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Leap.it wins $100K on Kansas City stop of Rise of the Rest tour
Leap.it, a KC-based startup search site that wants to make searching the web more social and visual, took home $100,000 from the Rise of the Rest tour Thursday. The pitch competition, which was part of the Big Kansas City afternoon slate, is a part of Rise of the Rest, a regional bus tour to highlight…
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Kansas City Startup Village draws 20+ students for summer internships
When it comes to summer internships, college students of all ages have a wide variety of options to choose from. You can go the more traditional route and apply to corporation—a Cerner, Sprint or Hallmark—for the chance to spend a few months making copies and fetching coffees. Or you can choose something different…
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Leap.it closes $1.1M round with Brad Feld, AngelList syndicate as investors
Leap.it founder and CEO Mike Farmer first got to know Brad Feld by driving him to and from the airport for meetings at the Kauffman Foundation, where Feld was a board member. Now Leap.it has closed a $1.1 million convertible note…