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Sprint’s Mentor Network connects founders with corporate executives
It’s no secret that Sprint is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and startups succeed in Kansas City. First, with the establishment of the Sprint Accelerator powered by Techstars, and now through the creation of The Mentor Network…
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Trellie’s on Wendy Williams today, plans more female-focused tech
If you still need to buy gifts for the important women in your life, you may want to tune in to The Wendy Williams Show today. You’ll get a list of holiday must-haves, and more importantly, see Kansas City startup Trellie receive national exposure for its first product, a fashionable call notification device that clips…
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Trellie taps former Sprint exec, KC investors for $500k financing round
Less than a week after Trellie surpassed its $30,000 Kickstarter goal, the Kansas City startup’s co-founder Claude Aldridge told Silicon Prairie News his company closed a $500,000 financing round led by former Sprint president and COO Ron LeMay* and tech investor Lance LeMay. The father-son duo were part of an “eclectic group” of 10 investors,…
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With a fashion accessory, Trellie aims to keep women better connected
According to Trellie, a new Kansas City, Kan. startup, more than 80 percent of women carry their phones in their purse and more than 50 percent of those women miss calls daily because they can’t hear their phone ring. What if, the startup’s founders thought, a purse could help with communication instead of hinder it?…
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