Tag: PlanIT Impact

LaunchKC past winners

WATCH: No reason for ‘lone wolfing’ the startup grind, LaunchKC past winners say as application window narrows

By Tommy Felts / June 28, 2018

Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by LaunchKC but was independently produced by Startland News. With a July 11 application deadline nearing, LaunchKC past winners emphasized the popular, high-profile grants contest is about much more than chasing a payday. “There’s the community piece. There’s the exposure piece. But once you win — or even once…

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Dominique Davison, PlanIT Impact, gigabit app

KC Digital Drive: Kansas City companies win 3 of 21 gigabit app awards so far

By Tommy Felts / April 27, 2018

Two Kansas City startups each recently earned $10,000 awards through a program promoting gigabit app development in the metro. A third firm won previously. OnTimeSocial and PlanIT Impact were among 11 companies honored this spring by US Ignite, which seeks to leverage networking technologies to build stronger smart communities. In Kansas City, US Ignite and…

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Applicants pour in for a chance at $500K in LaunchKC grants

By Tommy Felts / April 13, 2018

Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by LaunchKC but was independently produced by Startland News. After dishing out $1.5 million to 29 startups over the last three years, LaunchKC returns in 2018 with more experience and an enduring determination to drive entrepreneurial impact in Kansas City. The area’s most-popular grants contest already has garnered hundreds…

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Continuing its hot streak, PayIt wins national pitch contest

By Tommy Felts / July 7, 2016

Government tech startup PayIt is on a roll. Only weeks after a earning a commendation from Amazon, the Kansas City-based firm recently won a national pitch competition as part of the annual United States Conference of Mayors. PayIt’s mobile and web app that streamlines citizens’ financial interaction with government agencies beat out dozens of other…

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