Coralville Des Moines tech company VolunteerLocal today took home the top prize of $2,500 at Pitch & Grow, a business pitch competition hosted by the Technology Association of Iowa. "We did not expect to win," founder Brian Hemesath told the Des Moines Register. "We had intended on … read more

Kansas City Startup Weekend and the Startup America Partnership—both supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation—today announced they will start up a joint organization, UP Global, a "full-spectrum support service" intended to take entrepreneurs from pre-idea through high-growth … read more

Kansas City In March, we wrote about nonprofit Connecting for Good's mission to bridge the digital divide in Kansas City. It was in the process of fundraising to secure a grant from One Economy Corporation and to bring free WiFi to the Juniper Gardens low-income housing … read more

Kansas City Earlier today, we reported Sprint acquired Handmark and its subsidiary, OneLouder. But we haven't been along for the entire journey like the Kansas City Business Journal. Reporter Alyson Raletz put together a timeline showing how the deal coalesced, including the fact it took almost four months … read more

Kansas City Education startup myEDmatch has quickly—seven months since launch—caught the eye of DonorsChoose.org, the nonprofit that since 2000 has raised about $180 million for classroom projects. The Kansas City startup, which offers teachers and administrators "... read more

After a bundle of press earlier this month covering its latest round of funding, Dwolla on Tuesday landed back in the headlines for its involvement in the Bitcoin ecosystem. The Des Moines-based payments network is used by exchanges of ... read more

Kansas City Thanks to an all-expenses-paid trip earlier this year, a University of Houston student discovered the Kansas City startup community. The student, Andrew Douglass, a management information systems major, in March earned a trip to participate in "Hacking the Gigabit City." … read more

As we were knee-deep in Big Omaha preparation last Tuesday, Tech Cocktail gave 12 Kansas City companies a shot at pitching to an audience at Boulevard Brewing Co. Lucky Orange, which helps businesses track where eyeballs are specifically landing on their websites, was … read more