K-State is excited to see the evolving partnership behind the Kansas Innovation Dealroom launch." 

"Kansas Innovation Dealroom provides a powerful conduit for venture capital firms to identify and connect with startup companies in the greater-Topeka-area ecosystem," said Duane Cantrell, chair of the Topeka Innovation Advisory Board and managing partner/CEO of Fulcrum Global Capital. "Realistically, that's going to mean more investments, more ideas brought to fruition, and more innovations taking root in northeast Kansas." 

“Topeka's Plug and Play vertical is excited for the opportunity to showcase our animal health and agtech startups to the broader community and to potentially attract new startups to our accelerator through Kansas Innovation Dealroom," said Lindsay Lebahn, Plug and Play Topeka's program manager. “This new digital platform is going to elevate awareness of entrepreneurial ventures in our area, and I have no doubt it will lead to further startup success in the region. It's an exciting development for Kansas communities." 

Kansas Innovation Dealroom is specifically designed to support scaling tech communities with reliable intelligence and novel insights. It is a collaborative project that will offer the most detailed picture to-date of the northeast-Kansas tech scene. The open-access platform shines a light on overarching trends in the region; improves transparency in tech funding sources; and provides detailed data on startups, scale-ups and corporate entities in our area. 

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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Bob Ross at Bob. Ross@TopekaPartnership.com or communications manager India Yarborough at India. Yarborough@TopekaPartnership.com. About GO Topeka 

GO Topeka creates county-wide economic success for all companies and citizens through implementation of an aggressive economic-development strategy that capitalizes on the unique strengths of the community. GO Topeka operates under the Greater Topeka Partnership and is the leading economic development agency in the area. For more, visit GoTopeka.com. 

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