NXTUS, Inc. today announced the launch of the 2023 NXTSTAGE Financial Technology Pilot Competition alongside Premiere Sponsors Emprise Bank, INTRUST Bank and the Kansas Bankers Association.

Wichita entrepreneurial organization NXTUS Inc. is preparing for its next startup competition, with the latest contest once again focusing on ideas that impact communities.

Alongside six Kansas organizations seeking innovations to improve population health and enable community growth, NXTUS, Inc. has launched the 2023 NXTSTAGE Community Health and Vibrancy Pilot Competition, presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas.

Wichita-based entrepreneurial organization NXTUS Inc. this week graduated the second class of its NXTSTAGE Customer Traction Cohort, which drew participants from 21 companies from across the state, including six from the Wichita area.

NXTUS, Inc., which helps innovators and entrepreneurs grow companies of significance in Kansas, today graduated a double-sized class from its second-ever NXTSTAGE Customer Traction Cohort.

Mary Beth Jarvis, who joined Wichita-based NXTUS as executive director in August 2019, becomes president and CEO in March.

Wichita-based entrepreneurial organization NXTUS Inc. has a new CEO.

NXTUS, Inc. today announced its incoming CEO and 2023 directors, while celebrating milestones in the expansion of its work to help innovators and entrepreneurs grow companies of significance in Kansas.

Only a handful of Kansas City startups — three of which hail from Johnson County — are among 21 companies selected for a Wichita-based accelerator designed for growth-minded startups in the thick of their product-market fit and customer-acquisition journeys.

The NXTSTAGE Customer Traction Cohort is a customized accelerator designed for growth-minded Kansas startups who are in the thick of their product-market fit and customer-acquisition journeys.

Wichita-based entrepreneurial organization NXTUS Inc. will encompass startups from further afield in Kansas with its latest program.

In the fall of 2022, NXTUS launched the NXTSTAGE Enterprise Engagement Series to bridge the knowledge and access gaps between early-stage companies and established enterprises.

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.