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KCRise Fund is a Kansas City-based VC firm investing in Seed stage technology companies in Kansas and western Missouri.
- Darcy Howe: Founder and Managing Director
- Edward Frindt: General PartnerPast Role: Chicago Growth Partners, Vice President of Finance
About the Company
Founded by Darcy Howe, KCRise Fund launched in 2016 as an initiative of KCRising, a long term vision for the greater Kansas City region to build capacity, bring existing businesses to scale, and fully realize the KC region’s potential. Decidedly for-profit, KCRise Fund is a traditional venture capital fund which invests side-by-side with other
institutional VC investors in early stage companies based in Kansas and western half of Missouri. Our investors include corporations, university endowments, family offices and prominent business leaders in the region. KCRise launched Fund II in 2019 and followed with Fund III in 2023. Today, KCRise Fund manage over $100 million in committed capital across our funds.
Women Founded
