-day accelerator began earlier this month…

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Mike Parson, Missouri governor

Already slashed to $1M, MTC funding for startups, innovation centers could hinge on COVID-19

By Tommy Felts / May 18, 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. A years-long effort to scale back Missouri’s funding for startup investment — coupled…

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Cory Stipp, Apogee Coffee & Draft

Lattes by day, cocktails by night: Apogee climbs past obstacles for approachable escape (and pizza)

By Tommy Felts / May 15, 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. Thirsty, COVID-wary customers won’t find apathy tucked away in a modern, outdoor-inspired…

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Paige Johnson, Ten-Nine Technologies; photo by Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence

98 percent more grit: Why one founder says women work harder for the same investment dollars 

By Tommy Felts / May 15, 2020

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This series is possible thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which leads a collaborative, nationwide effort to identify and remove large and small barriers to new business creation. TULSA,…

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