Tag: technology

Meet 20 entrepreneurs primed to scale their ventures through KC program’s 15th cohort

admin — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 20:29:33 +0000

Transformational opportunities await growth-minded entrepreneurs from across Kansas City’s wide range of industries, said Jill Hathaway, noting business leaders from sports tech to roofing, brewing to nutrition counseling, can scale with the right coaching, perspective and connections.

ScaleUP! Kansas City on Monday announced its 15th cohort of 20 local companies looking to create new jobs, open new locations and strengthen the regional economy.

Innovation Fest pitch winner touts unexpected treat: growing his animal health startup in Kansas

admin — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 16:52:36 +0000

Emmanuel Bijaoui’s first time in Kansas — for Tuesday’s Innovation Festival and onboarding for the incoming Plug and Play Topeka cohort — has left the Treat Therapeutics founder with a lasting impression of the region’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, he shared.

Here’s how Bungii delivered spot No. 981 in its Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies debut

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 11:25:24 +0000

Nailing Bungii’s geographic expansion model has unlocked significant growth, said Ben Jackson, detailing a years-long evolution that earned his Kansas City-built final-mile delivery carrier a coveted spot on the latest Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list.

Emerging KC space tech startup relocating to Colorado to build autonomous factory

admin — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 00:39:45 +0000

A space tech startup that shot into orbit from its West Bottoms headquarters in Kansas City has announced plans to build its first smart factory in Colorado — relocating operations to Broomfield to join the Centennial State’s “robust aerospace and defense ecosystem.”

H&R Block CEO files retirement plans; company sets ‘smooth transition’ to new chief executive

admin — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 23:19:19 +0000

Announcing his plan to retire at the end of 2025, the CEO for one of Kansas City’s most iconic businesses called his work at H&R Block the past eight years “the honor of a lifetime.”

Pilot competition taps drugless mental health solution for latest tech-infused cohort

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 21:03:41 +0000

A Kansas City-connected startup that helps users see their feelings with its drugless biofeedback/neurofeedback technologies is among 10 companies selected for the latest pilot cohort from NXTUS in Wichita.

Kansas company beefs up natural qualities of meat, tallow with tech, not enhancements

admin — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 22:29:01 +0000

Startland News’ Startup Road Trip series explores innovative and uncommon ideas finding success in rural America and Midwestern startup hubs outside the Kansas City metro.

WAKEENEY, Kan. — Plainview Beef is more than just a name for the western Kansas direct-to-consumer company, CEO Gabe Orr shared. It’s a nod to a mission rooted as much in transparency and wellness as prairie soil.

Radar’s new pitch: How this Kansas sports tech startup spins data into speedier fastballs

admin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:55:08 +0000

When speed is the name of the game, data can be nearly as important as talent, said Jarrod Nichols, emphasizing the role his startup’s radar technology can play in helping baseball and softball athletes measure fastball performance, improve their stats, and swing for the fences.

UT-Austin Research Bolsters Greener Rare Earth Element Extraction Process

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 07:00:00 +0000

These elements used for technology continue to grow in demand

C2FO named top fintech by CNBC; leaders celebrate win, pushing toward $500B funding milestone

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 20:04:13 +0000

A Kansas City fintech’s award-winning efforts to boost working capital access for businesses across the globe not only has built trust among the world’s top enterprises, said Sandy Kemper; it’s positioned C2FO for even greater impact as it transforms the financing landscape for previously overlooked ventures.

‘Stablecoin summer’: Crypto community greets GENIUS Act with optimism, caution

admin — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 19:02:56 +0000

Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Missouri Business Alert, a member of the Kansas City Media Collective, which also includes Startland News, KCUR 89.3, American Public Square, Kansas City PBS/Flatland, and The Kansas City Beacon.

They didn’t want to go corporate; how AI gave brothers the tools to forge their own path, together

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 20:24:26 +0000

Tyler and Garrett Amundsen are using AI to help insurance brokers spend more time on relationships and less time on data, the duo shared.

Inspired by conversations around their family’s Kansas City dinner table, as well as the latest tech developments, the brothers launched LightDoc in early 2023 to automate and streamline repetitive tasks that don’t generate revenue and prevent brokers from being able to scale and connect with clients.

He retired after an exit; now this govtech veteran is back in a CFO role for KC-scaled PayIt

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 19:43:32 +0000

As Kansas City-built PayIt scales across North America, a new financial leader is expected to help guide the company in its game-changing efforts to help government agencies modernize, serve their residents, and improve operating efficiency.

KC Tech Council celebrates tax fix in Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ that boosts growing businesses

admin — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 18:16:55 +0000

A tax fix included in the recently signed “One Big Beautiful Bill” — sprawling legislation meant to overhaul taxes in the United States — marks a major win for Kansas City’s tech and innovation economy, said Kara Lowe.

Indoor golf concept shoots past the rough with tech driver, hooking franchise success across US

admin — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 12:14:55 +0000

Lenexa-based indoor golf concept GolfTRK is teeing off into the world of franchising, said Matt Williams, scoring big wins from coast to coast as demand to expand access to “golf light” soars.