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Ideem locks in $2.4M seed round for trust tech spinout driven by Toby Rush, startup veterans

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:00:15 +0000

The Ideem team has a clear vision for how to make two-factor authentication easy and invisible for users, serial tech entrepreneur Toby Rush said, noting an early investment round will help the rapidly emerging startup double-down.

Birria-Landia Is Going Brick-and-Mortar

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:08 +0000

Photo: Birria Landia

Earlier this month, José Moreno was in Flushing when he tasted a Sichuan peppercorn for the first time. He was hovering over a bowl of fish soup, when one crunched between his teeth. He reached for some water. There wasn’t any. He started to pant. The numbing spread. What saved him was a familiar taste: hibiscus tea. “If you add ice to this, it’s like agua de jamaica,” he says.

No Amount Of Crocodile Tears Can Erase Corporate Media’s Complicity In Covid Scandal

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Corporate media aren’t sorry that they played a key role in covering up Covid corruption. They are sorry that they were caught in a web of lies that further threaten Americans’ trust in media.

Still in the game: 16 startups advance in Kansas pitch tournament; courting a new style of seed funding

admin — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 23:27:42 +0000

WICHITA — And then there were 16.

Monday’s pitch competition announcement served up sweet news for more than a dozen Kansas startups as local founders learned they’re advancing in the Gamechangers & Champions “Bracket Bash for Innovators and Angels” — a tournament-style event set to end with a $20,000 grand prize.

How a toy car can recapture a moment (and put a little cash in this student’s pocket)

admin — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 18:23:25 +0000

Collecting toys is in Andrew Bates’ blood, the UMKC senior said — and now it’s in his wallet.

A supply chain management student at the university, Bates was exposed to the hunt for nostalgia early, he said; his father was snagging Hot Wheels for him before Bates was born.

“I was (slow) to embrace it,” the founder of Flame N’ Go Collectibles said of collecting toy cars. “But then I saw the money that could be involved with it, and thought ‘OK, these are actually kind of cool.’”

Roster filled: 32 Kansas startups march into Round 2 of tourney-style pitch competition

admin — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 16:47:15 +0000

WICHITA — Nearly three dozen Sunflower State startups are vying for $20,000 in prize money — and courting the attention of investors — as they advance to the second round of an innovative, state-backed pitch competition set amid the excitement of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Salmon Roe Is the Perfect Ingredient For This Moment

admin — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:00:39 +0000

Photo: Kathryn Sheldon

Last week at Don Udon, a new noodle bar in Crown Heights, I slurped on bukkake udon — the dish had the name first, for the record — that I drowned in chilled, seasoned dashi before eating. The cold noodles were thick and tense, and the broth, into which a finely grated mound of daikon radish dissolved into crunchy flecks, was crisp and salty.

Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson Featured Session Announced for SXSW 2025

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 16:30:42 +0000

Topeka startup hub launches diverse entrepreneur community (with fintech help on loan from KC’s Cyphr)

admin — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 15:28:38 +0000

TOPEKA — An initiative aimed at boosting early to mid-stage entrepreneur development in the heart of Kansas launched Friday, said Michael Odupitan, noting the effort by Topeka-based Omni Circle to redefine the startup journey — and who’s allowed to join it — comes with a Kansas City assist.

2025 SXSW Comedy Festival Lineup Announced

admin — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:00:09 +0000

Announcing the full Comedy Festival lineup for SXSW 2025! From March 7-10, SXSW Comedy highlights some of today’s most compelling comedic voices, featuring standup showcases, improv, conversations, live podcast recordings, and more.

Texas Conservationists Have Gone to Extremes to Save the Desert Bighorn Sheep. Now They’re Facing Their Biggest Obstacle Yet.

admin — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Lineup at SXSW 2025

admin — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:00:11 +0000

The Criterion Closet Heads to SXSW

admin — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:45:00 +0000

Mobile version of popular web series makes its first trip outside of NY

NXTUS launches bracket-style pitch competition for Kansas startups with $20K in prizes

admin — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 16:34:03 +0000

A new, high-energy pitch competition is expected to help startup founders collide with angel investors and innovation leaders from across Kansas — all set against the excitement of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament this spring.

The Cool Restaurants Are on OpenTable Now

admin — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:05:19 +0000

Photo: Jutharat Pinyodoonyachet

Last September, members of the restaurant industry converged on Manhattan’s Upper West Side for the Welcome Conference, a see-and-be-seen day of networking and inspirational speaking that has become over the past decade something like a Davos for the hospitality set.