Tag: LaunchKC

Universe of ‘things’ expanding rapidly, Big Bang says

By Tommy Felts / August 18, 2017

Editor’s Note: To stay in consistent contact with founders, Startland News is launching a weekly follow-up series featuring top area startups and entrepreneurs. Imagining the future of the “Internet of Things” — a universe of connected devices — is as impossible today as accurately fathoming in 1995 how then-fledgling Internet technology would change the world,…

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The clock is ticking: LaunchKC grants’ deadline is Friday

By Tommy Felts / July 5, 2017

Startups in Kansas City and beyond have about 48 hours to apply for LaunchKC grants. The contest — which will allocate $500,000 via nine grants to startups from around the nation — will accept applications until 11:59 p.m., July 7. LaunchKC will dish out eight $50,000 grants and one $100,000 grand prize. The final round…

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Proudly representing Kansas City, Mycroft wins national pitch competition

By Tommy Felts / March 24, 2017

Mycroft AI made Kansas City proud at the Techweek National Launch Competition in Miami on Thursday by taking home the grand prize of $50,000. As the one company representing Kansas City, CEO Joshua Montgomery said that this wasn’t just a win for Mycroft — it was a win for Kansas City. “Kansas City won,” Montgomery said.…

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KC Outpost, local charm lures hundreds of SXSW attendees

By Tommy Felts / March 16, 2017

Kansas City made a splash at the SXSW Conference thanks to a concerted effort to engage thousands mingling in downtown Austin. Led by the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, LaunchKC, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and Husch Blackwell, the KC Outpost welcomed hundreds of people curious to learn more about the area. Featuring speakers,…

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What’s Kansas City doing at SXSW 2017 this year?

By Tommy Felts / March 8, 2017

March is about to get weird. Startland News is once again returning to the weirdness of Austin, Texas, for the annual insanity that is the SXSW Conference. Like last year, we’ll be venturing to the Lone Star State to report on the Kansas City contingent at arguably the nation’s top conference for innovative ideas: South-by-Southwest…

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