Tag: Destiny Wealth

Digital Sandbox KC

Digital Sandbox welcomes four new startups led by emerging, veteran KC founders

By Tommy Felts / December 20, 2019

The latest round of founders joining Digital Sandbox KC includes relative newcomers to the startup scene alongside a Fountain City Fintech alum and a key player behind one of Kansas City’s biggest exits. The proof-of-concept program announced Friday the addition of four new companies for its fourth quarter: TripleBlind, led by Riddhiman Das, who made…

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Parker Graham, Destiny Wealth

Destiny Wealth moving HQ to KC; former football player owes debt of inspiration to mother

By Tommy Felts / December 15, 2018

Grit and the gridiron might have helped shape Parker Graham’s business acumen, but it’s the influence of his coach in the game of life who inspired Destiny Wealth — his fintech startup that soon will move to Kansas City. “My Mom stretched herself so thin and sometimes it was hard to put food on the…

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CoreBuild

Culture Lab to Fountain City Fintech startups: Before you hire, define your culture

By Tommy Felts / December 11, 2018

Bringing Culture Lab programming to the Fountain City Fintech accelerator’s inaugural cohort is part of a deeper effort to call attention to workplace culture in Kansas City, said Frank Keck. “We’ve been able to help each of these six cohort companies really define who they are, why are they doing what they’re doing, and help…

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Zach Pettet, Fountain City FinTech, nbkc

Fountain City FinTech first cohort named; could draw coastal, international companies to KC

By Tommy Felts / September 27, 2018

A half-dozen companies from outside Kansas City earned spots among the first cohort of Fountain City FinTech, said Zach Pettet, hopeful the metro could attract the firms to stay or build long-term partnerships. “There’s a good chance that a number of firms will be putting down roots and creating jobs in Kansas City. We don’t…

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