Tag: financial

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

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:04:36 +0000

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.

Back to the people: Social venture firm connects WyCo entrepreneurs with a human-centered toolkit

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 17:38:40 +0000

Editor’s note: The following story is presented through a paid partnership with Network Kansas.

An initiative built on collaboration with business boosters already embedded in urban communities is deepening Network Kansas’ impact, said Erik Pedersen, sharing how the strategy helps more readily connect entrepreneurs to available resources like loans and technical assistance.

HOPE Outdoor Gallery Makes Its Long-Awaited Return

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:02:47 +0000

HOPE Outdoor Gallery Makes Its Long-Awaited Return

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:02:47 +0000

AISD Parents and Students Brace for School Closures as Board Prepares to Vote

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:02:43 +0000

AISD Parents and Students Brace for School Closures as Board Prepares to Vote

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:02:43 +0000

Cafe Gitane Was ‘a Vanguard of Cool.’ Now Employees Say They Can’t Get Paid

admin — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 11:00:07 +0000

Photo: Yadid Levy/Anzenberger/Redux

In its 1990s heyday, Cafe Gitane was an impossibly hip place where it wasn’t uncommon to run into David Bowie or Helena Christensen during brunch.

Trailblazer on Troost among honored innovators for UMKC’s Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

admin — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:12:53 +0000

This year’s signature Bloch School celebration — set for Dec. 3 — heralds the efforts and successes of experts in grassroots community-building, financial planning, DNA science

Earning the top social entrepreneurship award from UMKC is more than just the greatest recognition Father Justin Mathews has ever received, the faith leader-turned-community innovator said; it’s validation that work to heal Kansas City’s racial and economic divide is as critical as wealth creation elsewhere in the metro.

CoBuild founder razes his social venture; now he’s banking its mission’s success on a new blueprint

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 12:52:00 +0000

Closing his startup CoBuild was bittersweet for Tate Williams, but the mission that drove the company isn’t going away. Instead, he’s carrying it forward in a new role at the Central Bank of Kansas City.

Williams officially shut down CoBuild this January. The construction startup, launched in 2018, had built a reputation for opening doors for women and minorities in the trades.

A Granular Look at a Grand Experiment

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000

A Granular Look at a Grand Experiment

admin — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Photos: Founders plug into vibrant Startup Crawl energy as Startland celebrates decade of storytelling

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 21:03:46 +0000

Startland News’ one-night, rolling innovation showcase Friday served as a launch for select founders — capitalizing on a crowd of 500-plus Startup Crawl participants to bring their emerging companies into the Kansas City spotlight, one conversation at a time.

Crypto investment startup checks in with $300K deposit from Hilton Family Office

admin — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:10:10 +0000

A strategic partnership with the Hilton Family Office is expected to help Kansas City-based Technology Labs on its mission to protect and educate new investors in the crypto jungle, shared co-founder Travis Wright.

This voter-approved investor backed Zhou B Arts, KD Academy and a new hotel at 18th and Vine; now it has a new home

admin — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:47:37 +0000

EDCKC absorbing initiative built to strengthen KC’s urban core after $60M in investments

A move to transition the Central City Economic Development (CCED) program under the umbrella of a larger KCMO impact agency is expected to boost the urban core-focused initiative’s ability to uplift both the people and the places at the heart of Kansas City, officials said Monday.

Trading Site, StockTwits, Continues To Draw Attention

admin — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:06:50 +0000

: Image via CrunchBase

After breaking away from Twitter awhile back, the investing site