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Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
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Flyover Capital | Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture | Overland Park, Kansas, United States, North America | ||
Stray Dog Capital | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Leawood, Kansas, United States, North America | ||
Firebrand Ventures | Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture | Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North America | ||
Novel Capital | Debt, Early Stage Venture | Overland Park, Kansas, United States, North America | ||
OPENAIR Equity Partners | Early Stage Venture | Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North America |
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We’ve ranked the top Venture Capital Early Stage Venture investors in Kansas. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
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- Executive leadership
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Top Venture Capital Investors & Funds (Kansas)

Flyover Capital
Flyover Capital believes that aspiring technology entrepreneurs in the Midwest do not lack ideas, they lack capital. “Flyover country” has proven that it can create successful, innovative companies that compete with technology companies from around the globe. In addition to a strong work ethic, entrepreneurs in the area are able to leverage lower costs of development, access to Fortune 500 company talent, a strong collection of universities and technical institutions and massive amounts of research. “Flyover country” also enjoys some of the most favorable state and local economic environments in the United States. All of this combines to provide what they believe is a great platform for both investors and portfolio companies unique to this region.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Overland Park, Kansas, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Stray Dog Capital
Stray Dog Capital provides capital and support to early-stage businesses to help them grow. Stray Dog Capital drives alternatives to the use of animals in the supply chain through investments, expertise, and support. It was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Leawood, Kansas, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Firebrand Ventures
Firebrand Ventures is a new kind of Midwest venture fund. We combine a strong brand, vast network, and deep experience with startup hustle to invest in the most innovative early stage software startups.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed, Venture
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North America
Industries: Venture Capital
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Novel Capital
Novel Capital’s fintech funding platform breaks down the traditional growth barriers faced by today’s B2B software companies. Their tech-first approach makes it easy for customers to leverage future recurring revenue for immediate access to non-dilutive capital. Paired with online data-driven insights and curated learning resources, the Novel platform empowers entrepreneurs to capitalize on their momentum.
Stages: Debt, Early Stage Venture
Location: Overland Park, Kansas, United States, North America
Industries: Financial Services, Impact Investing, Venture Capital
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Mid-America Angels
Mid-America Angels is a regional network of accredited investors dedicated to identifying and funding early-stage companies. It participates in seed, Series A, and Series B rounds, depending on the size of the capital raise. It provides the structure to aggregate the knowledge, experience, and investment capital of its membership. Mid-America Angels was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Kansas, Oklahoma.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Overland Park, Kansas, United States, North America
Industries: Financial Exchanges, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Kansas Bioscience Authority
Kansas has the largest concentration of animal health companies in the world. Their researchers are making breakthroughs in oncology, IT, medical devices, and other important areas of human health. And they’re advancing solutions in agribusiness on the strength of their agricultural heritage.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Olathe, Kansas, United States, North America
Industries: Biotechnology, Impact Investing, Venture Capital
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Abstraction Capital
Abstraction Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm building tools for developers and software infrastructure. The firm also focused on companies building dev tools and workflow automation that reduces the time required to build, deploy, and measure the performance of the software. The technology stacks are moving from monolithic suites to a composed mesh of loosely-integrated, best-in-class tools, and developers are continuing to gain influence.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North America
Industries: Developer Tools, Software, Venture Capital
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Index Capital
Index Capital is a leading investment banking alternative for owners of financial institutions and middle market companies. They represent buyers and sellers through the entire deal process – from developing criteria to post-deal integration.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture
Location: Overland Park, Kansas, United States, North America
Industries: Media and Entertainment, Publishing, Venture Capital
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Midwest Venture Alliance
Founded in 2005, Midwest Venture Alliance (MVA), including its affiliate, the Southeast Kansas Venture Alliance (SEKVA), is a network of accredited investors committed to investing in high-growth seed and early-stage technology companies in Kansas and surrounding states.
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Location: Wichita, Kansas, United States, North America
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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Fairfax Partners
Fairfax Partners provides strategic and financial advice and analysis to corporations and investors and has managed private equity partnerships since 1989. Drawing upon its expertise in a number of industry sectors, Fairfax is able both to provide advice and to invest capital in those situations where its understanding of underlying industry dynamics and regulation creates opportunities for enhancing shareholder value. Since its inception, Fairfax and its investors have started more than 15 companies and invested in nearly 40 private equity investments. During this period Fairfax Partners and its clients and associates have invested in both leveraged buyout acquisition-oriented deals as well as more traditional early stage investment opportunities. The firm has had its greatest successes acquiring, and then building upon, platform acquisitions in industries that are facing major structural change.Located in Washington, D.C., Fairfax has the ability and expertise to work with its investors and clients in successfully navigating complex regulatory issues. At a time of increasing government involvement and influence in a broad range of industries, Fairfax advises clients and seeks investments in industries that can be transformed through the successful execution of a sophisticated regulatory strategy. Fairfax works through two primary vehicles: Fairfax Partners, LLC, our advisory and general investments arm, and Fairfax Media Partners, LLC, which has been established to invest in assets in the media, telecoms and internet sectors. Drawing upon its partners’ extensive industry expertise, together with their operating, financial and regulatory knowledge, the group works with existing owners and management teams in identifying opportunities for cash generation and value maximization in response to and in anticipation of regulatory and technological change.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity
Location: Wa Keeney, Kansas, United States, North America
Industries: Advice, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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