C2FO’s advice: Seek global capital, local startup partners (Top VC-Backed event photos)

By Tommy Felts | September 4, 2019

Leawood-based fintech powerhouse C2FO didn’t raise nearly $300 million in capital by accident, nor without a strategy for selecting the right investors, Kerri Thurston told a crowd of founders, executives and investors gathered to celebrate the startups on Startland’s list of Kansas City’s Top Venture Capital-Backed Companies in 2019. [pullquote] The Top Venture Capital-Backed Companies…

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Dundee, Lewis & Clark VCs aim to raise Kansas City’s risk capital tide

By Tommy Felts | February 9, 2016

Kansas City boasts a hearty roster of attractive early-stage investment opportunities. And that’s why two Midwestern venture capital firms with fresh funds are making the Kansas City area a key part of their investment strategies. Both Omaha-based Dundee Venture Capital and St. Louis-based Lewis & Clark Ventures are eyeing Kansas City-area startups for deals varying…

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