Show Me the Money: KC Startups That Received Funding in May 2019

Each month, we highlight the businesses in Kansas City that are receiving funding and making the right moves to grow from a startup to a second-stage business. Here are the companies that landed investments in May 2019:

• Bar K lands $500K from undisclosed investors
• IFAA Legal Services, Strategic Workforce Development and Trvl Arm each win $1500 in first Determination Inc. Rise Up Get Started program
• PayIt gains $25M in follow-on investment from Weatherford Capital
• Strayne Holdings brings in $200K from undisclosed investors
• TABS Analytics acquires KC’s Decision Insight
• Boddle acquires $100K from AT&T Aspire Accelerator
• KC’s Zego acquired by San Diego firm

Local students win in Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge
– Existing business division: $2.5K to Aidan Scurato and Nate Schanker for Hyped KC, Blue Valley North High School
– Technology division: $4K to Austin Jones and Hunter Vasquez for Drone Estate, Blue Valley West High School

Funding information is gathered from CB Insights, the media and public announcements from our Resource Partners.

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