While you watch the snow and hunker down in the cold, explore events you don’t want to miss, uncover opportunities to pitch, find chances for funding and get the latest on happenings in KC’s entrepreneurial tech community.

Have a tech startup idea ready for a funding boost? Join us for How to Pitch to the Sandbox, where we'll walk you through, step-by-step, what goes into an effective startup pitch deck.

You'll leave the session more informed about the Sandbox process and have the opportunity to connect with our team.

Register today for the noon - 1 p.m. March 6 event and tell a friend!

Get ready to level up your capital-raising game at the 2025 Capital Raise Bootcamp, where you'll learn, network and grow your fundraising. This hands-on workshop is designed to demystify the process and equip founders like you with the knowledge and skills to raise capital effectively.

From understanding term sheets to nailing your investor pitch, our modules break it all down in practical terms. Plus, you’ll hear real-world advice from successful founders during an interactive Q&A session. Walk away with the tools — and confidence — you need to secure the funding your business deserves.

Register for the 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 event here.

Congrats to the latest Pipeline Entrepreneurs class!

Of the 14 entrepreneurs selected for this prestigious fellowship, 10 have received direct support from UMKC’s Technology Venture Studio and TVS programs such as Digital Sandbox KC, highlighting how important this support is for early startups who venture through Kansas City's tech pipeline.

Read about how Tech Venture Studio sets startups up for success later on.

We are actively seeking innovative startups and solutions in the science and tech space to apply for Digital Sandbox KC and benefit from our support and resources. Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to receive up to $20,000 in project funding to advance your cutting-edge solution.

If you are working on breakthrough science or technologies, we want to hear from you! This is your chance to showcase your work, connect with industry experts and accelerate your growth. Apply to Digital Sandbox KC today.

Are you interested in learning more about Digital Sandbox Kansas City? Book a meeting with a team member 2-3 p.m. every other Tuesday.

Do you have an innovative, significant technology with commercial potential? Are you interested in or planning to apply for one of the lucrative SBIR or STTR research grants offered by the federal government?

Then the SBIR Bootcamp may be right for you. Open to qualified participants in the KC metro area, this is a two-day boot camp taught by one of the area’s top grant-writers and a Missouri SBDC technology development and commercialization expert. They will lead you through the process of developing an SBIR or STTR grant proposal. You will receive group and one-on-one coaching as you work through each section of the grant application. By the end of the boot camp, you will have an outline for your grant proposal.

Phase 0 grants worth $2,500  might be available to qualified companies for grant-writing assistance.

More information is available at the boot camp Feb. 25-26. Register by Feb. 21.

Join InvestMidwest for two days of networking, high-impact programming and pitches from 70+ of the region’s best startups.

Investors: Meet other investors, participate in training workshops and dinners with other investors, and consider possible deals with the presenting companies.

Founders: Present to an audience of investors attending from across the U.S.

Learn more and register here: https://www.investmidwest.org/

- Digital Health Day (11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Aug. 21) is your opportunity to connect with founders, investors, change-makers and the entire digital health ecosystem. Register by Feb. 28 to get the 40% off early-bird rate.

- A key part of the annual Regnier Venture Creation Challenge's James & Rae Black Kansas City Startup Awards is open to non-student led companies with headquarters in the Kansas City MARC Region. Applications are accepted through March 9, 2025.

- Applications for the 2025 cohort of the Kansas City Social Venture Studio are open until March 21. This is your chance to be part of a journey that not only grows your business but also amplifies your community impact.

– Are you interested in learning more about Digital Sandbox KC? You can book a meeting with the Sandbox team to learn more about the program.

– Want to receive personalized searches of new technologies and innovations available for licensing? Get in touch with Whiteboard 2 Boardroom to sign up.

– If you want to learn about early-stage deals or are seeking early-stage capital, learn more about CapitalMatch here.

– Do you know someone who wants to support local tech startups as a mentor, advisor or funder? We can help get them plugged in. Have them send us a note today.

The newest class of Pipeline fellows embodies the elite Midwest network’s founder-first focus on industry-agnostic collaboration and support, said Melissa Vincent, noting the power of tapping barrier-breaking perspectives to solve problems and build world-class companies side by side.

Programs built to support emerging founders who are primed to break through — despite entering entrepreneurship from a different starting point — have never been more needed, said Melissa Vincent, announcing the newest class of Pipeline Pathfinders.

A new website is now available to connect people with adaptive equipment and resources to maintain their independence. Created by occupational therapist Brandie Archie, the website launched its beta test in mid-February.

Don't miss the Gameplay Trailer for LAN Party, a free-to-play multiplayer social communication experience developed by LAN Party Technologies. Players can enter a virtual space together to share gameplay and other forms of media.