Posts Tagged ‘KCRise Fund’
KCultivator Q&A: Darcy Howe helps awaken a sleepy city from its safe spaces, talks rest and refueling
Editor’s note: KCultivators is a lighthearted profile series to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. [divide] Empowering Kansas City entrepreneurs to realize their dreams is in Darcy Howe’s blood, she said with a coy smile, seated in an open meeting space atop the 24th floor of her downtown office. “Kansas City…
Read MoreCB Insights calls KCRise most active VC in Kansas; Fund credits work of small team, innovative portfolio startups
Kansans don’t fear hard work, said Darcy Howe. An investment in such a mindset has come with big returns for the KCRise Fund, newly proclaimed the most active venture capital fund in the Sunflower State, according to CB Insights. “Perhaps overused but Margaret Mead’s quote, ‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens…
Read MorePHOTOS: Startland’s biggest event yet celebrates 2019 future newsmakers
Founders, investors and audience members were treated to a glimpse of their potential futures Thursday night during Startland’s Startups to Watch in 2019 celebration. [pullquote] 1) Bungii 2) ShotTracker 3) RiskGenius 4) Metactive 5) Pepper IoT 6) Signal Kit 7) Life Equals 8) Bellwethr 9) Homebase.ai 10) Tea-Biotics Kombucha 11) SquareOffs 12) Zohr [/pullquote] The…
Read MoreInvestors deal BacklotCars $8M; KC-based startup hitting the gas on disruption
Disrupting the used car space has driven a Series A funding round to $8 million for Kansas City-based startup BacklotCars, the company announced Tuesday. “This investment comes at a great time. We are growing rapidly in our existing markets and expanding our national footprint. We expect to continue to add new features – to accompany…
Read MoreBardavon bid to revolutionize workers’ compensation just got a $15 million boost
Timing is everything, said Matt Condon, announcing this week $15 million in new financing to help scale his Overland Park-based company’s reach into markets from coast to coast. “Our national expansion is coming at a time when employers across the country are recognizing that they must play a lead role in the transformation of health…
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