May 14, 2013

  • Neighbor.ly earns spot in civic accelerator, opportunity for funding

    Neighbor.ly has been selected to join a community of nine other civic startups from around the country in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator. “We’re getting access to the best and brightest minds of civic technology,” Neighbor.ly CEO Jase Wilson on Tuesday told Silicon Prairie News. “We’ll emerge with a much more polished, effective product.”…

  • Onstage at Finovate, Banno unveils ad platform for banks

    For the third time, Banno founder Wade Arnold made his way to Finovate to unveil a product he hopes wows an audience filled with banking and financial industry execs. “To some extent, a lot of people who present at Finovate are here to disrupt banking,” Arnold …

  • Lucky Orange named audience favorite at KC Tech Cocktail

    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 …

  • EMERGE incubator at Simpson College finishes first semester

    In January, Simpson College began a collaboration with the city’s economic development organization and its utilities provider to make Indianola an even more desirable location for startups. At the end of April, the more than 30 students participating …

  • SparkLabKC chooses 11 startups for inaugural accelerator class

    SparkLabKC is ready to plug in with the 11 early-stage startups—all from Kansas City—it chose for its inaugural class. The accelerator last …