Digital Sandbox KC By The Numbers: Progress Report
Digital Sandbox KC provides proof-of-concept resources to companies in the Kansas City region. Funded by a $1 million federal i6 Challenge Grant with an additional $500,000 from MTC and $600,000 from local corporations, the program was designed to reach at least 30 early-stage startups and help at least 10 companies secure significant investment during the two-year grant cycle, which ends in September 2014.
By the numbers:
- 37 proof of concept projects funded for area technology startups
- 22 new KC-based companies created
- Funded companies provide 125 area jobs
- 19 companies have raised follow-on funding to date
- $7 million in add-on funding raised
- 19X ROI on companies funded to date
- $20,000 average proof of concept investment
- 160 companies assisted
Project Funding for:
- Aireal Mobile
- Alluresoft/Divvy
- Angling Technology
- BigBang
- Briefcase
- Claimjockey
- Creelio
- Dewsly
- E-Beacon
- FanAddict
- Flyover Innovations
- FolioMatch
- FormZapper
- GotchaGiftRegistry
- Genneo
- Handprint
- Heart to Heart Network
- Innovative Health Media
- Knoda
- LightBridge
- Limelight Technologies
- LIttle Hoots
- Local Rockus/Hoopla.io
- MiZocola
- Phisionary
- PlanetReuse Marketplace
- Playit Health
- RFP365
- Shot Tracker
- Smart Steps
- TeraCrunch
- TrackTi
- Trellie
- Venture 360
- Welltodo
- XLRYNT Technologies
- Zorilla Research
Digital Sandbox KC was developed by KCSourceLink, a program of the UMKC Innovation Center, through an unprecedented collaboration of partners including:
Corporate: Sprint, Hallmark, UMB, VML, Cerner, RareWire, SparkLabKC
Academic: UMKC, University of Kansas
Nonprofit: Enterprise Center of Johnson County; Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute; Union Station, Inc.; KCNext
Public: Missouri Technology Corporation, Mayors’ Bistate Innovation Team, Economic Development Corp. of KC, U.S Department of Commerce, Economic Development Corporation
Philanthropic: Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
