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Kwinton Scarborough, PawCon X; Pat McLoughlin, Digs; Elango Thevar, Neer; and Kim Naramore and Jillian Carlile, TravelHive, Pitch & Pint: KC Collective

Pitch & Pint: KC Collective unveils founders competing in real-time April 30 pitch event

By Tommy Felts / April 22, 2020

While COVID-19 wreaks havoc across the globe, Kansas City entrepreneurs already are proving their resiliency, said Donald J. Hawkins. “They’re still grinding, iterating, and finding ways to make things happen,” said Hawkins, co-organizer of the KC Collective founder network, as well as co-founder of Griffin. “In addition to working on their own businesses, they’re diving…

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2018 LaunchKC winners

Meet the 2018 LaunchKC winners: $500,000 in grants awarded at Techweek finale

By Tommy Felts / October 12, 2018

LaunchKC, the hotly anticipated annual pitch contest, capped Techweek Kansas City Friday by awarding a half-million dollars in non-dilutive grant funds to nine winning startups from among 20 finalists. An Atlanta company earned the day’s top prize. The finalist competitors — who beat out more than 586 applicants for a spot on this year’s stage —…

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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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LaunchKC finalists

LaunchKC finalists revealed: Kansas City newsmakers and startup stars in the making

By Tommy Felts / September 5, 2018

A dozen Kansas City tech entrepreneurs are set to compete next month against a mix of firms from across the country — and one startup from Israel — in arguably the city’s most elite and hotly anticipated pitch event of the year. LaunchKC announced its 20 finalists Tuesday — each vying for their piece of…

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