Tag: Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC)

Missouri Tech Corp. dishes $375K to Kansas City startups

By Tommy Felts / June 30, 2016

Two Kansas City startups are among a dozen firms in Missouri that have received a total of $2.1 million from the Missouri Technology Corporation. Kansas City-based tech firms PopBookings and Moblico both nabbed matching funds — $300,000 and $75,000 respectively — from the MTC that will boost their operations. “We are supporting Missouri’s thriving innovation…

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LaunchCode kicks off Kansas City office with $250K boost

By Tommy Felts / February 12, 2016

Fresh off its expansion to Kansas City, LaunchCode will tap additional capital from the Missouri Technology Corporation to boost its operations focused on tech workforce development. With a visit Thursday from Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon at the Sprint Accelerator, the MTC announced that it would inject an additional $250,000 into LaunchCode, which expanded from St.…

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LaunchKC cuts applicant field to 100 grant finalists

By Tommy Felts / August 20, 2015

An international grant competition that will welcome 10 new tech firms to Kansas City has cut a few hundred companies from its field of applicants. LaunchKC — which aims to attract 10 tech firms to relocate to KC with $50,000 grants — notified 100 finalists of the competition on Wednesday via an email. Judges identified…

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Applications open for Missouri tech funding

By Tommy Felts / July 20, 2015

Ready your typing fingers, entrepreneurs. The Missouri Technology Corporation recently opened applications for its IDEA Fund, a program that will match other capital investments in high-growth tech companies. The MTC, a public-private organization that makes investments in Missouri tech companies, is currently accepting applications for four of its IDEA programs, three of which are tailored…

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Moblico snags six-figure investment, announces hiring plans

By Tommy Felts / May 20, 2015

Kansas City-based Moblico, a tech firm that creates software for mobile marketers, recently announced a $900,000 investment raise to hire additional staff. The investment came from Missouri Technology Corp. and a local angel investor — both of which are second time investors in the company.  “We raised these funds to help the company grow,” Moblico…

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