Kansas City, Missouri, may have BBQ and jazz, but it still has a relatively small startup ecosystem when it comes to venture investment.
The Heart of America’s tech scene can’t quite match the startup environment of its Super Bowl counterpart Philadelphia. Last year, VC-backed startups in KC raised just under $160 million in about two dozen funding rounds, according to Crunchbase data. In 2021, that number was only $70 million in 27 rounds. READ MORE