In today's fast-paced world, where time is of the essence and information overload is a constant struggle, finding a way to distill valuable insights and growth strategies from lengthy content can be a challenge. This is the exact challenge that Drop Of Wisdom, a groundbreaking startup based in Kansas City, Missouri...
Kansas City startup VU Scholarships is on a mission to change the way high school students enter and progress through the college enrollment pipeline. The company’s platform matches high school students with college scholarships ahead of application. The idea behind the company was initially conceived by Edward Marquez in 2015. Edward grew...
In line with Digital Sandbox KC’s broader commitment to help accelerate innovations, we are proud to announce the four new companies joining our program that will receive up to $20,000 in project funding and additional support. From making the college admissions process easier for students to summarizing books and podcasts...
Digital Sandbox KC has released its 2023 Impact Report, which tells the story of how up to $20,000 in project-funding for each of its 180 Kansas City innovations has yielded economic impact for KC founders and for our region. “Digital Sandbox KC helps fill a key piece of the early-stage funding life...
Courtney Younglove unknowingly had an idea for a tech business but didn’t have the tech know-how. See how UMCK Tech Venture programs like Comeback KC Ventures, UMKC SBDC and Digital Sandbox KC helped her move her idea forward.
Meet the latest startups to receive up to $20,000 each in project funding from Digital Sandbox KC for its first-quarter application cycle for 2023. These four Sandbox companies represent digital solutions around help for supply chain issues, sports education, people with disabilities and mental health.
The UMKC Technology Venture Studio and KC Digital Drive teams celebrated last month Comeback KC Ventures, a program that supported innovations that aim to solve pandemic-related issues, built in just 18 months.
Through the Comeback KC Ventures program, Whiteboard2Boardroom has focused many of its efforts on supporting the acceleration of COVID-related technologies. Here are 5 Kansas City researchers and physicians working to solve the pandemic’s most pressing and complex problems.
Two UMKC research teams have received proof-of-concept funding support through Comeback KC Ventures, which will allow them take the next step toward bringing their innovations from the university lab to market to solve problems related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Technology Venture Studio's entrepreneurial roundtables are a place where like-minded founders come together to share lessons learned, strategize toward better outcomes and grow from one another’s successes—and learn from one another’s mistakes.
