KC startup’s assests acquired by InnovaPrep; founder says best partners share ‘niche’ expertise 

Clara Biotech was one of the first startups to complete BioTools Innovator’s accelerator in 2021, said Jim West; now the Kansas-built startup’s CEO is fully aboard the entrepreneur-boosting effort as associate director — and with his own company’s exit behind him. West, co-founder of Clara Biotech — which launched first-of-its-kind cancer detection in 2015 from…

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‘Fan favorite’ among KC startups joining Wichita cohort; the prize: a playbook for reaching corporate customers

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro. This series is possible thanks to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which leads a collaborative, nationwide effort to identify and remove large and small barriers to new business creation. [divide]…

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InnovaPrep CEO honored as an ‘inspiration’ among Pipeline fellows

COVID-19 couldn’t stop the steady flow of innovation through the Pipeline Entrepreneurs Fellowship.  The organization crowned a series of winners through its (virtual) Innovator Awards on Thursday — a testament to its commitment to entrepreneurs weathering unprecedented times, said David Alburty.  “Pipeline has been absolutely mission-critical in my evolution as a scaling CEO,” Alburty, CEO of…

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

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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