Tag: Startups to Watch in 2020

American Red Cross workers using Healium in Nashville

KC startup helps Nashville tornado survivors escape into VR ‘mental health armor’

By Tommy Felts / March 5, 2020

Locally built virtual reality tools are helping victims cope after a suspected EF4 tornado devastated part of Nashville early Tuesday morning.  “We grabbed headsets and we went to the shelters to see if individuals wanted to escape and relax,” Sarah Hill, founder of Healium, explained of the startup’s reaction to the storm that killed more…

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Tesseract Ventures team

AI, robotics innovator Tesseract Ventures secures $2M investment from UMB Capital

By Tommy Felts / March 5, 2020

One of Kansas City’s leading startups is making good on a teaser that it’s collaborating with local “titans of industry” to defy the boundaries of space and time through next-generation technologies. Tesseract Ventures — which uses robots, smart spaces, wearables and connected platforms in its mission to make industries smarter, better connected and more efficient…

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Jerry Workman and Parker Graham, Destiny

2020 Startups to Watch: Destiny drops into debt-laden users’ lives as startup’s dominoes fall

By Tommy Felts / January 22, 2020

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. The founders behind Destiny owe a debt to the platform’s early adopters, said Parker Graham, eager for the FinTech startup’s…

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Edna Martinson and Clarence Tan, Boddle

2020 Startups to Watch: Boddle evolves from mere gamified edtech to vital classroom tool

By Tommy Felts / January 22, 2020

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. Education needs an overhaul and Boddle Learning is driving the change from the front of the classroom, declared Edna Martinson.  “Its…

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Lee Zuvanich and Lauren Lawrence, Stenovate

2020 Startups to Watch: Stenovate streamlines transcription with legal tech breakthrough

By Tommy Felts / January 22, 2020

Editor’s note: Startland News selected 10 Kansas City firms to spotlight for its annual Startups to Watch list. The following is one of 2020’s companies. Click here to view the full, ranked list of Startups to Watch. It’s all systems go for Kansas City-built Stenovate, as the legal tech startup nears public launch with just the right mix…

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