Startups

ShotTracker, NBA champ Klay Thompson set for virtual camp

By Tommy Felts / June 17, 2015

The Golden State Warriors weren’t the only team elated from its Tuesday night NBA Championship win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Overland Park-based ShotTracker also snagged a win alongside the Warriors’ first championship since 1975, as the wearable tech firm’s recent endorsement deal with Golden State guard Klay Thompson received another coat of varnish. Golden State’s…

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Digital Sandbox helps entrepreneurs fight summer slump

By Tommy Felts / June 16, 2015

With summer knocking at the door, Digital Sandbox KC is taking initiative to provide resources and instruction to keep entrepreneurs engaged and on-point. Digital Sandbox, a proof-of-concept program that expedites area businesses’ projects, will host the third-annual “Summer in the Sand Series” as a way of prompting discussion around relevant topics for entrepreneurs. “The Summer…

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Stackify continues global growth ahead of HQ move

By Tommy Felts / June 15, 2015

Kansas City-based tech firm Stackify is posting a solid year of growth that’s leading it to hop the state line for more office space. Led by CEO Matt Watson, Stackify is moving its headquarters and 15 staff members from Kansas City’s Waldo neighborhood to Leawood, Kan., for larger and swankier offices. Watson said that Stackify…

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Mobile giving platform, Daily Deeds wants to help KC charities

By Tommy Felts / June 15, 2015

“Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love,” Mother Teresa once famously said. That’s the spirit behind a new charitable crowdfunding platform that’s set to launch in Kansas City this Wednesday. Created by local attorney Tim Racer, Daily Deeds is a mobile donation platform that hopes…

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KC companies tap K-State LAB program

By Tommy Felts / June 12, 2015

Three Kansas City area startups are honing their approaches with an array of resources at a business development program at Kansas State University. Acre Designs (Kansas City, Kan.) and AEGLE Palette (Shawnee) and Alvoru Clothing (Shawnee) were selected to participate in KSU’s Launch a Business program, which is designed to cultivate promising ventures in Kansas…

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