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Olathe-based Flow Forward raises $1M for vascular device

By Tommy Felts / March 7, 2017

After completing a preclinical study, Olathe-based Flow Forward Medical nabbed another round of capital for its vascular device. The firm raised another $1 million from a group of unnamed, individual investors, bringing the firm’s total raised to $7 million. Flow Forward created the AFE blood pump system, which is designed for temporary use to quickly…

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International coworking firm WeWork taps Crossroads for big space

By Tommy Felts / March 7, 2017

WeWork, an international coworking firm with offices in 37 cities and 12 countries around the globe, is snagging four floors in Kansas City’s Corrigan Station for a new 40,000 square feet space. With locations in Hong Kong, London, Buenos Aires, New York City and many others, the cosmopolitan coworking company will occupy the third through…

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KC tech innovators deliver mindset and personal development advice

By Tommy Felts / March 2, 2017

For many, starting a business may sound like the dream — being your own boss, making your own rules and devising your own schedule. But the reality is that the entrepreneurial life isn’t all sunshine and roses. Like most good things in life, it comes with risk and challenges. And on Wednesday a panel of…

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Melissa Roberts: How an Olathe hate crime affects your tech business

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2017

Editor’s note: The opinions in this commentary are the author’s alone. In the startup world, outside the Facebook echo chamber, it can be hard to see how political trends impact your business. I understand why. When you’re struggling to weed through the constant churn of working the problem, identifying a new problem and working that…

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Jaguar Land Rover invests in artificial intelligence startup Mycroft

By Tommy Felts / February 27, 2017

Mycroft has received a significant boost in horsepower. Only a few weeks after entering 500 Startups, Mycroft has landed a strategic partnership with Jaguar Land Rover. The Kansas City-based artificial intelligence startup is among the first startups to enter the Portland-based Jaguar Land Rover Tech Incubator, which will provide Mycroft with a $110,000 investment and…

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