Tag: KC Digital Drive

KC Tech Council reboots its visual identity, teases plans to open new downtown HQ

By Tommy Felts / December 3, 2025

It’ll be new year, new look for KC Tech Council as the regional tech advocate relocates to a collaborative headquarters space in downtown Kansas City, as well as embracing a bold brand update — all coded to better reflect a modern, tech-driven ecosystem. “As KCTC powers initiatives that further establish Kansas City as a premier,…

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High-profile digital innovators, investors bringing blockchain finance leaders to Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / August 23, 2025

As Kansas City’s rise as a Midwest blockchain hub continues, a new investor-focused summit is set to bring global blockchain and digital finance leaders to the region next month. The aim: Connect major players in the rapidly maturing sector with Heartland-based investors. The inaugural Heartland Digital Asset Exchange, or HDAX, is planned for Sept. 9…

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KC govtech startup: You shouldn’t have to know how local government works to get answers (or make impact)

By Tommy Felts / July 22, 2025

Even a ripple can make waves, said Mitch Mabrey, an exited cleantech founder whose new cause finds him on a mission to ensure that the voices of residents from all walks of life are more broadly heard — and answered — by their government officials. Resonus, his Kansas City-based political information platform is designed to…

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A formal degree in crypto? KC Futures DAO spearheads globe-spanning blockchain education collaboration

By Tommy Felts / December 12, 2024

A trend-setting new partnership between Kansas City blockchain visionaries, local digital innovation advocates and global thought leaders at the University of Nicosia of Cyprus could bank tech-forward thinkers a new degree of expertise: think a master’s in crypto. The opportunity comes as the KC Futures DAO, KC Digital Drive (KCDD) and the University of Nicosia…

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Digital Inclusion Fund awards $75K for devices to KC nonprofits working to get residents online 

By Tommy Felts / October 7, 2024

A relaunched Kansas City-area fund is expected to help residents struggling because of a lack of simple tech resources: devices that might often be taken for granted among their neighbors for whom the internet — and the opportunities that come with it — is already easily accessible. Eleven nonprofits in the region recently were awarded a…

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