Startups

Chris Goode, Ruby Jean's Kitchen & Juicery

Community rallies behind Chris Goode after ‘violating’ overnight Ruby Jean’s break-in

By Tommy Felts / April 2, 2019

Chris Goode isn’t angry, the Ruby Jean’s founder said after an overnight break-in left shattered glass and an empty cash register at his juicery and kitchen on Troost. “When trials come, maintain the faith and just keeping pressing forward,” Goode said. “People responded to that message pretty quickly. We know that the business is supported…

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Josh Green, Brooklyn Buttery, Sprint Accelerator

Butter to eSports: Sprint Accelerator draws new class of startups from coasts to Canada

By Tommy Felts / April 1, 2019

Josh Green is used to navigating the streets of Brooklyn, hand delivering artisanal butters, chilled in the back of a pickup, he recalled. As founder of Brooklyn Buttery — which crafted a line of flavor-packed, sustainably sourced compound butters designed to bring a high end restaurant experience to home cooks — the entrepreneur’s growth has now…

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PayIt, Kansas City

Experts: Coastal VCs getting FOMO on Kansas City; PayIt’s $100M+ investment proves it

By Tommy Felts / March 29, 2019

Landing more than $100 million in funding is no small feat for PayIt — or any startup, John Thomson said with a mix of humble confidence. “Wins beget wins, and it helps to build the ecosystem,” said Thomson, CEO and co-founder of PayIt. Click here to read more about PayIt’s investment from Insight Partners. For Thomson,…

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ChowNow kansas city

LA-based ChowNow hungry for its new Crossroads regional office, KC tech talent

By Tommy Felts / March 29, 2019

Order up! Los Angeles based ChowNow is ready to serve the Kansas City startup space, Candice Taylor said as the company prepares to open its first regional office in the Crossroads Arts District. “It’s really important for us to be somewhere that has an amazing [food] scene and there’s certainly no shortage of incredible local…

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PayIt team

‘Transformative’ $100M+ investment for PayIt means KC GovTech startup will boost hiring

By Tommy Felts / March 28, 2019

A massive investment from a New York-based venture capital and private equity firm is expected to help push Kansas City GovTech startup PayIt to 120 employees by the end of 2019, John Thomson said. “We’re already growing at a pretty good clip, and this will really help us accelerate R&D, serving more clients, and putting…

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