DivvyHQ

DivvyHQ exits: They built this KC startup brick-by-brick, now it fits within a bigger story

A Kansas City marketing tech startup’s acquisition by Lytho, a leading creative project management platform, is built upon the two brands’ complementary company ideologies and tech, said Brock Stechman. “We’re seeing a lot of consolidation in our market, and this was an opportunity where we could collaborate and come together seamlessly with a single, specialized,…

Venture capital Kansas City

Kansas City’s Top VC-Backed Companies in 2020

The 2020 Top Venture Capital-Backed Companies List reflects a range of success stories and COVID-era challenges among Kansas City’s community of growth-stage, venture-backed companies. The list — updated annually by Startland News and its parent organization, Startland — shows that while few companies were spared from COVID-19’s impact, many of Kansas City’s leading entrepreneurs continued to grow…

Brody Dorland and Brock Stechman, DivvyHQ

DivvyHQ proves ‘unmatched in market’ with top award now spanning four consecutive wins

Voted the No. 1 content marketing tool for the fourth straight year, DivvyHQ plans to capitalize on its momentum to deliver new features and functionality in 2020, said co-founders Brock Stechman and Brody Dorland.  “When we won [the honor] the first year, obviously it was a huge surprise. We were so pumped. But then we…

Keith Harrington and Carlos Antequera, Novel Growth Partners

Novel Growth announces new $12M+ fund, expansion to Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis

An oversubscribed first fund for Novel Growth Partners will help the Kansas City-based financing firm expand its tech investments in Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis. With more than $12 million banked for the fund, Novel is poised to use its unique revenue-based financing model to focus on boosting B2B software startups, the firm said in…

Matt DeCoursey, Startup Hustle's live podcast at Startland's Innovation Exchange

Check in: Full Scale’s $1M investment pledge already impacting startups like Mixtape, DivvyHQ

Nearly nine months after pledging to invest $1 million worth of Full Scale’s development resources in Kansas City startups, impact already is clear among numerous companies, said Matt DeCoursey, who has leveraged a podcast and “Suite and Greet” networking to build deeper connections to the local innovation community. “We have the ability to help a…