April 17, 2013

  • Local provider reveals plan for gigabit internet in Lawrence, Kan.

    It’s open season for gigabit internet in the Kansas City region. Lawrence, Kan.-based Wicked Broadband on Tuesday announced plans to install fiber service in a test neighborhood with the highest percentage of pre-registrations, similar to Google Fiber’s model in Kansas City. …

  • No fooling, EyeVerify solidifies spoof detection with third patent

    EyeVerify CEO Toby Rush is “excited to lead the charge” in mobile identity protection, and he just got reinforcements via a third patent and third-party accuracy validation. The Kansas City area startup today announced that it has received a patent for spoof detection, which ensures the company’s biometric authentication—using smartphone cameras to image and match…

  • KC Developer Conference schedule offers 50-plus sessions May 2-4

    Bringing together more than 500 developers and project managers, this year’s Kansas City Developers Conference …

  • Dundee VC invests in days-old DonorPath

    Omaha-based Dundee Venture Capital last week announced that in January it invested an undisclosed amount in DonorPath, a Chicago-based startup building what it calls a fundraising intelligence engine. “At the time of our investment, the company was only 15 days past its incorporation …

  • Group travel startup Travefy to take flight today at DEMO Mobile

    Travefy, the Lincoln, Neb. startup co-founded by Hudl’s former development team lead, is set today to unveil its beta product at DEMO Mobile in San Francisco. The company, which we first covered in February, aims to ease the process of booking group travel. …

  • Brad Feld hands Fiberhouse keys to Handprint

    Brad Feld’s Fiberhouse is ready to make its mark in the Kansas City Startup Village, the neighborhood where Google Fiber was first installed. The Boulder, Colo., investor, entrepreneur and author announced today on his blog that 3D modeling startup Handprint has won his KC Fiberhouse competition. “Handprint is working on some amazing 3D printing and…