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Comeback KC Ventures launches program to fund, accelerate COVID solutions in region
A new Kansas City-based program is recruiting 20 fellows — from among the metro’s first-time entrepreneurs and established businesses — for an effort to help accelerate innovations, products or service lines that are solving needs exposed by the pandemic. “The public health crisis posed by COVID-19 ignited a need for rapid change and innovation,” said Jim…
Calling all developers, designers and entrepreneurs: KC Digital Drive launching AR/VR challenge March 30
KC Digital Drive is giving all those interested in the field of augmented reality or virtual reality a new opportunity to solve real world problems through innovative solutions, explained Aaron Deacon. “[KC Digital Drive’s Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) Heartland Developer Challenge] is a series that goes from the early ideation phase to project…
‘Labor of love’: Leslie Scott’s decade-long mission to pair donors, nonprofits launches
A years-long project to help non-profits connect with donors is now a reality — thanks in large part to a government-issued economic stimulus check. “Because of my stimulus payment, I was able to actually pay a friend who’s a WordPress developer to do the site,” said Leslie Scott, non-profit advocate and founder of Re.Use.Full — a…
KC coders developing government accountability tool for newsrooms, public
As an ongoing pandemic keeps COVID-19 in the headlines, it’s difficult for Kansas City journalists to cover all local government meetings — too often resulting in critical developments and decisions falling through the cracks, say newsroom leaders. Even in the best of times, activity is spread across 119 different municipalities in the region, proving a…
What’s startup support worth? Orgs threatened by budget cuts rally behind ROI numbers
Editor’s note: Startland News is a program of STARTLAND, an ecosystem-building organization that is among the participants in an informal coalition of entrepreneur support groups hoping to increase funding for startup support in the 2020-2021 Kansas City, Missouri, budget. This story was produced independently by Startland News’ nonprofit newsroom. The impact is in the numbers,…
