A popular grants competition that helped raise the profiles and buoy the bank accounts of dozens of Kansas City startups is expected to relaunch with renewed funding from the Missouri Technology Corporation, the agency announced Tuesday.
New in KC: Why UMKC’s island-hopping tech leader is trading Hawaiian surf for Kansas City turf
New in KC: Why UMKC’s island-hopping tech leader is trading Hawaiian surf for Kansas City turf
The Midwest is home, said Chris Rehkamp.
“That’s where I feel like I’m really grounded. A piece of this move was wanting to be near family, and another piece is that it’s what feels natural,” Rehkamp said of accepting a position as the associate director of the Tech Ventures Studio at the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Innovation Center.
Rehkamp started the role in January, and is officially set to move to Kansas City from Hawaii later this month, he shared. The Tech Ventures program continues to be led by Jill Meyer.