Tag: Ryan Townsend

Ryan Townsend, Hively

Product without a pitch deck: How one startup tech veteran is seeding his new venture with ‘something real’ 

By Tommy Felts / September 16, 2021

Ryan Townsend has worked within some of Kansas City’s most headline-grabbing startups for years, but now he’s taking the lead with his product-driven venture Hively — focusing specifically on bringing a mobile-first solution to event management. “I’ve always been the technology guy,” Townsend said, referencing his time as chief technology officer at such companies as…

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RFP360 team

Five Elms Capital doubles down on RFP360, bringing its investment to $12M

By Tommy Felts / March 16, 2020

RFP360 proved its worth and ability to push itself in the months following Five Elms Capital’s first investment in the software platform, said Thomas Kershisnik. The payoff? Five Elms today announced a second strategic growth investment in RFP360 — bringing its total backing of the Leawood-based startup to $12 million, said Kershisnik, managing director at…

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