Kansas City’s Top VC-Backed Companies in 2019

By Tommy Felts | August 13, 2019

The Top Venture Capital-Backed Companies List recognizes the momentum pushing an emerging cohort of Kansas City growth-stage, venture-backed companies.  [pullquote] More ahead The list of Kansas City’s Top VC-Backed Companies is the jumping off point for a series of Startland analysis pieces, breaking down the trends behind the numbers. Click here to subscribe to Startland…

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Introducing 2017’s Top 10 Under-the-Radar startups in Kansas City

By Tommy Felts | August 29, 2017

Whether they’re intentionally lying low or just working too hard to stop and share their stories, Kansas City is full of inconspicuous innovators. Consider this list of 10 firms as a spotlight into the shadows of promising, but little-known Kansas City startups. As we stated in last year’s list, “under the radar” is a relative…

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2017 Under the Radar: Dunami filters out noise to find influencers

By Tommy Felts | August 29, 2017

Editor’s note: Startland News picked 10 early-stage firms to spotlight for its annual Under the Radar startups list. The following is one of 2017’s companies. To view the full list, click here. [divide] Who really matters? For a businesses, the answer can be key in refining focus and needed action, as well as managing resources.…

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KCRise Fund invests in PEQ and Dunami

By Tommy Felts | December 22, 2016

The KCRise Fund announced two investments in area firms Thursday to round out its 2016. Launched in February in conjunction with the KC Rising economic initiative, the KCRise Fund joined ongoing investment rounds in tech firms PEQ and Dunami. Kansas City-based PEQ is an Internet of Things service enabler that created an operating system for…

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