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AgLocal shifts to consumer-facing subscription, raises $1.3M more
Originally from Prairie Village, Kan., AgLocal continues to make moves on the west coast. The meat marketplace—now based out of San Francisco—today announced it has flipped its model to become a consumer-facing subscription service, and has raised …
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Naithan Jones gives “20 rules for rookies raising a round”
Almost all startup founders at some point have to face the task of raising a funding round so their company can scale and grow. Naithan Jones, founder of AgLocal, has been through the process and come out alive—he’s raised $1.5 million so far. In his latest blog post, Jones shares his “20 rules for rookies raising…
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AgLocal founder Naithan Jones shares lessons from his rookie season
We’re a little late on posting this, but the advice remains relevant. AgLocal CEO and founder Naithan Jones took to his blog to share lessons from his rookie season running a startup. Specifically, it’s been just more than a year since the online market for responsibly raised meat …
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Digital scrapbooking app LittleHootz wins Startup Weekend Kansas City
Lacey Ellis has been solving problems her entire professional career. Problem is, it’s always been for someone else. She helped build campaigns for clients like Commerce Bank, MetLife and Hostess as an art director and freelancer at ad agencies the past ten years. When a problem she faced as a mother wouldn’t leave her head,…
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AgLocal makes push for coasts, keeps customer service at home
After more than a year in development and a seed round of $1.5 million, AgLocal last week launched into private beta with 20 notable New York City chefs. The Kansas City area startup aims to improve its restaurant industry offering as it recruits top-tier chefs from the coasts—San Francisco is next—to test …
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AgLocal raises additional $500K with backing from Dundee VC, Marc Ecko
AgLocal has closed part of a seed round featuring a mix of Midwestern money and high-profile coastal investment. Is there an echo in here? Nope. But there is an Eckō. AgLocal co-founder and CEO Naithan Jones confirmed that his startup has closed on an additional $500,000 in seed funding, bringing total capital raised in the…
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AgLocal raises $1m led by Andreessen Horowitz, OpenAir EP
AgLocal has raised the first $1 million of a potentially larger seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz and OpenAir Equity Partners, AgLocal CEO Naithan Jones said in a phone interview Thursday. The seed round also involves a variety of angel investors based in Kansas City and in Silicon Valley. The Kansas City contingent includes AgLocal…
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As press piles up, AgLocal announces board, eyes investment
AgLocal, one of Kansas City’s most talked-about tech startups of 2012, has teamed with Thad Langford, the executive behind one of Kansas City’s most ballyhooed tech acquisitions of 2011. And — no surprise here — the startup continues to garner plenty of attention from investors and media outlets alike. More on that alliance and those…
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SPN catches up with Scott Case and the AgLocal team (Video)
Nevermind that he was busy participating in one panel and moderating another last month at South By Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas. Jeff Slobotski, SPN’s co-founder and chief community officer, still found time to put on his reporter’s hat and go to work. In the midst of a whirlwind few days in Austin, he caught…
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Roundup of the Silicon Prairie at SXSW 2012
With South by Southwest Interactive one week behind us, we’ve compiled links to articles, blog posts, tweets, photos, audio and video that cover or mention Silicon Prairie-based entrepreneurs and startups that took part in the event. During the five-day festival in Austin, Texas, a number of individuals from the Silicon Prairie participated on panels, competed…