Tag: OHUB.KC

Shelley Cooper, SureShow, Diversity Telehealth

How Shelley Cooper hopes to turn her telehealth remedy into an appointment for ‘Unicornville’

By Tommy Felts / September 22, 2020

No shows mean no dough — but SureShow means cash flow, Dr. Shelley Cooper rhymed, laughing. “I’m supposed to be really professional and that sounds kind of goofy, but you know, if it makes people remember … ” joked Cooper, founder of SureShow by Diversity Telehealth, in a rare moment of downtime as she prepared for…

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Kevin McGinnis, Keystone Community Corporation, and Rodney Sampson, Opportunity Hub

OHUB.KC an investment in equity infrastructure, founder says; minority accelerator deadline Sept. 18

By Tommy Felts / September 10, 2020

Kansas City’s startup community still has room to improve on racial equity and access issues, said Rodney Sampson, but the ecosystem should safeguard the progress it’s made now — before COVID-era re-settlers arrive, bringing potentially problematic culture with them from larger startup hubs. “When a lot of those folks leave regions like the coasts and come…

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Clarence Tan and Edna Tan, Boddle

Boddle’s new $350K investment comes with a catch: KC startup relocating to Tulsa

By Tommy Felts / July 9, 2020

Pre-seed funding from Tulsa-based Atento Capital is expected to help accelerate Boddle’s gamified edtech platform amid an ongoing pandemic — but the infusion means the Kansas City startup will move south to work more closely with its new investor. “Our team is looking forward to the growth and impact that this investment will allow us…

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Rodney Sampson, Opportunity Hub

OHUB founder: Your silence is an investment; I’m calling out so-called allies

By Tommy Felts / June 1, 2020

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Rodney Sampson is founder of Atlanta-based Opportunity Hub, as well as OHUB’s Kansas City minority accelerator, OHUB.KC, which operates through a partnership with the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri. Opportunity Hub is a non-financial partner of Startland News. Hello tech, startup…

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Techstars KC returns: Meet 10 startups bringing diverse solutions to the rebooted accelerator 

By Tommy Felts / June 1, 2020

The hotly anticipated Techstars Kansas City 2020 accelerator class features startups enabling greater transparency and access in healthcare, the food supply, and justice for all, said Lesa Mitchell. Two of the ventures are based in St. Louis. “We’re also welcoming companies with new platforms and new business models that will attract and facilitate broader talent…

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