Startups

NMotion accelerates Its 100th startup with plans to invest $3 million in 30 more through 2026

By Tommy Felts / May 24, 2024

OMAHA — A Kansas City startup was among the six cohort members that pushed the NMotion Accelerator past its 100-company mark, showcasing its AI-infused storytelling platform this week alongside innovations from across the Midwest. NMotion powered by gener8tor on Tuesday celebrated the cohort — along with the impact from its $100,000 investments in each member —…

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mySidewalk teases Sidekick — a data assistant at the forefront of AI’s difficult-to-simple transformation

By Tommy Felts / May 22, 2024

A new purpose-built community data and visualization tool from mySidewalk is designed to revolutionize decision making and empower those willing to embrace change when supplied with accessible and reliable data. The Kansas City-based govtech company this month announced the beta launch of Sidekick, an AI-powered data assistant meant to drive meaningful progress through insights gleaned…

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PopBookings rallies as KC startup looks for its own key hires: ‘We’re back in a big, big way’

By Tommy Felts / May 9, 2024

After dialing back its event staffing platform’s operations during the pandemic, Kansas City-grown PopBookings is back online in the Midwest — ramping up hiring as it works toward a Series A funding round by year’s end. “Kansas City has a real nurturing feel to it. And this community is why I believe we’ll have our…

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Block by block: Prototype builds startup’s housing vision where everyone can afford their own castle

By Tommy Felts / May 7, 2024

A mock home facade project on the grounds of Kansas City’s historic Workhouse Castle serves as a proof point for Godfrey Riddle’s rebooted Civic Saint — a social venture built on compressed earth blocks as its key to affordable, sustainable housing. “CEBs (compressed earth blocks) are great for Kansas City, because non-expansive sandy clay soil…

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Startup gives fans real ownership in emerging athletes; investing in talent before they make it big

By Tommy Felts / May 3, 2024

Just as investors can put their money in Google or Apple, Parker Graham wants sports enthusiasts to invest in the next Patrick Mahomes or Travis Kelce, he shared. Along with co-founder and fellow Oklahoma State football alum Yves Batoba, the Kansas City-based serial entrepreneur, Pipeline fellow, and founder of Finotta has now launched Vestible —…

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