Kari Keefe

  • 10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to KC’s startup community

    While the Silicon Prairie may span across several states, include vastly different types of companies and entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds (and football rivalries), supportive communities are one factor that tie them all together. Whether you’re in Omaha or Des Moines, Kansas City or Cedar Rapids, you’ll find people who really care about helping their fellow…

  • KCWiT launches program to help middle school girls explore tech

    KCWiT launches program to help middle school girls explore tech

    KANSAS CITY—As part of a continual effort to help women in technology fields, nonprofit Kansas City Women in Technology (KCWiT) created Tech sHeroes earlier this year, a program focused on educating, encouraging and empowering middle school girls to explore careers in technology.

  • Second round of Mozilla Gigabit Fund projects launch in KC

    For communities with Gigabit connectivity, like Google Fiber, the question has become how to get the most out of a high-speed Internet connection. And through a program run by Mozilla, 10 more solutions will receive about $165,400 to try to do so…

  • At halfway point, first Mozilla Gigabit Fund projects to present Tuesday

    As the first round of Mozilla’s Gigabit Community Fund approaches the program’s halfway point, the Kansas City group of pilot projects is prepping to present what they’ve built so far to members of the community. On Tuesday, June 10, the Mozilla Foundation will hold its regular monthly meetup along with the first public reporting out…