Kansas City Neighbor.ly has been selected to join a community of nine other civic startups from around the country in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator. "We're getting access to the best and brightest minds of civic technology," Neighbor.ly CEO Jase Wilson on Tuesday told Silicon Prairie News. "We'll emerge with a much more polished, effective product." Points of Light, a nonprofit organization that mobilizes people to do volunteer work, joined forces with Village Capital, a firm behind 17 accelerator … read more

Kansas City SparkLabKC is ready to plug in with the 11 early-stage startups—all from Kansas City—it chose for its inaugural class. The accelerator last … read more

Kansas City From 94 submissions for Digital Sandbox KC, six early-stage technology companies have been selected by the proof-of-concept resource partnership to receive funding for consulting, resources and equipment. But all 94 will get a hand in building their castles. The companies that will receive funding are communications technology startup … read more

Kansas City For the fortunate few who can smell the delicious waft of food trucks miles away, you can stop reading. For everyone else, read on to find out about Truckily, your taste buds' new best friend. The Kansas City startup's app—available nationwide—helps foodies find and interact with local food trucks … read more