Tag: startup crawl

Startup Crawl returns Sept. 19, marking Startland’s 10-year anniversary with KC innovation focus

By Tommy Felts / August 19, 2025

Kansas City’s largest startup open house is back this fall — celebrating a decade of innovation alongside emerging builders and newsmakers. Set for Sept.19 and organized by Startland News, Startup Crawl will mark the newsroom’s 10-year anniversary with a high-energy showcase of the city’s entrepreneurial community. The event, presented by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation,…

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Photos: Founders score electric vibes, human connections with Startup Crawl’s return

By Tommy Felts / June 24, 2024

Even tech startups benefit from one-on-one conversations with peers and the public, founders said, reflecting on the connections, collisions and real-time feedback earlier this month during Startland News’ Startup Crawl in downtown Kansas City’s Power & Light District. “It was an incredible experience that allowed for free-flow conversations and engaging activities between myself and the…

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How this genre-hopping KC musician is fighting back against digitized entertainment

By Tommy Felts / June 13, 2024

A former college football star, Keelon Vann often found himself “running on fumes” as he chased his passion on the field — and on key. “I’d be up playing guitar until 3 a.m., which is not a joke, and somehow make it to 5:30 a.m. workouts the next day,” said Vann, a quarterback at Piper High…

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Startup Crawl returns June 14; here’s where you’ll discover dozens of innovators shaping a new KC

By Tommy Felts / May 3, 2024

Sneakers and sunscreen are recommended as Startup Crawl makes its way back to the Kansas City Power & Light District this summer. The annual gathering of startups will return the evening of June 14 to three locations across the entertainment district, Startland News announced this week. Organizers expect to reveal the band lineups for two…

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Photos: Rebooted Startup Crawl reconnects entrepreneurs with a curious Kansas City

By Tommy Felts / June 14, 2023

Kansas City’s Power & Light District was crawling with curiosity Friday as a sellout crowd made its rounds, participating in the recently revived Startup Crawl event and exploring a new side of the city they call home. “We saw a mix of familiar and unfamiliar faces,” said Austin Barnes, executive editor of Startland News and…

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