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The Kansas City Region:

A Proven Concept—Unlimited Potential

Investment Capital

The Kansas City region has a long history of entrepreneurial support and a growing investment community.

Angel Networks

• Centennial Angel Network—based in Columbia, Mo. Network of accredited investors devoted to funding technology-based start-up and early stage companies.
• Kansas State Angels—based in Manhattan, Kan. Network of accredited investors dedicated to investing in seed and early stage technology-based businesses.
• Mid-America Angels—based in Lenexa, Kan. Regional network of angel investors dedicated to funding start-up businesses in the Kansas City region.
• Show-Me Angels—based in Lee's Summit, Mo. Membership organization of accredited investors committed to investing in early stage companies in the Kansas City region.

Kansas City Regional Venture Capital Funds and Resources

• Open Prairie Ventures*—based in Chicago with a Kansas City office. An early stage venture capital firm focused on investing in promising companies.
• Nueterra Capital Partners—based in Manhattan, Kan. Private equity firm specializing in venture and growth equity, buyouts and real estate investment in healthcare and bioscience industries.
• MidPoint Ag Fund*—based in Indiana. Venture capital fund investing in promising venture stage companies in the food and agriculture related industries.
• Prolog Ventures*—based in St. Louis, Mo. Venture capital firm specializing in early stage life science and animal health companies.
• Mariner Private Equity—based in Kansas City. Private equity fund focused on early stage venture investments.
• Tradebot Ventures—based in Kansas City. Venture capital firm focused on investing in technology based companies located in the Kansas City region.
• Country Club Capital Advisors—based in Kansas City. An independent investment banking firm that provides services to middle-market companies, both public and private. Services include consultation of mergers and acquisitions, capital sourcing and corporate financial and strategic planning.

*The Kansas Bioscience Authority has committed $50 million of investment in the following eight venture capital firms who are required to raise an additional $25 million and open offices in the state of Kansas. $250 million in new venture capital funding will be available in the Kansas City region. Firms that were awarded funding include:

Burrill & Company	Midwest Venture Partners
MPM Capital	Open Prairie Ventures
MidPoint Food & Ag	Prolog Ventures
Meadowlark Venture Partners	Triathlon Medical Ventures

State Funding Resources

• Kansas Bioscience Authority—Heartland Bio Ventures—based in Olathe, Kan. The KBA was created in 2004 by the Kansas Legislature with the sole purpose of advancing Kansas' leadership in bioscience development. This $581 million fund has various programs to build world class research capacity, grow bioscience early stage companies, expand Kansas bioscience clusters and recruit new bioscience companies to the state. Heartland Bio Ventures specialized in business assistance and support for promising early stage companies in Kansas.
• Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation—based in Topeka, Kan. Public/private partnership established by the state of Kansas to promote technology-based economic development. Through support of Centers of Excellence, hands-on business assistance at incubator facilities around the state of Kansas and through direct equity investments; KTEC is focused on growing the technology base in Kansas.
• Kansas Angels Tax Credit—Administered by KTEC; this program enables accredited investors to qualify for a 50% tax credit on their cash investment of up to $50,000 in a certified Kansas business.
• Missouri Technology Corporation—Established in Missouri Legislature in 1994; MTC is a private not-for-profit charged with attracting to Missouri more research funding and technology companies within the life sciences, information technology and advanced manufacturing. MTC has various funding and grant programs aimed at growing the bioscience sector in Missouri.

For more information about taxes and financial incentives go to the Taxes and Incentives Profile

Investment Capital Conferences

• Invest Midwest—this annual conference facilitates investment in the region's top life science, technology and alternative energy companies. The conference regularly attracts more than 300 attendees and has helped generate more than $350 million in investment capital in the past ten years.
• Animal Health Investment Forum—this annual forum is held in the Kansas City region and generates investment for early stage animal health-related companies located all over the world. In its first year in 2009, 175 attendees representing 50+ animal health companies and 11 venture capital funds attended to hear presentations from 17 early stage animal health companies from around the world.