Tag: startups to watch

Leveraging KC’s resources: How the right people at the right time can unlock a startup’s potential

By Tommy Felts / January 27, 2024

The level of collaboration seen in Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is unmatched by peer communities, said Jill Meyer, noting it’s not a phenomenon that developed by accident. And it takes transparency and trust, she added. “There is a lot of work that resource partners do to make sure that our companies and our founders have…

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Bo Lais, Lula

Lula posts $3M round from single VC investor as proptech startup rapidly scales

By Tommy Felts / February 23, 2022

A $3 million injection of funding for Lula means more jobs for Kansas City, revealed Bo Lais.  But that’s not all it signals, he added, noting the fast-growing startup to watch is well on its way to achieving major milestones in 2022.  “We truly believe in solving real problems in this industry and always think…

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Tiny TV Classics by Basic Fun!

KC inventor, toy maker put classic TV shows, movies at your fingertips

By Tommy Felts / July 29, 2021

Makers and inventors only have an instant to capture the public’s imagination and pull them into a product, John Boucard said.  “I gravitate toward working on things that haven’t been done before,” the founder and CEO of Tesseract Ventures shared. “There’s the ‘moment of astonishment’ for children and consumers who are delighted by our tech.…

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Startups to Watch 2021 set

Startups to Watch celebration set to premiere in early 2021 as digital interview special

By Tommy Felts / December 17, 2020

If 2020 proved one thing, it’s that innovation can’t be tamed, Austin Barnes said in announcement of a 2021 return for the hotly anticipated Kansas City Startups to Watch list and the debut of a corresponding digital interview special.  “Our team of reporters has been masked up and on the ground since Day 1,” Barnes,…

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Tesseract PRISM

Tesseract’s robot reveal: Wearable proximity trackers to keep workers at a safe distance  

By Tommy Felts / May 27, 2020

Kansas City-wired clip-on robots could make social distancing a second thought, as Tesseract Ventures shares its first mainstream product with the world.  “This product exemplifies our mantra that there is nothing more human than technology and is a great example of what you can expect to see from Tesseract Ventures in the future,” said John…

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