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KC picks who they think will win LaunchKC’s $50K grants

By Tommy Felts / September 18, 2015

Twenty startups are hoping to snag $50,000 during the LaunchKC grant competition. Nearly 500 companies applied to be part of the contest, which will be announcing the winners at Techweek Kansas City at 3 p.m. Friday. Below are predictions from a few members of the tech, startup and entrepreneurship community meandering around Techweek on who…

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Neighborly nabs $5.5M from Formation 8, Ashton Kutcher

By Tommy Felts / September 15, 2015

Neighborly, a San Francisco-based startup with an office in Kansas City, recently landed a multi-million dollar investment for its community investment marketplace. The company, which relocated its headquarters from Kansas City to San Francisco after struggling to raise local capital, raised $5.5 million from venture capital firms Formation 8 and Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures, according…

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Kansas City can’t get enough of TEDxKC

By Tommy Felts / August 28, 2015

Kansas Citians have rushed the stage to buy tickets for TEDxKC. When tickets for TEDxKC went on sale in early June, they sold out in less than 30 minutes. For those who weren’t able to snag tickets to the live event and simulcast at the Kauffman Performing Arts Center, other area organizations offered watch parties.…

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