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Kyle Rogers shares what’s worked, what hasn’t to market Knoda
(Guest post by Kyle Rogers) My co-founder James Flexman and I both hail from marketing backgrounds. We worked together at Sporting Kansas City under some brilliant marketers, but promoting a previously unheard of consumer internet company requires very different tactics from those required to promote a sports team. Today we’re happy to share some of…
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Weigh in on games, breaking news with embedded Knoda predictions
At this point, it’s no surprise that readers take to Facebook or Twitter to speculate about the latest breaking news of the day. But now using Kansas City-based prediction software startup Knoda, readers can engage with news as it happens and share their predictions in real-time…
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Get to know the five finalists for New Startup of the Year
This award is for the young’n that has, within the last year, grown from idea to full-fledged force somewhere on the Silicon Prairie. And the finalists are…
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Knoda receives $50K investment from Mizzou student angel group
Angel investors come from all backgrounds and industries, but Kansas City-based Knoda today announced it has received a $50,000 investment from a less likely angel group: students. Through the University of Missouri’s Trulaske College of Business, the Allen Angel Capital Education program allows students of any level to apply and participate in the investment landscape.
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Knoda taps Golden Tate, opendorse athletes for Super Bowl predictions
Before the Super Bowl had even kicked off, Kansas City prediction-software startup Knoda was a winner. Teaming up with fellow Silicon Prairie startup opendorse—a platform for brands to have athletes market products through social media—Knoda was able to get its word out through the …
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A month after securing seed funding, Knoda releases its iPhone app
A month after announcing it secured seed funding from a local investor, Kansas City-based prediction startup Knoda today released its first application for the iPhone. Users can make predictions about any future event—the result of an MLB game or the name of a celebrity couple’s baby—in a friendly, competitive environment where other users weigh in…
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SparkLabKC finds success in first class, looks for next crop
New ventures always come with their fair share of risk, so it always helps to get an early boost. SparkLabKC, an accelerator for early-stage tech startups, got its start less than a year ago, but already has some momentum to take into its second class …
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KC-based prediction startup Knoda secures seed round from local investor
Kyle Rogers knew in 1999 that his Kansas Jayhawks would win the national basketball championship in 2003 behind the likes of future first-round picks Kirk Hinrich and Nick Collison. In passing, told his mom. Four years later, KU lost by three points in that game. He came close, and though he missed, he remembered telling…
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Knoda sends its SparkLabKC Demo Day pitch to the masses
In August, Kansas City accelerator SparkLabKC had its inaugural demo day at the National World War I Museum in front of about 140 investors and community members. Now one of the class’ first companies, Knoda, has sent its pitch to the masses. The prediction-software startup recently posted its 12-minute presentation to YouTube and founder Kyle…
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Digital Sandbox KC picks next nine companies for prototype funding
Digital Sandbox KC announced Friday it has selected nine more companies to receive funding that will help sculpt their early-stage ideas for commercialization. Digital Sandbox KC announced Friday it has selected nine more companies to receive funding that will help sculpt their early-stage ideas for commercialization…