Drop Kick Ventures

  • Two shoe lovers launch Connoshoer, an app to show off your sneakers

    Shoes do more than protect your toes. Whether they’re the latest Jordans, a pair of vintage velcro Reeboks, or a favorite brand of ruby-red pumps, we’ve been fetishizing footwear since we learned to tie laces. That’s why Joshua Jamieson and Steve Gordon co-founded Connoshoer, a social footwear app based around letting users organize their collections…

  • Omaha ad agency, VC firm launch “idea incubator” Drop Kick Ventures

    Omaha digital advertising agency Phenomblue and venture capital firm Dundee Venture Capital today unveiled Drop Kick Ventures, an “idea incubator” that aims to commercialize products developed inside creative, marketing and communication agencies. Its model brings together three entities – agencies, investors and entrepreneurs – to launch startups. “We were brainstorming one …