TechStars Kansas City figuratively rolled out the red carpet for a bunch of exciting startups, about half of which 4thEst8 readers have read about (or will soon). There were several noteworthy presentations, and introductions from founders who have startups that have already landed institutional rounds — accompanied by the obligatory rock music and big screen hooplah — but at its core the whole event centered on tech startup entrepreneurs and the companies they are building.
Caught Schmoozing are:
- Jeff Callahan, PlaBook; Philip Van Hickman, PlaBook
- Shekhar Gupta, MyAnIML; Harry Campbell, retired (investor)
- Eliot Arnold, MoodSpark; Martin Bukowski, MoodSpark
- Olivia Lynn, afloat; Laura McKnight, afloat
- Nomi Smith, Rate Pro; Megan Darnell, Rate Pro
- Josh Miller, Gradient Health; Bob Wald, In-Knowvation
- Riddhiman Das, TripleBlind; Lesa Mitchell, TechStars
- Maria Flynn, TechStars/ Yoav Snir, Amdocs
- Quvaunna Falls, Qsscent; Robert Flynn De La Salle, De La Salle Center
On the 4thEst8: