Startups

Global Prairie sues ag tech firm FarmLink for loan default

By Tommy Felts / January 5, 2017

Kansas City-based marketing firm Global Prairie has filed suit against a local ag tech firm for defaulting on a loan, according to a document that was filed Nov. 14 in Jackson County Court. In the document, Global Prairie alleged that Kansas City-based FarmLink failed to fulfill payments on a promissory note in the amount of…

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Recap of an impressive 2016 for Kansas City’s top startups to watch

By Tommy Felts / January 3, 2017

What a year it’s been for Kansas City startups. From exits and capital raises to awards and partnerships, the area’s early-stage firms have kept Startland News plenty busy in 2016. To mark that success, we’re revisiting a list we compiled a year ago relaying 10 startups that we believed were poised to make noise in…

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Sprint Accelerator joins the Global Accelerator Network

By Tommy Felts / December 22, 2016

Kansas City’s Sprint Accelerator recently joined a global group that will connect its startups to dozens of other accelerators around the world as well as a plethora of resources. The revamped Sprint Accelerator — which announced a new focus in October to foster corporate partnerships with startups — is now a part of the Global…

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KCRise Fund invests in PEQ and Dunami

By Tommy Felts / December 22, 2016

The KCRise Fund announced two investments in area firms Thursday to round out its 2016. Launched in February in conjunction with the KC Rising economic initiative, the KCRise Fund joined ongoing investment rounds in tech firms PEQ and Dunami. Kansas City-based PEQ is an Internet of Things service enabler that created an operating system for…

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Chris Brown: How to split equity in your startup

By Tommy Felts / December 20, 2016

Editor’s note: Opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. This article is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice. Readers with legal questions should consult an attorney. When founding a new startup it is common to have disagreements over how much equity each founder should receive. In this post, we will…

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