JE Dunn leads $500K round in smart apartment startup Homebase

By Tommy Felts | July 20, 2017

A handful of Kansas City firms both large and small are partnering to advance smart home technologies.  JE Dunn Construction Group and Sunflower Development Group have led at $500,000 investment round in Kansas City-based Homebase, a tech firm building an IoT smart apartment and building platform for multi-family properties. Will Winkler of PSW Real Estate,…

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Tech leaders: KC is built to be a hub for driverless cars

By Tommy Felts | September 22, 2016

The Obama administration on Tuesday revealed a set of guidelines for automakers to ensure a safe, efficient rollout of self-driving vehicles in the United States. The rapid development of autonomous vehicle tech, according to the administration, makes it clear that its emergence into American’s everyday life is no longer a question of if — but…

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Swanky downtown apartments to feature KC-made smart home tech

By Tommy Felts | September 6, 2016

A $69 million office-to-apartment conversion project in Kansas City will soon feature new Internet-of-Things technology that its creators hope will become a model for the world of real estate. Amid a flood of development projects in downtown Kansas City, Sunflower Development Group and Block Real Estate Services are converting Traders on Grand — a 20-story…

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The Collective Funds targets Kansas City startups with $10M

By Tommy Felts | April 28, 2016

    The Collective Funds — a new venture capital group in Kansas City — will be exclusively targeting early-stage firms in the area starting as early as this summer. Led by four Kansas City entrepreneurs, the $10 million fund aims to fill an area funding gap as well as inspire a cultural shift among…

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