Tag: KCRise Fund

Pepper

After $8.5M raise, KC-based Pepper eyes IoT dominance

By Tommy Felts / April 6, 2017

From app-controlled toilets to smart egg trays, the world of IoT is rapidly expanding. In fact, by 2020, it’s expected that more than 24 billion internet-connected devices will be online. And now one well-heeled Kansas City-based IoT startup wants to serve as the hub for those gadgets. After it recently raised a $8.5 million Series…

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Darcy Howe’s hustle grows, guides KCRise Fund in first year

By Tommy Felts / March 2, 2017

Kansas City may not realize its good fortune with the tenacious manager of a relatively new fund that’s investing in early-stage firms. Self-described as a builder that’s competitive and impatient, Darcy Howe is weaving her years of determined leadership into the KCRise Fund, which just wrapped up its first year with $14 million in the…

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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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Darcy Howe

KCRise fund lands $10M to kickoff startup investing

By Tommy Felts / September 22, 2016

Kansas City-area startups have a new, local fund to boost their investment rounds. The KCRise fund announced Thursday the closing of $10 million that will co-invest with institutional venture capital groups in early-stage companies based in the Kansas City area. Launched in February in conjunction with the KC Rising economic initiative, the fund was created…

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Darcy Howe

Darcy Howe to fellow investors: Embrace 21st century investing

By Tommy Felts / June 28, 2016

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. The future of Kansas City entrepreneurship and business looks brighter than ever. And I am really excited! That’s because after helping manage the private wealth of some of the area’s most affluent families for more than 30 years, I’m beginning to see a…

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