Tag: Venues Made Simple

Venues Made Simple vows to marry transparency with streamlined wedding planning tech

By Tommy Felts / September 5, 2023

Jeff and Jessie Pavalone didn’t intend to plan their wedding during a pandemic.  The Kansas City couple is introducing technology to the wedding industry with their new Airbnb-style venue management system, meant to simplify wedding planning for both couples and event spaces. Click here to explore their Digital Sandbox KC-backed startup, Venues Made Simple. The…

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Just funded: Meet the five latest startups scaling their tech, Digital Sandbox KC’s impact 

By Tommy Felts / July 12, 2022

Five emerging startups are the latest to benefit from Digital Sandbox KC’s support — investment and resources that have led to more than $200 million in follow-on funding in less than 10 years for Sandbox companies. “Without this funding, it would have taken us much longer, as the whole project is currently being bootstrapped,” said…

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Comeback KC Ventures fellows

Comeback KC Ventures adds 9 more fellows to accelerate rapid-response health innovations

By Tommy Felts / May 12, 2022

A global pandemic exposed both new challenges and the potential for disruptive solutions — putting Kansas City entrepreneurs at the forefront of rapid-fire change in the wake of an ongoing health crisis, said organizers of Comeback KC Ventures. Nine additional Kansas City tech startups are joining the fellowship program, its leaders said Wednesday, expanding upon…

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