After a successful pilot in 2021, Wichita Startup Week is set to return this month with events aimed at helping people beyond the Kansas city realize its potential as a startup community and hub, said James Williams.

An angel investor and startup founder tied to some well-known names in business will talk entrepreneurship next month at Wichita Startup Week.

Mary Beth Jarvis has a front-row seat for an entrepreneurial resurgence that is happening in Wichita.

Emprise Bank is adding more startup and financial technology experience to its board of directors.

The return of the NXTSTAGE Pilot Competition for financial technology has garnered projects for two fintech startups.

Alongside Emprise Bank and Fidelity Bank, NXTUS, Inc.’s NXTSTAGE Financial Technology Pilot Competition announced two winners – upSWOT and V2Verify – during its Innovation Showcase Wednesday, at which eight finalists pitched their tech solutions to Kansas financial institutions.

A new enterprise engagement program aims to connect early-stage startups to companies with a powerful corporate presence in Kansas — pairing two Kansas City teams with the likes of Cargill, Cox Business, keycentrix and Evergy.

NXTUS, Inc. today announced its first cohort of twenty program participants and revealed the nine enterprise partners for its new entrepreneurship support program, the NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series.

NXTUS Inc. on Thursday announced a large group of local startups that will participate in the entrepreneurial organization’s inaugural NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series.

These local startups and entrepreneurial groups are setting Wichita ablaze. Wichita Inno last month opened up nominations for its first Fire Awards, seeking to identify those entities pushing the city’s entrepreneurial ecosystem forward.

Alongside Emprise Bank and Fidelity Bank, NXTUS, Inc.’s NXTSTAGE Financial Technology Pilot Competition today announced eight program finalists and its upcoming FinTech Innovation Showcase.

Local entrepreneurial organization NXTUS Inc. has whittled a field of nearly 100 applicants to eight finalists for its next financial technology pilot competition.

Wichita entrepreneurial group NXTUS said Tuesday is has reached nearly $1.5 million in growth capital over the past nine months for nine regional startups.

In a record-paced nine months since receiving a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration, NXTUS, Inc. has helped mobilize nearly $1.5 million in growth capital for nine regional startups, bringing the group’s total to $4.5 million since late 2018.

A summer innovation showcase powered by a corporate leader in health care solutions culminated with commitments to 22 pilot projects for competing startups, as well as 13 more potential partnerships aimed at tackling projects from access to mental health care and addiction treatment to improving senior care.

A panel of local leaders speak June 28 to participants in the Wichita Business Journal's Emerging Leaders program at the Kansas Leadership Center.

The latest pilot competition from the NXTSTAGE arm of entrepreneurial group NXTUS Inc. resulted in 22 projects and 13 potential partnerships among a group of 12 startups.

NXTUS, Inc.’s NXTSTAGE Community Health & Vibrancy Pilot Competition, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS), announced 22 pilot projects, as well as 13 additional potential future projects, all aimed at improving Kansas’ population health and economic vibrancy.

During an ICT Summit session on Thursday, panelists dove into what Wichita should tout — and where it can improve — if it is to build a future that benefits all of the city's population.

NXTUS, Inc.’s NXTSTAGE Customer Traction Cohort today celebrated Kansas startups for accelerating their customer-acquisition journeys and validating product-market fit through eight weeks of customized coaching and workshops.