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KCRise Fund

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KCRise Fund is a Kansas City-based VC firm investing in Seed & Series A stage technology companies in Kansas and western Missouri.

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founded date

01.09.2016

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Private

Description

Founded in 2016 as an initiative of KCRising, KCRise Fund is a venture capital firm with over $70 million in assets under management, investing in early-stage technology companies. Our LPs are Corporations, Universities, Family Offices, and prominent business leaders connected to the KC region, and we co-invest alongside established venture capital firms from across the country. We invest primarily in pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds, and are industry-agnostic investors with 46 portfolio companies in a variety of verticals with a particular focus on: Supply Chain/Logistics, Automotive, GovTech, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Healthcare IT, Benefits/HR, Payment Technology, and Web3.
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Darcy Howe
Darcy Howe

Darcy Howe

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KCRise Fund
KCRise Fund

Darcy Howe

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Caroline VanDeusen VanDeusen

Caroline VanDeusen VanDeusen

Principal

Darcy Howe

Darcy Howe

Managing Director

Edward Frindt

Edward Frindt

Principal

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