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June 11, 2013

  • KC Startup Crawl returns for round two June 28, hopes to double scope

    Round two of the KC Startup Crawl, the sequel to February’s inaugural showcase of area startups, is ready to ring in again June 28 from 4-9 p.m. at about a dozen stops along a shuttled route during 1Week KC. Volunteer organizer Carrie Royce wants to double the scope from last time, which highlighted about 50…

  • Iowa startup NextStep helps show value of Nike’s wearable computing

    The 10 startups of the Nike+ Accelerator demo day Monday helped prove the value of Nike Fuel technology, CNN Money recently reported. One of those companies was Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based NextStep (formerly RecBob), which aims to help users increase their fitness level by …

  • Lincoln accelerator NMotion unveils inaugural class of Nebraska startups

    Less than a week ago, we introduced the seven startups that make up the inaugural class of new Omaha accelerator Straight Shot. Today, we’re traveling an hour west to Lincoln, where five Nebraska-based startups have been enrolled in the first class of NMotion, an accelerator led by NUtech Ventures …

  • Truckily closes seed round on quest to connect food trucks with foodies

    Kansas City startup RTF Logic has raised a $120,000 seed round to continue building Truckily, an app that aims to connect food trucks with customers. More than 50 trucks nationwide are signed up for the app—$30 per month for businesses after a 14-day trial—which provides a location-based marketing tool that can automate social media, send…