Startups

Events Preview: Lean Lab Friday Pitch Event

There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you. WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW   The Lean Lab Friday Pitch Event When: July 1 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Where: Sprint Accelerator Every Friday, each…

Missouri Tech Corp. dishes $375K to Kansas City startups

Two Kansas City startups are among a dozen firms in Missouri that have received a total of $2.1 million from the Missouri Technology Corporation. Kansas City-based tech firms PopBookings and Moblico both nabbed matching funds — $300,000 and $75,000 respectively — from the MTC that will boost their operations. “We are supporting Missouri’s thriving innovation…

North Kansas City to receive area’s largest coworking studio

North Kansas City will soon boast the metro’s largest coworking facility. The first shared workspace in North Kansas City, iWerx’s massive 33,000-square-feet facility is scheduled to open in July for entrepreneurs hoping to work in a community of innovators. iWerx also will house a business incubator that hopes foster entrepreneurial vibrancy in North Kansas City….

Gallery: The 2016 Kansas City Maker Faire

Kansas City creativity was on full display at the 2016 Maker Faire. To learn more about the event, check out this video from Startland News.

New Kansas City incubator focuses on energy startups

Kansas City now has a new sandbox to play in. Digital Sandbox KC on Tuesday announced the launch of Energy Sandbox. Similar to Digital Sandbox, Energy Sandbox aims to provide proof-of-concept resources to early-stage entrepreneurs — but this time, it will be for startups in the energy sector, rather than tech. Energy Sandbox will partner…