June 18, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City Fresh off its inclusion in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator, Kansas City-based crowdfunding startup Neighbor.ly has received a $175,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to scale its operations. “With its expansion more people will be able to get involved in decision-making in their communities, while governments and change makers can connect with ready-made projects that resonate ... read more
Kansas City Hot off the press comes news Kansas City-based startup PlanetReuse Marketplace has been selected by the Wall Street Journal for its "WSJ Startup of the Year" episodic documentary premiering June 24. PlanetReuse Marketplace helps reuse centers showcase inventory online … read more
Kansas City A $32 million, 58,000-square-foot LEED Gold-certified entrepreneurship building opens this fall at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) to try and break the mold of traditional learning. The Henry W. Bloch Executive Hall... read more
June 12, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City Reading about startups is a pastime you obviously enjoy, but sometimes it's worthwhile to see startups in living color. Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) began airing "Startups: Made in Kansas City" in April, and though not all of the companies fall under our coverage, we wanted to point out the segment with CandyCam, a multimedia robotics … read more
June 12, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City The call for makers has closed, but Union Station is gearing up to open its doors to DIYers for the two-day Maker Faire Kansas City from June 29-30. This will be the third local iteration—once again part … read more
June 11, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City Round two of the KC Startup Crawl, the sequel to February's inaugural showcase of area startups, is ready to ring in again June 28 from 4-9 p.m. at about a dozen stops along a shuttled route during 1Week KC. Volunteer organizer Carrie Royce wants to double the scope from last time, which highlighted about 50 startups and drew more than 400 attendees. She's still in the process of recruiting startups that want to participate, with opportunities to be part of the program even if the company is located outside the Crawl's route. Startups can be paired with stops … read more
June 11, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City Kansas City startup RTF Logic has raised a $120,000 seed round to continue building Truckily, an app that aims to connect food trucks with customers. More than 50 trucks nationwide are signed up for the app—$30 per month for businesses after a 14-day trial—which provides a location-based marketing tool that can automate social media, send push alerts to users and create virtual punch cards. The app—currently only on iOS—is free … read more
June 10, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City With the recent release of the 1Week KC schedule, you may have been left wondering where Think Big Partners and the KC Chamber's iKC conference fits into this year's program. First held last June during 1Week, the event is absent from this year's schedule because it has a new date and direction ... read more
June 7, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City At-risk high school students in Kansas City's urban core started down a new road when they converted a 1967 Karmann Ghia into an electric car as part of MINDDRIVE, a nonprofit educational program geared toward teaching STEM principles through hands-on learning. Now they've finished an important leg of their journeys, driving the car—"fueled" by online social conversation—from KC to Washington D.C. ... read more
June 7, 2013 by Brittany Mascio
Kansas City During 1Week KC, we're putting wit to the test, again. At our SPN Pub Quiz 2.0, participants in the week-long event series will assemble teams with the best brains around and compete in rounds of trivia that test everything from Internet memes to pop culture, Kansas City facts to startup "basics" and much more. Start preparing your Pub Quiz team roster with your pick of the five smartest cookies, and we do encourage you to pick people you might … read more
Through August 22, help us decide the winners of our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards, which will recognize 12
companies and individuals. You can vote once per day per category.
Winners will be announced live on stage at
our August 30 event.