Tag: LaunchKC

Deadlines approach for BetaBlox, EY awards; LaunchKC opening soon

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2017

Kansas City abounds with growth opportunities for startups and entrepreneurs — sometimes the trick is just finding them. To that end, here are a variety of opportunities for founders and supporters of Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem whose deadlines are approaching. Thanks to our friends at KCSourceLink for aggregating these opportunities! BetaBlox Deadline: March 1 Kansas City-based accelerator…

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LaunchKC grants contest to offer $100K grand prize in 2017

By Tommy Felts / January 27, 2017

Kansas City’s popular grants competition LaunchKC has raised the stakes for applicants in 2017. Instead of allocating $500,000 via 10 equally-sized grants, LaunchKC will dish out eight awards of $50,000 and one $100,000 grand prize. In 2016, LaunchKC drew more than 400 tech startup applicants for the second year in a row. Applications open on…

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Eyeing the American dream, BLITAB creates tablet for blind people

By Tommy Felts / November 5, 2016

Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. Kristina Tsvetanova is no stranger to obstacles. She’s spanned the globe and learned three different languages en route to developing first-of-its-kind technology that aims to connect blind people to media in ways that rivals science fiction. Touted as an “iPad” for…

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A chip on former Mizzou receiver Tommy Saunders’ shoulder fuels his fitness tech firm

By Tommy Felts / October 27, 2016

Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. “This is for everyone who doubted me.” That’s a phrase Tommy Saunders has been saying to himself for years. Saunders said it after being denied scholarship offers and earned a walk-on spot as a wide receiver for the University of Missouri.…

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Not in Kansas anymore: Mycroft opens Kansas City, Silicon Valley offices

By Tommy Felts / October 26, 2016

Editor’s note: This content is sponsored by LaunchKC but independently produced by Startland News. After a recent seed round that was topped off with a $50,000 LaunchKC grant, artificial intelligence startup Mycroft is moving from Lawrence to the City of Fountains. Mycroft — which developed an open-source, artificial intelligence device similar to Amazon Echo — not…

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