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LaunchKC’s accelerator platform partners Kansas City corporations with tech startups. We select startups that align with each corporation’s goals, providing them access to exciting innovative products and services. Startups chosen for the program will receive unprecedented resources from our corporate partners.

IgniteX COVID-19 Response Accelerator

Powered by LaunchKC and Black & Veatch

Do you have a solution that can reduce the severity of the coronavirus outbreak, but need help commercializing and rapidly deploying? The Black & Veatch COVID-19 Response Accelerator is designed for growing companies looking to scale emerging solutions to save lives, help communities cope, and protect the economy.

IgniteX

BCP Insurtech Accelerator

Powered by LaunchKC and TechAssure

Brush Creek Partners, the technology-focused insurance agency, aims to select agency-focused technology companies, and open pathways for access to clients, mentors, and investors who can help them quickly grow and scale their companies.

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Launch Health Accelerator

Powered by LaunchKC and Nueterra Capital

Launch Health Accelerator aims to foster new ideas and support companies that are working on transformative solutions in health care and data analytics.

Health Accelerator

Our Impact

Since 2015, LaunchKC has invested more than $2.5 million dollars in cash grants to attract or retain 61 tech startups to Kansas City. Our portfolio of companies and their economic impact on the Kansas City community is displayed below.

  • New Patents
    4
    Source: CB Insights
  • New FTEs Hired
    167
    Source: CB Insights
  • Increase in Average Salary
    $36,216
    Source: CB Insights
  • Increase in Payroll
    $10,714,102
    Source: CB Insights
  • Increase in Cumulative Sales
    $11,762,589
    Source: CB Insights
  • Increase in Cumulative Follow-On Funding
    $34,051,467
    Source: CB Insights
  • Increase in Cumulative Investment
    $48,260,817
    Source: CB Insights

Our Supporters

LaunchKC is grateful for all the support from our sponsors. Through the generosity of our sponsors, we ignite the Kansas City economy by attracting and retaining tech startups who create jobs and economic growth to our region.

 

Our Team

LaunchKC has evolved from a 5-year-old grants competition into a tech accelerator platform that leverages grants, as well as creates new opportunities for investors, entrepreneurs, and the tech ecosystem of Kansas City. Its bottom line is to attract scalable companies to create more jobs and opportunities while growing the local economy. LaunchKC is an initiative of the Downtown Council (DTC) and the Economic Development Corporation (EDCKC) both of Kansas City, Missouri.

Jim Malle

Program Manager
jmalle@edckc.com

Tommy Wilson

Program Manager
tommy@downtownkc.org

Mike Hurd

Communications
mike@downtownkc.org

 
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