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EyeVerify CEO Toby Rush happy to be honest with young startups
Toby Rush has just about seen it all in when it comes to startups, first in growing Rush Tracking Systems to a cash sale in 2011, and now as CEO of EyeVerify, which develops biometrics software. He recently spoke with the Kansas City Business Journal about how he’s tried to pass those …
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Gig Bits: Timeline TBA, companies cite Fiber as carrot in KC moves
Following Google’s announcement last Monday via its Fiber Blog that “Kansas City is Fiber-ready,” Silicon Prairie News reached out to the Mountain View, Calif.-based search and advertising giant for additional details about the timeline for the implementation of its ultra high-speed network in the Kansas City area. The specifics of that timeline are TBD —…
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Gig Bits: Crews laying fiber in Kansas City, Google applies to test Wi-Fi
Google announced in a blog post published in the wee hours this morning that crews in Kansas City are ready to begin construction of the company’s much ballyhooed ultra high-speed fiber network. “We’ve measured utility poles; we’ve studied maps and surveyed neighborhoods; we’ve come up with a comprehensive set of detailed …
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KC startup players react to proposed cut of Kansas angel tax credits
With Kansas’ angel investor tax credit on the chopping block, notable players in the Kansas City startup community are going to bat for the legislation. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (left) has proposed a 2013 budget that includes the elimination of the state’s angel investor tax …
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Sporting Kansas City launching sports entertainment company
It’s commonplace to hear stories of startups born out of corporations. But tech companies spun off from soccer clubs? That’s the story behind a brand-new company in Kansas City, Kan. The Kansas City Business Journal reports that Sporting Kansas City, Kansas City’s Major league Soccer franchise, today is launching a company called Sporting Innovations, which…
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Kansas City deals site Lucky Monkey joins the ‘Crowd’ with sale
One of Kansas City’s first players in daily deals websites is getting out of the game. As The Kansas City Business Journal reported on Tuesday, Lucky Monkey …
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Several Kansas City startups part of big second quarter for VC funding
According to data collected by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), the second quarter saw $7.5 billion in venture capital deals nationwide, the highest single-quarter total …
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Indie Ventures establishes Prairie presence with new Kansas City office
A West Coast-based venture capital firm with operations in San Francisco and Seattle has added a Silicon Prairie location to its stable. Indie Ventures, which focuses on funding and business development for digital media …