Startups

And then there was one: Blooom the sole local firm left in national pitch contest

By Tommy Felts / November 17, 2015

Financial tech startup Blooom is the lone Kansas City-area company to advance in the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation’s “One in a Million” pitch competition Out of an initial field of more than 350 companies, the Leawood-based firm advanced to the final round of five in the foundation’s pitch contest. The competition, which will conclude the…

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Kansas City Startup Weekend crowns new champion LoopLogiq

By Tommy Felts / November 16, 2015

A whirlwind of a weekend produced a startup champion that hopes to revamp the world of customer relationship management. Kansas City Startup Weekend, a competition in which teams frantically develop and refine a business idea in 54 hours, crowned LoopLogiq as its champion Sunday. The company’s customer relationship management system (CRM) aims to help companies…

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Fund me KC: COPR Security Innovations

By Tommy Felts / November 16, 2015

Startland News is continuing its new segment to highlight area entrepreneurs’ efforts to accelerate their businesses.  This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to share their stories to gain a little help from their supporters. If you or your startup is running a crowdfunding campaign, let us know by contacting news@startlandnews.com Who: Geoff Miles, Founder of…

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Fund me KC: Mobility Designed

By Tommy Felts / November 13, 2015

Startland News is continuing its new segment to highlight area entrepreneurs’ efforts to accelerate their businesses.  This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to share their stories to gain a little help from their supporters. If you or your startup is running a crowdfunding campaign, let us know by contacting news@startlandnews.com   Who: Liliana Younger, CEO…

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Events Preview: Global Entrepreneurship Week

By Tommy Felts / November 12, 2015

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 GEW is packed full of events for entrepreneurs of every stripe. We’ve hand-selected the events geared towards tech, early-stage businesses, education and…

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