A sports apparel company with a social mission and a startup hoping to prevent distracted driving presented their business models and pitches at 1 Million Cups Kansas City this week. Matano This new sports apparel company out of Wichita is based on the motto “fairly made, fairly played.” The founders believe that sports culture should be more about community and connections, and less about self-worth and greed. Founder Toby Kriwiel…

Two Kansas City companies shared their stories with local audience members this week at 1 Million Cups. SeekEdgar This cloud-based search engine allows users to find SEC filings (financial and nonfinancial) within seconds. Its technology is similar to other well-known search engines such as LexisNexis, but its usability sets it apart. SeekEdgar’s creator and owner, Raj Srivastava, calls this business a product of his third life. Before creating this search…

This week at the Kauffman Foundation, a new mobile game company and an international online exchange platform took to the stage to present at 1 Million Cups. DWARF Game creator Calvin Robertson has built a kinetic arcade-style game that engages people of all ages, and could potentially have future uses outside the gaming world. Robertson developed the DWARF game, named for a type of star, from the concept of stargazing….

This week at the Kauffman Foundation, a dog toy company out of Springfield and a social data startup based in both San Francisco and Kansas City took center stage for 1 Million Cups. Tether Tug Tether Tug is an interactive dog toy that will help your dogs burn off lots of energy. The toy is made of a sturdy, but somewhat flexible pole that has a tug toy attached to…

Two Kansas City-based companies, PayIT and A-ryde, told their startup stories to a full house during this week’s edition of 1 Million Cups at the Kauffman Foundation. PayIt PayIt’s goal is to simplify how average people do business with government entities. Who actually enjoys going to the DMV or City Hall? This Kansas City company created a patent-pending mobile government and payment platform that allows citizens direct access to their…