Tag: Rx Savings Solutions

Photos: Innovation Exchange returns with Top KC Startups to Watch celebration

By Tommy Felts / February 28, 2018

So … What’s your spirit animal? Eleven startup founders and leaders joined Startland News and the Kansas City Startup Foundation on stage Tuesday for a rebooted Innovation Exchange experience — complete with casual conversation, jazz and few unexpected queries. Saluting the Top Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2018, the rapid-fire, Q&A-style event showcased the…

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Kansas City startups to watch in 2018

By Tommy Felts / January 16, 2018

Within Kansas City’s startup community, one question remains as confounding as it is combustible. “What is a startup?” Purists say it’s a disruptive tech firm. Egalitarians maintain the term applies to any early-stage business. Others ask another question: Who cares? The answers — debated in spirited fashion in national media, on Kansas City discussion boards and…

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2018 Startups to Watch: Rx Savings Solutions prescribes answer to high drug costs

By Tommy Felts / January 16, 2018

Editor’s note: Startland News selected the top Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2018’s companies. To view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch, click here. When it comes to U.S. prescription drugs, it appears there’s one certainty: Prices are going up —…

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Rx Savings secures $18.4M funding round, nears 2 million members

By Tommy Felts / November 28, 2017

An $18.4 million funding round is the prescription Rx Savings Solutions needs to expand its fight against a crippling, yet common ailment, said Michael Rea. “Everyone in the nation has the same problem — high drug costs — and most people don’t know there are options to save money,” said Rea, founder and chief executive…

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Summer fundin’ — it happened so fast

By Tommy Felts / September 23, 2015

Kansas City startups snagged a load of capital over the summer. Often earmarked for product development, hiring or both, the funds represent new injections of capital that startups hope will boost their businesses to become the next big thing out of Kansas City. In total, 23 startups raised more than $56.8 million, which is not…

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