Aussie tech company with KC HQ closes $112M round to scale its global expansion, AI innovation

By Tommy Felts | September 11, 2024

As global technology company SafetyCulture closes another massive funding round, Kansas City — its largest market and biggest opportunity — stands primed for continued investment at the firm’s U.S. headquarters in the Crossroads Arts District. SafetyCulture on Tuesday announced a $112 million round — which values the Sydney, Australia-based workforce operations company at $1.7 billion —…

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Back2KC sets return date for its 2024 homecoming effort, scouting familiar faces to build an even stronger KC

By Tommy Felts | June 7, 2024

When Back2KC returns this fall, the homegrown talent recruitment initiative will lean on unexpected connections to entice former residents — now out-of-town professionals — to give Kansas City’s recent Golden Age another look, organizers said.  “The biggest win we can have is if these expats and ex-Kansas Citians come back, move their families here, move…

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SafetyCulture taps chair of Tesla’s board of directors as KC-rooted scaleup eyes new growth phase

By Tommy Felts | March 27, 2023

Robyn Denholm brings a wealth of senior-level tech experience, leadership, and advocacy to SafetyCulture’s board of directors, the company said Monday, noting Denholm’s role as a leading voice calling for more diversity in the sector. SafetyCulture, a $2.2 billion Australian scaleup, houses its U.S. headquarters in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District, where it has been…

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