An Emporia company raised $6.5 million in funding, some of it through local venture capital groups. Green Dot Bioplastics closed its Series A Preferred Round led by Kansas City’s Fulcrum Global Capital, with participation by Innovations in Motion and Open Prairie through its Open Prairie Rural Opportunities Fund. Green Dot Bioplastics serves brand-owners, plastics processors and designers by lightening the environmental footprint of consumer products. The company makes plastics more…

A local angel investment group has put more than $2 million into innovative health- and agriculture-related companies.  Innovation in Motion, launched in 2013, recently completed funding for nine early stage companies in the animal health, ag-tech and human health verticals with commitments to two additional companies, for a total investment of $2.37 million. Managing director Lydia Kinkade is a founder of iiM and says the firm has taken a unique…

Starting this month, Square One Small Business Services at Mid-Continent Public Library will offer workshops for those interested in joining the business market or kick-starting a business. Until April, participants can join a variety of programs and services to work one-on-one with local entrepreneurs and business specialists in the Kansas City area. Free benefits from Square One include business basics classes and bootcamps, online resources and personalized one-on-one consultation. Upcoming…

Production company RW2, previously located in the Crossroads Arts District, moved to 1000 W. 25th St. near Southwest Boulevard earlier this month. The new space, next to Boulevard Brewing Co., features multiple spaces in one to host RW2’s variety of production services. Some of the building’s features include editing suites, a studio space with natural light and a garden. “We can develop, shoot and edit all creative out of this…

The Pipeline entrepreneurial fellowship program announced the recipients of its 2018 Pipeline awards and also revealed its 2019 class of Pipeline Fellows at The Innovators event, held for the first time in Omaha. The Innovators event saw a large group of attendees that included 2018 fellows, mentors, investors, supporters, family members and many others from around the Silicon Prairie. Founded 12 years ago, Pipeline’s program for high-growth entrepreneurs has become one of the largest…