Tag: 17° 73° Innovation Co.

Digital Sandbox announces funding for six new companies

By Tommy Felts / March 23, 2017

On Thursday, Digital Sandbox KC announced its newest cohort of six area startups. Led by entrepreneur Jeff Shackelford, the Kansas City-based incubator welcomed 17° 73° Innovation Co, Anticipate Ventures, FEWDM, Homegrown & Happy, Live-K and TicketRx to the program.   “The continued support through partnerships, like Independence, Olathe and Great Plains Energy for the Energy…

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Program commercializing classroom tech spurs 29 startups, dozens of jobs

By Tommy Felts / November 29, 2016

A Kansas City program is making strides in its efforts to commercialize local, university-cultivated ideas. In the past four years, KCSourceLink’s Whiteboard2Boardroom program helped create almost 100 jobs and facilitated the creation of 29 new startups, according to a recent progress report. Those companies also generated nearly $16 million in follow-on funding, helping to fuel job…

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Conner Hazelrigg’s Sunshine Box lights up the dark in Haiti

By Tommy Felts / July 27, 2016

Conner Hazelrigg, 23, never considered herself an entrepreneur. A few years ago, she was a student at William Jewell College, keeping herself busy playing tennis and basketball, and working towards a double major in physics and math. “I always wanted to do something with engineering and architecture — I loved science,” Hazelrigg said. “But I…

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