Photo gallery: Pipeline pitches and the Innovators gala

January 27, 2017  |  Bobby Burch

Sarah Mirth

Pipeline Entrepreneurs celebrated 10 years in style Thursday at the Midland Theater. Check out this photo gallery of the organization’s pitch contest and gala.

For more:
Here’s a feature story on the gala.
Here’s a news story on the award winners.
Here’s more background on the organization and its leader, Joni Cobb.

startland-tip-jar

TIP JAR

Did you enjoy this post? Show your support by becoming a member or buying us a coffee.

Tagged
Featured Business
    Featured Founder

      2017 Startups to Watch

        stats here

        Related Posts on Startland News

        South KC hub heats up with $100M+ cold storage investment; logistics site expected to bring 190 jobs

        By Tommy Felts | August 13, 2025

        A strategic collaboration between Americold and CPKC underscores Kansas City’s growing role in advancing cross-border commerce and temperature-controlled logistics, officials said Tuesday, celebrating the grand opening of a 335,000-square-foot Import-Export Hub in South Kansas City. Americold’s new $100 million-plus facility is expected to create nearly 190 new jobs and serve as a hub for Canadian…

        Innovation Fest pitch winner touts unexpected treat: growing his animal health startup in Kansas

        By Tommy Felts | August 13, 2025

        Emmanuel Bijaoui’s first time in Kansas — for Tuesday’s Innovation Festival and onboarding for the incoming Plug and Play Topeka cohort — has left the Treat Therapeutics founder with a lasting impression of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, he shared. “We always talk about the Animal Health Corridor,” he said after winning the festival’s BioKansas Startup…

        ‘Troost is not scary’: Kansas City equity walk highlights Black business revival

        By Tommy Felts | August 13, 2025

        Editor’s note: This story was originally published by The Beacon, a member of the KC Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and Missouri Business Alert. Click here to read the original story from The Beacon, an online news outlet focused on local, in-depth journalism in the public interest.…

        Here’s how Bungii delivered spot No. 981 in its Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies debut

        By Tommy Felts | August 12, 2025

        Nailing Bungii’s geographic expansion model has unlocked significant growth, said Ben Jackson, detailing a years-long evolution that earned his Kansas City-built final-mile delivery carrier a coveted spot on the latest Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list. “Bungii’s network is becoming one of the largest sharing economy footprints across the U.S.,” explained Jackson, who co-founded the company…