Posts Tagged ‘Jeremy Tasset’
Venture experts: Getting your first check in KC is too difficult, but a record influx of coastal investors isn’t a bad substitute
A new report on Kansas City’s venture-backed companies showed year-over-year growth in multiple areas — impressing industry experts who identified key investment trends in the data. More companies with venture capital backing; higher employee counts; a 58 percent boost in fundraising. Yet growth was not universal. Despite gains in top-line figures, the number of Kansas City-based…
Read MorePacked demo day at Alamo Drafthouse caps inaugural Launch Health Accelerator
More than 200 investors and entrepreneurs attended the recent Demo Day for the Launch Health Accelerator powered by Nueterra Capital. Demo Day marked the conclusion of the 75-day accelerator and featured presentation pitches from each of the six cohort companies. After a short networking reception in the Chesterfield bar inside the Alamo Drafthouse Kansas City,…
Read MoreLaunch Health check-up: TheraWe Connect bridging gap between parents, pediatric therapy
Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of stories on the six cohort companies of the Launch Health Accelerator, powered by Nueterra Capital and sponsored by LaunchKC. Click here to read all the stories published in this series. [divide] Opportunity unlocked, it’s full steam ahead for TheraWe Connect as the startup prepares to check…
Read MoreLaunch Health check-up: medZERO simplifies medical bill pay with zero interest, zero fees
Editor’s note: The following is part of a series of stories on the six cohort companies of the Launch Health Accelerator, powered by Nueterra Capital and sponsored by LaunchKC. Click here to read all the stories published in this series. [divide] Paying medical bills should be as simple as making a car payment, said Mike Sobek. …
Read MoreWomen-led Kansas City companies fuel Launch Health accelerator’s first cohort
Healthcare needs an overhaul and four Kansas City-area companies are among those poised to disrupt the industry as part of the first Launch Health Accelerator cohort, explained Jeremy Tasset. “Through the health accelerator, we were seeking companies with fresh ideas that give rise to improving care and lowering costs that can be readily integrated into…
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