Kat Hungerford
Managing Editor
Recent Articles by Kat Hungerford
Ebb and flow: The Kansas City Startup Village by the numbers
Startland News created an infographic on the growth and shrinkage of the Kansas City Startup Village since its 2012 founding. Here’s a colorful interpretation of its ebb and flow, as presented by Startland’s Kat Hungerford. Read more about the KCSV’s history, successes and possible future here.
Unearthing Kansas City’s startup gems (with your help)
Last week, Startland News published its Top 10 startups and four honorable mentions to watch in 2016. By and large, the piece has been well received with thousands of readers issuing kudos to startups that made the list. But as with any subjective “Top 10-whatever” list, we expected grumbles about the worthiness of the startups…
By the Numbers: A look at Midwest tech investment in 2015
Startland News recently distilled a report by Lead Bank and investment research firm CB Insights that analyzed the Midwest tech investing scene. Here are a few more of the findings from the nearly 40-page report, as presented by Startland’s Kat Hungerford.
‘Tis the season: Kauffman supports KC entrepreneurship with $1M in grants
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation awarded more than $1 million in grants to not-for-profit organizations that serve Kansas City entrepreneurs. The grants — totalling $1,020,000 — are a part of the foundation’s projected $8 million of investments in Kansas City’s entrepreneurial community over the next three years. “The Kauffman Foundation is committed to helping Kansas…
Regional venture capital and why Valley firms moved to the Midwest
In this week’s regional roundup, we have the dish on everything you should know from regional venture capital and cyber security to building a company that survives a dynamic tech market. For more on this series, read our introduction. St. Louis Biz Journal: Big raises, new funds highlight year for venture capital in St. Louis Not only…
Kansas City to play tech teacher again with gigabit conference
Kansas City’s years of experience with gigabit will once again allow it to play Internet instructor. Thanks to popular demand, non-profit organization KC Digital Drive announced that it will host the second-annual Gigabit City Summit May 16 – 18. The summit will welcome dozens of cities to learn from Kansas City’s experience with gigabit Internet…
Regional Roundup: VC valuations, bootstrapping
Welcome to our new series called Regional Roundup. Every couple weeks we’ll pull together compelling articles, podcasts, videos and more related to startups and innovation in the region. Let us know what you think, and send us any ideas or content that you’d like to share. Sit back and read (or listen or watch) some…
‘Do I have to introduce myself?’ Meet Startland News’ new managing editor
Allow me to introduce … myself. My name is Kat Hungerford, Startland News’ new managing editor. As I type this, I’m sitting at a trendy desk in Village Square Coworking Studio at the heart of the Kansas City Startup Village, and I’m still astonished that I somehow wandered into what I’m quickly discovering is that…
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