Techweek Friday: LaunchKC is ready for liftoff

LaunchKC, the startup competition designed to attract tech entrepreneurs to build their emerging tech businesses in Downtown Kansas City, will take center stage at Techweek Kansas City today (Friday). The 20 finalists will make their pitches…

Tech entrepreneurs ready to pitch for $50,000 LaunchKC grants

Following months of preparations, 20 tech entrepreneurs are preparing to step into the limelight on Friday to make their pitches at the second, annual Techweek Kansas City conference at Union Station. The startups are finalists in the second…

Techweek begins today – a week-long focus on tech startups

Techweek Kansas City is back! Today marks the pre-conference opening of a week-long run of the second, annual Techweek conference + festival in Downtown KC. Techweek - featuring the LaunchKC global grants competition Friday - opens later…

KC makes huge gains in startup activity – Kauffman Foundation

  If cities could win “most-improved” awards, Kansas City would be taking home a silver medal this year — at least as far as startup growth goes, according to a report in today's Startland News. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation…

LaunchKC selects 20 startups for grants competition finals

KANSAS CITY, MO – 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, 2016 - LaunchKC announced today its selection of 20 tech entrepreneurs as finalists for the $500K Kansas City-based grants competition on Sept. 16 at Union Station. The finalists include 11 from…

Techweek & LaunchKC begin countdown for September events

With aggressive goals in mind, Techweek Kansas City is ramping up excitement for its second-annual festival of innovation and entrepreneurship in Downtown KC - as reported by the Startland News. The national tech conference and media…

LaunchKC opens grants application window today

KANSAS CITY, MO – LaunchKC, the global grants competition for tech entrepreneurs, has ignited its 2016 competition this morning, as the 90-day online application window opens to the public. LaunchKC, a nonprofit civic engine in the Kansas…

Mayor touts LaunchKC competition in State of the City

Mayor Sly James shared his vision for Kansas City on Tuesday during his annual State of the City address, and spent considerable time on accomplishments in Downtown, and upon innovation and entrepreneurship. Mayor Sly James singles out LaunchKC…

LaunchKC prepares for its 2016 grants competition

All 10 of the first LaunchKC grant recipients were introduced by the Downtown Council before our Annual Luncheon audience of 1,000 guests in January and before a packed house at Techweek Kansas City this past September, which has many entrepreneurs…

LaunchKC, Google Fiber, entrepreneurs take stage at White House

Kansas City Mayor Sly James at the White House In a special White House Press Briefing on Jan. 21, Kansas City Mayor Sly James cited entrepreneurship and a startup community that grew as a result of the metro’s access to Google Fiber. Joining…

Techweek: LaunchKC crowns 10 grant recipients

LaunchKC achieved orbit around the tech world on Friday afternoon, when its first 10 grant recipients were introduced before a full house at Techweek Kansas City. The 10 winners, which include six Kansas City area businessess and one international…

Techweek day 5: LaunchKC is ready for liftoff

LaunchKC - the global grants competition that aims to bring 10 of the best and brightest tech entrepreneurs to Kansas City to build their new businesses - will take center stage at Techweek Kansas City today (Friday). Judges will spend the…