News Stories
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…
Events Preview: TEDxUMKC
There are a boatload of entrepreneurial events hosted in Kansas City on a weekly basis. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, supporter or curious Kansas Citian, we’d recommend these upcoming events for you. WEEKLY EVENT PREVIEW KC Roundtable Annual Holiday Party When: December 3 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Where: The Well Come celebrate the end of…
Arredondo: ‘Kansas City nice’ is stifling innovation
Let me start off by saying, I love Kansas City. I love the humility. I love the blue-collar work ethic. I love the hospitality. I love the cost of living. In fact, I couldn’t be more proud to be a Kansas Citian. (I haven’t gone a day since the World Series without wearing at least…
FitBark: Missouri pooches are the most active dogs
Kansas City-based tech firm FitBark recently released an in-depth, interactive map plotting the vast array of data it collects on dogs around the world. The company, which relocated to Kansas City after completing the Sprint Mobile Health Accelerator program in 2014, opened its database to the public, sharing a trove of insights into canine health…
Smart City board discusses data privacy concerns, kiosks’ content
Creating value for citizens and openness to adaptive but privacy-conscious data policies were at the forefront of Kansas City’s Smart City board meeting Monday morning. About 20 people attended the year’s final meeting of the Smart City Advisory Board, which was formed in August to guide the $15.7 million, public-private tech project in downtown Kansas…
