Tag: Mary Kay O’Connor

Dolphin Tank makes a splash with women in tech: Meet the next three founders pitching

By Tommy Felts / February 17, 2023

The Dolphin Tank pitch showcase returns to Kansas City this month with a trio of women-led tech startups riding a wave of heightened exposure for their ventures. Now in its second year in Kansas City, Springboard Enterprises’ Dolphin Tank is set for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Polsinelli, 900 W. 48th…

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Eems, KC Coworking Day 2018

Photos: KC Coworking Day sings virtues of big ideas in startup spaces

By Tommy Felts / August 11, 2018

KC Coworking Day is a celebration of people whose vision exceeds their circumstances, said Bob Martin. “If you’re an entrepreneur, and you have a vision, I hope your vision is so big that you’re uncomfortable sharing it with everybody — that there’s only a handful of people to whom you’re going to say, ‘This is…

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Mary Kay O'Connor, PatientsVoices

KC-based PatientsVoices pulls $150K in first round of seed capital, additional $75K from MTC

By Tommy Felts / July 6, 2018

Competing for a spot in a Nashville-based health tech accelerator, PatientsVoices landed its first round of seed capital — with a booster shot from the State of Missouri. A $150,000 innovation grant from Jumpstart Foundry investment group represents a leap forward for PatientsVoices, headquartered in iWerx’s North Kansas City entrepreneurial development center, said founder and…

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KCK health startup scores $270K to give patients a voice

By Tommy Felts / July 30, 2015

An area startup is using a recent injection of funds to better provide hospitals with valuable feedback from patients. PatientsVoices, based in Kansas City, Kan., nabbed $270,000 from several organizations to boost its technology that analyzes and distributes information about patients’ experiences. Organizations such as the National Science Foundation, Google and Digital Sandbox KC each…

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