Tag: Riddhiman Das

New CEO for one of KC’s most-talked-about startups could be the first step toward an IPO

By Tommy Felts / September 26, 2023

A new CEO for Kansas City-based TripleBlind allows the privacy tech startup to advance into a growth stage company — one potentially headed toward a public offering — taking advantage of recent momentum around enterprise artificial intelligence solutions, said Riddhiman Das. TripleBlind on Monday announced the appointment of Prat Moghe, former executive vice president of…

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VC summit: It’s a great place to ‘keep your head down and build’ — but is ‘KC nice’ slowing potential?

By Tommy Felts / November 16, 2022

Building a startup in Kansas City comes with a mix of unique benefits and challenges, said serial entrepreneurs Riddhiman Das and Toby Rush, who both agreed the local ecosystem is enjoying “significant” momentum — while pushing the startup scene to be “more aggressive and more brutally honest.” “When you’re on an exponential growth curve, whenever…

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10 years later: Google Fiber boosted city’s ‘capacity for collaboration,’ former mayor says

By Tommy Felts / October 14, 2022

Instant success catalyzed by the arrival of high-speed internet 10 years ago uploaded more than hype for Kansas City, said Sly James, noting Google Fiber’s significant role in reshaping the community as a tech city to envy. Opening unparalleled innovation and civic brand-building opportunities, Google’s selection of Kansas City, Kansas, and Kansas City, Missouri, as…

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‘Everybody at TripleBlind is better than me,’ founder says as top startup’s global team firewalls groupthink

By Tommy Felts / February 8, 2022

Startup companies are on a continual mission to create, define and own the category in which they operate within, Riddhiman Das noted, and to do so — startup founders must build a proficient team.  “If you’re not the category-defining company, then it’s not as big a win. Categories are typically defined at the global level,…

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TripleBlind posts $24M round as interest in its data privacy tech expands, founder talks $100M+ valuation

By Tommy Felts / October 18, 2021

An oversubscribed $24 million Series A funding round announced Monday is expected to push Kansas City-coded TripleBlind into new verticals as it rapidly scales and finds itself a leader in data efficiency.  The startup — which previously secured $8.2 million in seed funding in April — found return support in Mayo Clinic, which co-led the…

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