by kcrising | Feb 6, 2017 | News
The KCRise Fund joined blooom in announcing that the financial start-up would become the fifth company in the KCRise Fund portfolio. Darcy Howe, KCRise Fund manager, said, “Early in blooom’s funding round, KCRise Fund and blooom saw in each other the combined value we...
by kcrising | Jan 13, 2017 | News
The KCRise Fund, a venture capital sidecar fund with the mission of encouraging early stage investment in Kansas City-based companies, announced today that it has selected two KC area firms, PEQ and Dunami, for investment. “The KCRise Fund is ending its first year...
by kcrising | Jan 13, 2017 | News
A focus area of the KC Rising Innovation and Entrepreneurship Work Group is building a network of innovation hubs, particularly those that bring large corporations together with the entrepreneurial community. A recent article in the Kansas City Business Journal...
by kcrising | Oct 19, 2016 | News
The KCRise Fund announced today that it has selected two KC area companies, SpiderOak and Innara Health, for the fund’s first investments. “SpiderOak and Innara Health got our attention early on and we are so excited to play a role in their future success,” said Darcy...
by kcrising | Sep 29, 2016 | News
It has now been six months since our Year One Update and we continue to be inspired and impressed by the amount of activity, progress and work being done to support our KC Rising mission. Here are just a few highlights: Significant work is being done to identify gaps...
by kcrising | Sep 29, 2016 | News
The KC Design + Construct Task Force has begun to meet regularly and is on an accelerated path toward a global brand and positioning campaign for KC’s design, construction, architecture and engineering industry. The group is identifying common challenges and...
