Calling citizen scientists: KC Digital Drive asking residents along Troost to help measure air pollution

By Tommy Felts | April 12, 2022

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Accelerator taps first 7 startups to help bring KC back from the edge of global health crisis

By Tommy Felts | January 28, 2022

Seven Kansas City tech startups have taken the leap to launch new technologies and startups in response to challenges posed by COVID-19 — and have received technical and financial assistance through Comeback KC Ventures to accelerate their efforts.  “These innovations were conceived after two years of the coronavirus pandemic revealed and ignited a need for…

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Comeback KC Ventures launches program to fund, accelerate COVID solutions in region

By Tommy Felts | September 14, 2021

A new Kansas City-based program is recruiting 20 fellows — from among the metro’s first-time entrepreneurs and established businesses — for an effort to help accelerate innovations, products or service lines that are solving needs exposed by the pandemic. “The public health crisis posed by COVID-19 ignited a need for rapid change and innovation,” said Jim…

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Calling all developers, designers and entrepreneurs: KC Digital Drive launching AR/VR challenge March 30

By Tommy Felts | March 26, 2021

KC Digital Drive is giving all those interested in the field of augmented reality or virtual reality  a new opportunity to solve real world problems through innovative solutions, explained Aaron Deacon. “[KC Digital Drive’s Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Heartland Developer Challenge] is a series that goes from the early ideation phase to project…

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