Clara Biotech, a 2019 Pure Pitch Rally alumnus, recently joined forces with InnovaPrep, a local leader in biotech. According to Jim West, co-founder of Clara Biotech, the deal came to fruition as their team was considering a potential merger or acquisition with another company, but this opportunity represented a better fit for the [...]
VideoFizz, a first-year alumna, was recently recognized for launching its consumer-facing brand. The start-up previously signed a deal with Hallmark Cards Inc. to utilize their technology to create a new video greeting card. The partnership went well; however, it was time for VideoFizz to be recognized as their own brand. VideoFizz offers its [...]
Vetelligence, a 2021 Pure Pitch Rally alumnus, was recently selected for a top regional accelerator. The owner of the start-up, Zachary Oshinbanjo, served in the U.S. Army as an indirect infantryman and specialist for four years. His vision for Vetelligence is to help guide veterans or military service members into tech careers. Learn [...]
Two alumni from the 2022 Pure Pitch Rally, Ask SAMIE and CodeAlgo Academy, were recently added as members of the Pathfinder Cohort by Pipeline Entrepreneurs. As members of the Pathfinder cohort, these start-ups have access to mentors, potential investors and peers. Ask SAMIE is an app that provides a list of [...]
Pure Pitch Rally 2019 alumnus Clara Biotech was among the top 21 companies selected by a Wichita-based accelerator. Clara Biotech is known for creating exosome isolation and a purification platform allowing the biopharma industry to create future medicine. Learn more from Startland News
Marma Nutrition, a 2022 Pitch Rally alumnae, was one of five tech start-ups in Kansas City awarded funding of up to $20,000 by Digital Sandbox KC in 2023. The start-up provides a platform for women to find nutrition guidance during each stage of fertility, pregnancy and postpartum. In addition to receiving funding, Digital [...]
Pure Pitch Rally was recognized as an honorable mention in the Impact Investing category of Fast Company magazine’s 2021 World Changing Ideas. The awards honor products, concepts, companies, policies and designs innovating to tackle global challenges. Fast Company editor-in-chief Stephanie Mehta said the World Changing Idea Award recipients represent the most groundbreaking solutions [...]
The Pipeline entrepreneurial fellowship program selected four Pure Pitch Rally alumni to join its 13 fellows in the 2021 cohort: Shelley Cooper, SureShow Inc., 2020 alumna Chris Jones, MatchRite Care, 2019 alumnus Lauren Lawrence, Stenovate, 2018 alumna Nomi Smith, PMI Rate Pro, 2020 alumna Read more from the KCBJ | Read more from [...]
ShotTracker, a 2016 Pure Pitch Rally alumnus, scored an $11 million funding round, led by Evertz Technologies and Verizon Ventures. The startups’s technology places sensors inside basketballs and on players to capture gameplay data. The Verizon connection offers 5G capabilities for ShotTracker’s sensors, as well as sponsor relationships with the National Basketball Association [...]
Two Pure Pitch Rally alumni were selected as Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2021 by Startland News. According to Startland News, “The future newsmakers assembled as part of Startland News’ Kansas City Startups to Watch in 2021 list are eager to reinvent. They’re simplifying over-complicated industries and blazing bold trails in critical sectors, [...]