Tag: David Biga

Pipeline unveils first-ever double cohort in bid to develop region’s next great serial entrepreneur

By Tommy Felts / January 27, 2022

Twenty-five founders are entering the Pipeline network this week, Melissa Vincent said Thursday, revealing the newest additions to its elite fellowship, as well as the just-debuted Pathfinder cohort for earlier-stage, underserved entrepreneurs. “We were blown away by the response,” said Vincent, executive director of Pipeline, noting the fall 2021 recruiting period was the most vigorous…

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David Biga, Particle Space

2022 Startups to Watch: Particle Space builds industry backbone as ‘Stripe for real estate’

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2021

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list, now in its seventh year recognizing founders and startups that editors believe will make some of the biggest news in the coming 12 months. The following is one of 2022’s companies. Click here to view the full…

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Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2022

10 Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2022

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2021

Innovation in Kansas City knows no age or industry. From pre-seed stage startups to firms with dozens of employees, the leading edge of tech in the Heartland has taken root — and grown in unexpected forms. The future newsmakers showcased as part of Startland News’ Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2022 list each are…

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David Biga, Particle Space

Proptech startup closes $636K pre-seed round, building on real estate product collabs

By Tommy Felts / July 13, 2021

More than a half-million dollars in pre-seed funding has a Kansas City-built proptech startup movin’ on up, bringing it a few floors closer to realizing its goal of becoming Stripe for the real estate industry.  “It feels so unreal,” David Biga, founder and CEO, told Startland News Monday in announcement of the startup’s newly-closed $636,000…

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David Biga, Particle Space

AI-powered Particle Space detects product validation with Liberty Mutual integration

By Tommy Felts / March 5, 2021

A new partnership between Liberty Mutual Insurance and Kansas City-built Particle Space is expected to create an entirely new service, the proptech startup announced this week.  The collaboration sees Liberty Mutual provide tenants with easily-accessible quotes for renters insurance within Particle Space’s artificial intelligence-backed building and property management platform.  “It’s now even easier for property…

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