Techstars Kansas City announces its inaugural class
Techstars KC announced 10 tech firms on Monday for its three-month, mentor led program to accelerate startup companies, according to startlandnews.com.
Five of the ten companies are from Kansas or Missouri and represent the ed tech, artificial intelligence, law, virtual reality and food industries. According to the story the firms are from cities including San Francisco, Austin, Phoenix, Wichita and Kansas City.
Startups receive $120,000 in exchange for six percent equity. They also have access to mentors and alumni from the Techstars network.
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Colorado
Jeremy Bloom’s Integrate raises $8 million for marketing software — TechCrunch.com
Illinois
Twin Brook Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, raised $1.6 billion for its AG Direct Lending Fund II — TwinCP.com
Iowa
Dentist shortage coming to Iowa? — The Des Moines Register
Dwolla adds multi-user feature — Dwolla
Iowa State named partner in new Department of Energy research center — Cultivation Corridor
Nebraska
Dundee Venture Capital’s Hasebroock named Nebraska’s first Kauffman Fellow — SPN
Happy Boards digitizes corporate messaging — SPN
Missouri
First Missouri Amazon facilities will employ 350 part-timers — St. Louis Post Dispatch
St. Louis entrepreneur tapped to lead Ag tech venture capital firm — St. Louis Post Dispatch
Minnesota
Calyxt goes public, looks to raise $105 million — tcbmag.com
4C Medical Technologies, a Brooklyn Park, Minn. based medical technology company completes $9m in funding — Finsmes.com
Gravie raises $14.1 million in Series C funding — Finsmes.com