Tag: Black & Veatch

Windgo Advantive holoflective gun scope

How a Columbia startup spun smart window tech into a holoflective gun scope that could help prevent accidental shootings

By Tommy Felts / April 16, 2021

Innovation has no limits for Fielding Staton — and his company’s 250-plus inventions offer just a glimpse into how he and his team hope to shape the future. Among the most recent products to take shape inside the walls of Columbia-manufactured Windgo: a holoflective gun scope with the potential to save lives.  “A lot of gun…

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Paul McRoberts, Jacque Hansen, Matt Kirchner, and Brian Schumacher, Atonix Digital

Black & Veatch spinout gives Atonix Digital the startup space to scale on its own

By Tommy Felts / February 23, 2021

A newly independent Atonix Digital is leaning into growth opportunities after being spun out of its corporate home at Black & Veatch earlier this year. “The benefit to Black & Veatch is: they get to stay on their core business model. The benefit to Atonix Digital is: we get to be more nimble, pursue new…

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Stephane Pinhal, product specialist, Concentrating Pipette Select, InnovaPrep

From finding SARS in sewers to brewing better beer, InnovaPrep scales tech from KC cleanroom

By Tommy Felts / October 22, 2020

As COVID-19 began to spread, InnovaPrep could almost immediately see the reason why — and it’s a realization that has gained the startup some serious traction, explained David Alburty.  “All the puzzle pieces fit neatly in place for us. The high transmission rate without definitive contact was one of the biggest tells,” added Alburty, the Drexel,…

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Brendan Waters and Jon Ruiz, EB Systems

Startups fighting COVID: Black & Veatch taps 18 for Coronavirus response accelerator

By Tommy Felts / July 15, 2020

Four months after an unprecedented pandemic struck the Midwest, partners from more than a dozen startups, established businesses and universities are set to pitch their solutions for developing and deploying emerging technologies to fight Coronavirus. KC-area startups EB Systems, InnovaPrep, Motega and MySidewalk are among 18 members of Black & Veatch’s IgniteX COVID-19 Response Accelerator,…

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Hyleme George, IgniteX accelerator

LaunchKC, Black & Veatch open COVID-19 grants competition with $250K (or more) for startups

By Tommy Felts / March 28, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. A newly announced grants competition could boost both the health…

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