Tag: Lawrence

With fresh $750K, Bixy is helping make online ads ‘not suck’

By Tommy Felts / June 12, 2017

Kyle Johnson could see that his company had a problem. And there was nothing he could do to remedy it. Back in 2011, Pandora released its financial records for the first time ever for everybody to see. Johnson, now the founder of Bixy, was working at his own startup company in the music streaming business…

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Fast-growing Silicon Valley ‘unicorn’ Rubrik expanding to Lawrence

By Tommy Felts / May 31, 2017

Rubrik — a rapidly-growing, cloud data company based in Palo Alto, Calif. — is launching a new office in Lawrence and plans to hire up to 20 area engineers. The firm partnered with the Bioscience & Technology Business Center at the University of Kansas to create the Rubrik Center for Excellence. The center will house…

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Locally-made drone designed to save servicemen, civilians’ lives

By Tommy Felts / February 19, 2016

An injured soldier is miles away from medical help, holed up in a countryside village. Reaching him by medevac helicopter isn’t an option and ground Humvee ambulance will take hours. The soldier doesn’t have hours. Usually, it’s a scenario that unfortunately results in death. But Pulse Aerospace, based in Lawrence, Kan., is working to change…

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