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

By Tommy Felts | July 5, 2016

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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Gallery: The Sprint Mobile Accelerator’s demo day

By Tommy Felts | May 25, 2016

The Techstars-led Sprint Mobile Accelerator held its third demo day on Tuesday. Hundreds of Kansas Citians trekked to the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts to watch 10 startups from around the world deliver pitches on their tech firms. Learn more about the event and the future of the accelerator here.  Check out photos or a…

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Video: Sprint Accelerator firms deliver elevator pitches

By Tommy Felts | March 24, 2016

Startland News, along with the Kansas City community, was able to mix and mingle with the current cohort of startups at the Kansas City-based Sprint Accelerator. In a Wednesday night event at the accelerator — located in the Crossroads Arts District — ten startup founders also quickly pitched their tech firms’ missions. The accelerator program, led…

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Sprint Accelerator firms hiring, offering meet-and-greet

By Tommy Felts | March 1, 2016

The new firms at the Techstars-led Sprint Accelerator program are already growing. While many are looking for interns, seven of the 10 mobile tech companies in the three-month accelerator are looking to hire staff. The companies, which entered the Kansas City-based accelerator on Feb. 22, each nabbed $120,000 in capital as part of the program,…

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Local, artificial intelligence firms enter the Sprint Accelerator

By Tommy Felts | February 22, 2016

There’s a bit of local flavor in the latest class of startups to enter the Techstars-led Sprint Accelerator. Now hosting its third batch of startup companies, the accelerator welcomed ten new companies to its three-month program, including one from Kansas City and another from Lawrence. Super Dispatch, based in Kansas City, and Mycroft, based in…

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