Startup’s tech hits Hallmark shelves with video greeting cards; partnership ‘worth the wait’

Kansas City creative giant Hallmark’s newly announced line of video greeting cards is more than a one-of-a-kind product innovation — it’s the outcome of an extended startup partnership that was years in the making, Laura Steward said. “In 2015, we won a Launch KC grant,” recalled Steward, founder and CEO of Kearney, Missouri-based VideoFizz, describing the…

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Startland’s 2017 Made in Kansas City Gift Guide: Tech list

Startland News presents its annual Made in Kansas City Gift Guide. Check out selections from the Kansas City tech category below. Have more ideas? Leave them for readers in the comments below.  [divide] Little Hoots keepsake quotes – $16 and up Creatively capture your kiddo’s cute quotes with the Little Hoots app. The app allows one…

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With fund now slashed, LaunchKC alumni say MTC vital to early success

PopBookings probably wouldn’t be in business today without the early support — and more critically the investment dollars — of the Missouri Technology Corporation, Erika Klotz said. “It really allowed us to do more quicker,” the PopBookings co-founder and CEO said. “For any startup, speed is everything. It allowed us to get credibility right out…

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