Startups

LaunchKC winner shows value with $900K pre-seed round, earns critical local support

By Tommy Felts / April 8, 2023

Kansas City’s DataAppraisal has secured $900,000 in pre-seed funding for its AI-powered proprietary software that helps healthcare organizations unlock the monetary value of their enterprise data, said Tam Tran. And the tech startup’s recent developments come after a year of earning local resources and support, its co-founder and CEO said. DataAppraisal’s unique solution contains two…

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Jeff Blackwood New Frontier Mobile Diagnostics

New Frontier diagnoses need, expands its imaging solution to rural, underserved patients

By Tommy Felts / April 7, 2023

A hands-on Kansas City healthtech company is extending its diagnostic imaging services to support clinics across Kansas and Missouri with a focus on rural health centers and “lookalike” clinics serving patients in underserved communities and healthcare deserts. New Frontier Mobile Diagnostics was founded to improve access to imaging care for patients regardless of race, gender,…

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Founder to founder: One day you’re eating cheap ramen, the next you’re KC’s big exit story; struggles define startups as much as success

By Tommy Felts / April 5, 2023

Even after building a startup into one of Kansas City’s biggest exit success stories, the entrepreneurs and leaders behind BacklotCars don’t sit around to talk about their grand achievements when they reunite, said Anders Ericson; they reminisce about how the tech company nearly went out of business along the way. “Everyone always wants to ask…

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KC Pioneers to their visiting Aussie players: Feel what it’s like to have an entire city behind you

By Tommy Felts / April 4, 2023

Playing professional esports has given 17-year-old Ethan Klumpp an opportunity to travel the world; Kansas City has been one of the most livable cities he’s visited yet, he shared. “My experience in Kansas City, it’s different from the other U.S. cities that I’ve been in,” said Klumpp, an Australian who plays for the Kansas City…

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Fast-growing KC startup closes $20M in Series B funding to accelerate genetic progress in cattle

By Tommy Felts / April 4, 2023

A well-muscled funding round is expected to help Lenexa-based Vytelle expand its global operations after having already scaled the agtech startup’s breakthrough in vitro fertilization, data capture, and AI-driven genetics tech to be easily accessed by more than half of the U.S. cow herd. “This is indicative of strong market interest in our products and…

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