Kansas City

Kansas City venture capital firm sells a second company for $63 million

Flyover Capital, a Kansas City venture capital firm that aims to boost the Midwest tech scene, sold a startup for $63 million recently, according to the city’s Startland News tech site..

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Midwest cities highlighted in Forbes’ list of “Best Cities for White-Collar Jobs”

Forbes’ 2018 rankings of “Best Cities for Business Service Jobs” saw a few key Midwestern hubs shoot up the rankings as their business economies prosper. In the top 25 alone of.

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Hack Midwest competition to bring together 300 coders in Kansas City

More than 300 coders will compete in Kansas City’s Hack Midwest from July 21 to 22 to see who can create the best app in the 24-hour hackathon. Taking place.

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School of Sock helps men embrace work fashion with “subtly risky” socks

Socks have moved on from being the go-to present for your dad or grandpa to a fashion accessory adopted by stylish men from all walks of life. Kansas City ‘sockpreneurs’.

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Privacy conscious Mycroft makes an AI virtual assistant that doesn’t save your data

Kansas City-based Mycroft startup has reacted to growing uncertainty around data protection by creating a voice-activated virtual assistant that doesn’t record and save your voice data. Founded in 2015, Mycroft.

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Missouri makes official bid for Amazon HQ2

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens pens a letter to Jeff Bezos making an official bid for Missouri to become Amazon’s second headquarters with an emphasis on the state’s strategic location.

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The startup preparing Kansas City for self-driving cars

Thanks to Integrated Roadways, Kansas City stands a chance of becoming one of the Midwest’s, and possibly even one of the country’s, top smart cities.

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Kansas City Startup Foundation and CEED combine and receive $1M donation

As the Midwest continues its snowballing success as a hotspot for startups, two of Kansas City’s biggest startup supporters have merged.

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Governor’s plan to make Missouri a center of innovation reflects growing Midwest trend

In June Missouri Governor Eric Greitens implemented a task force to encourage startup activity. Since the launch of the Innovation Task Force, a number of workshops have taken place throughout.

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Missouri Technology Company Funding Startups

There are many different avenues to get your startup funded: bank loans, family loans, as well as venture capital and angel investors. The Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC) allows some companies.

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