Startups

Major network provider taps SquareOffs for ‘Rant Offs’

By Tommy Felts / May 26, 2015

SquareOffs recently landed a client that may place its web-based debate technology in front of millions of more people. The company partnered with digital media network Rant Inc. to offer its online debate and polling tech to engage Rant’s readers and increase their advertising revenue. “It’s one of the bigger contracts that we’re apart of,”…

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OneHQ launches hiring spree for anticipated growth

By Tommy Felts / May 21, 2015

OneHQ, formerly NexusHQ, is beefing up its staff in anticipation of a projected revenue boom. The insurance and finance software company plans to add 13 employees — bringing its total headcount to 20 — in the next year as it anticipates more than doubling its annual revenue. The company reported revenue of more than $1 million…

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Moblico snags six-figure investment, announces hiring plans

By Tommy Felts / May 20, 2015

Kansas City-based Moblico, a tech firm that creates software for mobile marketers, recently announced a $900,000 investment raise to hire additional staff. The investment came from Missouri Technology Corp. and a local angel investor — both of which are second time investors in the company.  “We raised these funds to help the company grow,” Moblico…

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Windhaven Farms, Chemistry take 1 Million Cups stage

By Tommy Felts / May 20, 2015

The seemingly disparate industries of agriculture and marketing were on display this week at 1 Million Cups with startups Windhaven Farms and Chemistry. Windhaven Farms founder Kristen Wolf first presented her local meat distribution company, which delivers an assortment of locally-raised, organically-grown meat products, including beef, pork, chicken and rabbit. “The product is really, really…

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Flow Forward Medical

Flow Forward Medical raises additional $1.3M

By Tommy Felts / May 18, 2015

Flow Forward Medical boosted its latest funding round to further develop its device that helps improve outcomes for hemodialysis patients. The Olathe-based company closed a $1.3 million round of additional Series A financing led by the Kansas Bioscience Authority. Flow Forward previously raised $4.4 million, bringing its total funding raised to date to about $5.7 million.…

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