Tag: startups to watch

Chris Cheatham, RiskGenius

RiskGenius announces Series B, partnerships with trio of world’s largest insurance carriers

By Tommy Felts / July 15, 2019

Customers are pushing for the growth of RiskGenius, a top Kansas City startup providing software-based natural language processing tools for improved quality and accuracy in the insurance industry, said CEO Chris Cheatham. RiskGenius announced Monday an undisclosed Series B round led by Hudson Structured Capital Management Ltd., doing business as HSCM Bermuda. The financing round…

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Matt Moody, Bellwethr, Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2019

Bellwethr grows $2.5M in seed funding, building two-city talent base between KC, Manhattan

By Tommy Felts / June 12, 2019

A $2.5 million seed funding round will infuse Bellwethr with more than cash, said Matt Moody. “We’ve been able to find some high quality talent and the big thing now is to apply that, build out the product more and start selling even faster,”  Moody, founder and CEO, said of Bellwethr’s alignment for rapid growth.…

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Photo courtesy of Bungii

Bungii launches on-demand hauling in Chicago; quirks of new markets steering KC startup’s agility

By Tommy Felts / May 16, 2019

Bungii is quickly seeing results in the third-largest U.S. city, as the sharing economy startup leaves its tire prints on yet another market. “It’s early, but we are seeing very positive KPIs [key performance indicators] from the Chicago launch. It’s our fastest-growing record to date,” said Ben Jackson, co-founder of Bungii, which was founded in…

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Image courtesy of ShotTracker Mountain West

ShotTracker partners with entire NCAA conference, taking shot at potential in-game analytics

By Tommy Felts / May 15, 2019

The game is all about proliferating ShotTracker’s technology, said Davyeon Ross, announcing a new partnership with the Mountain West conference to spread the Kansas-born stats-and-analytics tech further across collegiate basketball. Ross’ goal: nothing short of overhauling sports. “The Mountain West continues to stand out for being a pioneer in adopting the latest cutting-edge technologies,” the…

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PHOTOS: Startland’s biggest event yet celebrates 2019 future newsmakers

By Tommy Felts / February 2, 2019

Founders, investors and audience members were treated to a glimpse of their potential futures Thursday night during Startland’s Startups to Watch in 2019 celebration. The premier event — presented at the Copaken Stage by Kansas City-grown and headquartered H&R Block — showcased 12 companies featured on Startland’s recent list of the most anticipated newsmakers for…

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