Podcast appearances and mentions of darcy howe

In today's episode, we're talking with Darcy Howe, founder and managing director of KCRise Fund, which launched in 2016 as an initiative of KC Rising, which has a long-term vision for the greater Kansas City region, building capacity and bringing existing businesses to scale. In 2019, KCRise Fund II was launched bringing total committed capital to over $60 million. We're going to dive into Darcy's background and her family inspiration, as well as her first career in private wealth management and investment banking, which led to her passion for early-stage entrepreneurs. Darcy's also going to share with us what she believes is the secret sauce of Midwest startups.

Darcy Howe is founder and managing director of KCRise Fund, a Kansas City-based venture capital firm designed to connect high-net-worth individuals and corporations with those in need of investment. She has served on the boards of multiple companies, with over 20 years’ experience as an angel investor, and a founding member of Women’s Capital Connection, who invest in women-led, early stage business. In this conversation, Darcy discusses the importance of Colleges in thinking about the economic development of their regions and how students’ skills can foster regional growth; describes the value of higher education in building long-term relationships as “a place where anybody can find their people.” Lastly, she argues “smart universities will ask their students for help with innovation,” with students being more adept at breaking the old-fashioned mould.

On this episode of Banking on KC, Darcy Howe, managing director of the KCRise Fund, joins host Kelly Scanlon to discuss the state of funding for local startups. Howe shares some of the key criteria the KCRise Fund looks for in a company to fund, provides insights into questions potential investors might have, reveals the results of a recent survey of early-stage Kansas City companies, and offers ways the community as a whole can help early-stage companies grow to the next level. Country Club Bank – Member FDIC

Matt and Andy are joined by Darcy Howe to breakdown the KCRise Venture Fund

Connecting eager investors with early-stage companies is the goal of Darcy Howe, founder of the KCRise Fund. Listen in on this episode of Startup Hustle as she talks to Matt and Matt about the success she has seen in small companies.   Howe doesn't stop there and talks about the struggles of doing business with large companies and why those same companies so often lack innovation.   Matt and Matt learn about the up-and-coming innovation district being led by former Pinsight Media CEO, Kevin McGinnis and the plans he has to make Kansas City, a city for growth and opportunity.     Learn more about:   Full Scale: https://fullscale.io/   Stackify: https://stackify.com/   KC Rise Fund: https://kcrisefund.com/   GigaBook: https://gigabook.com   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphustlepodcast/   Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDXy14X95mzCpGSHyDvvoVg   Follow us on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@startuphustle

Darcy Howe has a passion for innovation and has been a regional leader in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, developing connectivity between funders, entrepreneurs and advisors. She is also a 20-year veteran angel investor so coming out of retirement to build the KC Rise Venture Fund was a perfect fit. In this episode Darcy shares details on the KC Rise Fund and the KC Rising initiative as well as wealth of insights you can apply to business and life.

The KCRise Fund is making more money available to local entrepreneurs. Darcy Howe, the fund's manager, sits down with Smart Companies KC host Kelly Scanlon with details about its first two investments. Find out more about how the fund was established and its true purpose: to connect early-stage companies with the necessary funding for growth and success. You'll also learn more about the fund's first two recipients, SpiderOak and Innara Health.  To hear shows with host Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The KCRise Fund is making more money available to local entrepreneurs. Darcy Howe, the fund's manager, sits down with Smart Companies KC host Kelly Scanlon with details about its first two investments. Find out more about how the fund was established and its true purpose: to connect early-stage companies with the necessary funding for growth and success. You'll also learn more about the fund's first two recipients, SpiderOak and Innara Health.    To hear shows with host Kelly Scanlon, please visit our archives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices