Mycroft AI inks $1.75M in oversubscribed round, battling Amazon, Google

By Tommy Felts | January 12, 2018
Mycroft AI

In a quiet room amid the chaos of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Mycroft AI CEO Josh Montgomery gleefully told Startland News Friday that his tech firm raised a significant seed round. Mycroft recently raised a $1.75 million round that will help the Kansas City-based artificial intelligence startup accelerate hiring plans and corporate…

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With cocktails in hand, VergeKC kicks off its high-growth tech startup series

By Tommy Felts | March 15, 2017

An Indianapolis-based event series aimed at cultivating high-growth tech companies outside of Silicon Valley debuted its inaugural event in Kansas City on Tuesday. Verge — which hosts pitch forums in 11 Midwestern and southern metros — has a mission to accelerate community entrepreneurs through a curated approach that targets specific people and companies. Kansas City hub director…

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Area investors, entrepreneurs urge for meaningful connectivity

By Tommy Felts | November 18, 2016

As Global Entrepreneurship Week wrapped up, Startland News marked the celebration Thursday with its second Innovation Exchange event. In partnership with Think Big Partners, the Innovation Exchange offers news junkies context and behind the-scenes details to stories they read in Startland. The conversation covered what innovators, corporations and investors can do to make Kansas City’s…

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Joshua Montgomery: KC poised to be IoT-powered smart city leader

By Tommy Felts | July 5, 2016
Joshua Montgomery

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Most of the people I ask about the Internet of Things — or IoT — respond with visions of network-connected light bulbs or water sensors for their basements. They talk about fitness trackers or connected thermostats that help reduce energy costs. To me,…

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