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Posts Tagged ‘Social Impact Advising Group’

Meet LaunchKC’s new social venture cohort: Bold builders going beyond buzzwords (and Kansas City)

By Tommy Felts | May 8, 2025

A reputation of strength within Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem helped convince Darian Jones — a St. Louis native now based in Austin, Texas — to apply for LaunchKC’s fourth Social Venture Studio cohort, he shared Wednesday during a reveal event for the program. Tribal Tech Innovations was one of seven social ventures announced by LaunchKC…

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LaunchKC studio cultivates regenerative look at social challenges; this founder grew his business too

By Tommy Felts | October 1, 2024

Joining the third cohort of LaunchKC’s Social Venture Studio forced Jacob Canyon to get out of the day-to-day operations of Good Oak — even if for just one day a week — and instead focus on building the business, he shared. “Having that time set aside to do the long-term thinking and strategic stuff has…

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LaunchKC eyes startups building ‘a more prosperous and equitable future’; Social Venture Studio opens apps

By Tommy Felts | January 5, 2023

A program created in late 2021 to help boost promising social ventures as they create sustainable business models to tackle social, racial, or environmental issues is returning this spring for its second cohort. LaunchKC’s Social Venture Studio is now accepting applications for its program, which aims to drive social impact and return on investment via…

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Meet seven founders hoping to pay their bills while changing the world; LaunchKC Social Venture Studio unveils first cohort

By Tommy Felts | May 4, 2022

Dr. Shelley Cooper held back tears during a nearly four-hour introductory session to the new LaunchKC Social Venture Studio earlier this spring, she said. She’d already found her calling with Diversity Telehealth; now the startup founder had discovered truly mission-aligned colleagues within her cohort. “My focus has always been to bring healthcare to underserved areas…

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