Prairie Moves: Phone2Action earns spot in SXSW Accelerator

Lead Read: “SXSW Accelerator 2013 Finalists” – Kansas City, Mo. startup Phone2Action learned it would be competing in the South by Southwest Accelerator in March. | QuotableL “I’m like, sh*t, we better go raise some money.” – Klink Mobile founder and CEO Jessie Bishop participates in an in-depth interview about her entrepreneurial career. – The…

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Lead Read

SXSW Accelerator 2013 Finalists” – Kansas City, Mo. startup Phone2Action learned it would be competing in the South by Southwest Accelerator in March.

Quotable

“I’m like, sh*t, we better go raise some money.” – Klink Mobile founder and CEO Jessie Bishop participates in an in-depth interview about her entrepreneurial career. – The Pitch.

Mergers and acquisitions

Fundings

  • Front Flip, the maker of a virtual scratch-off app with the same name, closed a $3.7 million Series B round led by Jon Darbyshire of the Leawood, Kan.-based Archer Foundation – Press Release, TechCrunch and SPN
  • Game Consoles Worldwide, creator of the GCW-Zero, ended its Kickstarter campaign successfully raising $238,498 – Kickstarter

Career moves

New tech

  • clusterFlunk, a student collaboration and study website, launched – clusterflunk.com, SPN and Press Citizen
  • Think Big Partners teamed up with Denver-based entrepreneur Adam Griffin to launch Bodeefit, a fitness app that incorporates Crossfit-inspired movements and Paleo nutrition plans – bodeefit.com and Press Release

Product and business updates

  • Kansas City startup Phone2Action earned a spot in the South by Southwest Interactive Accelerator – SXSW
  • Google Play featuring boosted SkyVu Entertainment’s daily new user count up 1,900 percent – Inside Mobile Apps
  • Pikuzone released an iOS app – App Store
  • Torsion Mobile integrated with SinglePlatform from Constant Contact – Press Release and Des Moines Register

Mentions

  • Trellie – “KC entrepreneurs create tech devices geared towards women” – KMBZ
  • Trellie – “3 New Tech Products Designed for Women (and They’re Not Pink!)” – Huffington Post
  • Dwolla – “Startup News: Etsy Goes Shopping for a Twee App Maker and Dwolla Goes to the Gov” – BetaBeat
  • Lantern – “Tech startup hopes to light up rewards programs” – Kansas City Business Journal
  • BetaBlox – “Reporter page: BetaBlox runs lean, roomy incubator in Downtown Underground” – Kansas City Business Journal
  • Jessie Bishop of Klink Mobile – “Klink Mobile CEO Jessie Bishop bets that the future of moving money is on your cellphone” – The Pitch
  • Pipeline Innovator of the Year – “Pipeline CEO wears innovation on her sleeve” – Kansas City Business Journal
  • “Union Station is becoming an innovation hub” – Kansas City Business Journal
  • “Former LinkedIn Vice President urges links via social networks” – Omaha World-Herald

Gig bits

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  • “Google Fiber provides faster Internet and, cities hope, business growth” – Washington Post
  • “Google’s ‘got to nail Kansas City,’ CFO says” – Kansas City Business Journal
  • “Fiber to the Home Council to Hold ‘Community Toolkit’ Conference in Kansas City” – Press Release

Recognition

Blogged

  • “Why Dwolla Is Special” – Alex Taub
  • “IOTY Daytime Presentations” (Photos) – Pipeline
  • “IOTY Networking Highlights Album 1” (Photos) – Pipeline
  • “Everyone Was Center Stage!” (Photos) – Pipeline
  • “Resolving Co-Founder Disputes” – Mike Knoop
  • “Solve problems that piss you off” – Ben Milne
  • “Social Accountability: Present.io” – Christian Renaud
  • “How One Startup Weekend Team Launched Slowly, Grew Customers and Became a Successful Business” – Wade Foster
  • “7 Changes For Your ‘Startup Life’ ” – Brent Beshore
  • “Innovators take center stage” – Brent Beshore
  • “A Prayer to the Gods of TV on the Eve of NAPTE 2013” – Jack Perry
  • “Singly, RecBob, & Me Part I: The Journey to Singly” – Christopher Quartier
  • “Front Flip Insider of the Week: Iannick Torrez” – Front Flip
  • “Caitlin’s perfect date with Winnie the Pooh. Wait, that’s not right.” – Hudl

Misc.

 



 

Credits: Screenshot from sxsw.com.


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