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LaunchKC
Investor · Kansas City, MO, United States · North America
LaunchKC runs an annual grants competition that awards non-dilutive funding to early-stage tech startups that relocate to Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. It is a nonprofit initiative of the Downtown Council and the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, and it also operates a Social Venture Studio for businesses addressing social, environmental, or racial issues.
Invests inEducationAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & Biotech
In its own wordsagtechedtechfintechhealthtechadvanced manufacturingsocial impact
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Or find every investor that fitsLaunchKC lists 20 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Education (16%), AI & Machine Learning (16%) and Healthcare & Biotech (16%). 100% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Digital Sandbox KC, KCRise Fund and iSelect Fund.
No funding round on record names LaunchKC yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not LaunchKC's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 20. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 16% | 7% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 16% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 16% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 8% | 7% |
| Enterprise Software | 8% | 8% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 8% | 6% |
| Media & Entertainment | 8% | 4% |
| Food & Agriculture | 8% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Digital Sandbox KC | 4 |
| KCRise Fund | 4 |
| iSelect Fund | 2 |
| Argonautic Ventures | 1 |
| Asymmetry | 1 |
| Atento Capital | 1 |
| Bread and Butter Ventures | 1 |
| Connetic Ventures | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 49th | 19 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 4th | 16% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers20100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Digital Sandbox KC
Compare LaunchKC head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
20 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Boddle creates a 3D math and ELA game for K-6 kids | EducationGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Bungii provides fast, localized delivery for large parcel, big and bulky, and palletized freight. | Legal & ComplianceIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Diversity Telehealth is a telemedicine consulting firm that designs and delivers secure, confidential healthcare, clinical resources and education from a distance. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| HerdDogg provides smart livestock monitoring technology and cloud analytics to help feedlots, ranches, and dairies improve animal health, welfare, and productivity. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| iShare Medical is the online platform for securing, sending, and sharing medical information among patients, providers, and payers. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Just Play Sports Solutions provides a platform for team collaboration and content delivery in sports | EducationEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Kanbe's Markets is transforming food loss into food access in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| KC Can Compost collects organic waste and diverts it from the landfill for composting, and also educates and trains people for work in green industry jobs. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Mobility Designed manufactures and distributes mobility products, such as crutches, through a partnership with Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| MusicSpoke sells sheet music online. | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Plabook creates education products to help children learn math and reading | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| The company hosts and displays polls and debates on various topics. | Media & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Strayos provides AI-powered insights for drilling, blasting, and mining operations | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
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| The Prospect KC is a high-impact employment social enterprise that uses food to transform lives, address food insecurity, and create economic opportunities in Kansas City. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a vessel schedule report to help exporters, drayage providers, and freight forwarders track changes in vessel schedules and terminal operations. | Healthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Venture360 provides an operating system for modern venture capital, including SPV formation, fund administration, and secondary trading services. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| VideoFizz creates business and real estate videos, as well as celebration videos, and offers a video creation engine for e-commerce and other uses. | E-commerce & MarketplacesMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- launchkc.org
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 20
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