WATCH: Startland News Reports – Kansas City VC-Backed Companies

September 22, 2021  |  Austin Barnes

Join Startland News for another edition of Startland News Reports as findings from its 2021 Kansas City VC-Backed Companies Report — a collaboration between UMKC’s Tech Venture Studio and Startland News — inform candid conversations with Kansas City-based startup founders and venture capital experts.

Tagged
Featured Business
    Featured Founder
      [adinserter block="4"]
      1738947381552

      Austin Barnes

      2021 Startups to Watch

        stats here

        Related Posts on Startland News

        KCultivator Q&A: Jessica Powell gets candid about ‘KC Nice’ (and how she’d spend $1M)

        By Tommy Felts | October 13, 2025

        Editor’s note: KCultivators is a lighthearted profile series to highlight people who are meaningfully enriching Kansas City’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. [divide] Let’s get real, Jessica Powell said with a wry smirk, explaining her vision for a Kansas City that works together — and stops cannibalizing its own.   “I’m a startup junkie,” the community champion and founder of…

        Pure Pitch Rally reveals competitors for its 10th crowd-funded, spot-cash pitch contest

        By Tommy Felts | October 13, 2025

        Eight emerging startups set to take the Pure Pitch Rally stage next month will become part of the Kansas City tech community’s evolving story, said Karen Fenaroli, touting a decade of impact that has seen millions in follow-on capital raised and thousands of jobs created across the region. “It is no longer just an event,”…

        Sisters brew backyard-style beers from a historic firehouse in Budweiser territory

        By Tommy Felts | October 11, 2025

        Editor’s note: The following story was produced through a paid partnership with MOSourceLink, which boasts a mission to help entrepreneurs and small businesses across the state of Missouri grow and succeed by providing free, easy access to the help they need — when they need it. [divide] SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A midlife career crisis took…

        LISTEN: Meet the partners behind Plug and Play Topeka’s growth (and impact)

        By Tommy Felts | October 10, 2025

        On a special episode of Startland News’ 12-part podcast series diving deeper into Plug and Play, we explore how the Topeka-based program and its partners work to turn bold ideas into Kansas success stories. Guests includes Bret Lanz from Kansas State University’s Technology Development Institute; John G. Brown of StenCo; and Cole Ahlvers from NQV8…