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Transportant, Inc. is a company that develops software tools to enhance school bus services, focusing on improving safety and efficiency in pupil transportation. Founded in 2017 and based in Shawnee, Kansas, Transportant offers a suite of products that includes MyBusHopper, which helps parents and students track bus arrivals, and Smart Bus, providing technical support for drivers and students. Additionally, the Fleet Dashboard enables school administrators to monitor and manage bus operations effectively. Transportant's innovative platform integrates features such as ridership information, live camera views, and fleet tracking, allowing real-time updates for parents regarding their children's transportation. The company aims to transform the traditional school bus experience, making it safer and easier for millions of students and their families.

Compression Works manufactures the AAJT-S, an advanced abdominal aortic and junctional tourniquet designed to control severe bleeding and stabilize pelvic fractures. This innovative device is applicable in multiple areas, including the axilla, abdomen, and inguinal region. It effectively addresses junctional and pelvic bleeding, providing a crucial alternative for hemorrhage control. The AAJT-S is recognized for its capacity to deliver aortic compression that is comparable to zone 3 REBOA, thereby enhancing patient outcomes and reducing preventable deaths associated with traumatic injuries. Compression Works aims to improve the quality of life for patients by offering life-saving solutions that address critical medical challenges.

Sunny is an online retail company focused on women's menstrual health. It offers a range of self-care products, including menstrual cups and reusable applicators designed for ease of use. The company aims to provide sustainable alternatives to traditional period care products while ensuring affordability. In addition to its product offerings, Sunny also provides educational materials aimed at young people, promoting awareness and understanding of self-care and menstrual health. Through these efforts, Sunny seeks to empower women by making essential menstrual products accessible and fostering a stigma-free environment around menstruation.

Ronawk is a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of T-Block technology, which produces patient-specific biologics for the treatment of diseases, including cancer, organ injuries, and burns. The company has created a proprietary method for growing primary stem cells in a three-dimensional environment, allowing these cells to retain their essential characteristics outside the body. This innovative approach enables the rapid expansion of stem cells, making them suitable for early-stage diagnostics and the repair of injured tissues. Additionally, Ronawk focuses on preserving primary cells from patients for future use in reconstructive surgeries, thereby enhancing the efficiency and density of human cell growth for tissue generation and disease modeling.

GreenField | Bots, not Chems! Eat, Make and Grow Food without all the chems! GreenField Incorporated uses robots to replace chemicals. Healthy Ingredients, Regenerative Farming. GreenField provides ingredients without all the chems to manufacturers who make healthy food for families and pets. GreenField’s Fleet-to-Farm delivers robots to farmers who replace chemicals and improve profits. GreenField helps you manage the adoption curve of regenerative agriculture. Wherever you are and wherever you want to go, we can help.

Spinal Simplicity, LLC is a medical device company based in Overland Park, Kansas, that specializes in designing and developing percutaneously inserted interspinous inter-laminar fusion devices for spinal disorders. Founded in 2008, the company primarily markets its flagship product, the Minuteman, which addresses conditions such as spondylolisthesis, lumbar stenosis, and degenerative disc diseases. Spinal Simplicity's devices are intended to provide safe and minimally invasive therapeutic options for complex spinal and orthopedic issues, thereby enhancing surgical outcomes for patients. The company distributes its products through a network of distributors across the European Union.

Artio Medical, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing catheter-based solutions for cardiovascular diseases. Based in Olathe, Kansas, the company specializes in endovascular devices designed for embolization of vessels, aneurysms, and other vascular structures. Its product offerings include Solus Gold and Solus Flex, both embolization devices featuring unique delivery systems, as well as Aneura and Endura, which combine coils and accessory balloons for the immediate occlusion of saccular and cerebral aneurysms, respectively. Artio Medical was founded in 2011 and was previously known as Metactive Medical, Inc. before rebranding in February 2020. The company operates as a subsidiary of Novita Therapeutics, LLC, and its innovations aim to enhance the speed and safety of vascular occlusion procedures for physicians.

InterShunt is a medical device company based in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 2015. The company specializes in designing and developing a proprietary catheter-based system aimed at alleviating the symptoms of heart failure. Their innovative approach centers on left atrial decompression, utilizing a minimally invasive procedure that does not require any implants or energy for capturing and excising tissue from the interatrial septum. By enabling healthcare professionals to effectively reduce left atrial pressure, InterShunt seeks to provide significant relief for millions of individuals suffering from heart failure.

Transportant, Inc. is a company that develops software tools to enhance school bus services, focusing on improving safety and efficiency in pupil transportation. Founded in 2017 and based in Shawnee, Kansas, Transportant offers a suite of products that includes MyBusHopper, which helps parents and students track bus arrivals, and Smart Bus, providing technical support for drivers and students. Additionally, the Fleet Dashboard enables school administrators to monitor and manage bus operations effectively. Transportant's innovative platform integrates features such as ridership information, live camera views, and fleet tracking, allowing real-time updates for parents regarding their children's transportation. The company aims to transform the traditional school bus experience, making it safer and easier for millions of students and their families.

Ten-Nine Technologies, LLC, established in 2009 and located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, specializes in the development and design of innovative battery materials for the energy and chemical sectors. The company focuses on creating advanced materials that cater to various applications, including catalysis, energy generation, and energy storage. With a commitment to curiosity, honesty, and generosity, Ten-Nine Technologies emphasizes strong relationships with its employees, clients, and the community, driving its mission to contribute to new economies through groundbreaking material solutions.

InnovaPrep, founded in 2009 and based in Drexel, Missouri, specializes in the development and manufacturing of innovative biological sampling and concentration tools. The company's products serve as a crucial link between real-world samples and the input requirements of contemporary molecular analysis methods. By enhancing the sensitivity of samples, InnovaPrep's technologies facilitate faster and more efficient preparation, enabling healthcare professionals to effectively identify viruses, monitor food samples, track pathogens, and analyze liquid sample concentrations. Through its focus on improving biomonitoring applications, InnovaPrep aims to streamline sample processing for a variety of critical analyses.

Artio Medical, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing catheter-based solutions for cardiovascular diseases. Based in Olathe, Kansas, the company specializes in endovascular devices designed for embolization of vessels, aneurysms, and other vascular structures. Its product offerings include Solus Gold and Solus Flex, both embolization devices featuring unique delivery systems, as well as Aneura and Endura, which combine coils and accessory balloons for the immediate occlusion of saccular and cerebral aneurysms, respectively. Artio Medical was founded in 2011 and was previously known as Metactive Medical, Inc. before rebranding in February 2020. The company operates as a subsidiary of Novita Therapeutics, LLC, and its innovations aim to enhance the speed and safety of vascular occlusion procedures for physicians.

Voltage is a Bitcoin infrastructure provider. It adds enterprise-grade capabilities to both Layer 1 and Layer 2 technologies. It provides Bitcoin-centric infrastructure to engineering teams, enabling enterprise-grade experiences. Users benefit from the fastest and most scalable Lightning solution that meets the highest security and privacy standards by leveraging Voltage. Users can build, deploy, and scale faster than ever before with modern modular tools and processes. Voltage brings to market a suite of node, liquidity, and data services that elevates your value proposition via Lightning Network architecture.

Transportant, Inc. is a company that develops software tools to enhance school bus services, focusing on improving safety and efficiency in pupil transportation. Founded in 2017 and based in Shawnee, Kansas, Transportant offers a suite of products that includes MyBusHopper, which helps parents and students track bus arrivals, and Smart Bus, providing technical support for drivers and students. Additionally, the Fleet Dashboard enables school administrators to monitor and manage bus operations effectively. Transportant's innovative platform integrates features such as ridership information, live camera views, and fleet tracking, allowing real-time updates for parents regarding their children's transportation. The company aims to transform the traditional school bus experience, making it safer and easier for millions of students and their families.

WorkTorch is a career discovery platform focused on the service economy workforce, specializing in connecting skilled trade and service industry workers with suitable job opportunities. By operating online marketplaces for blue-collar jobs, WorkTorch facilitates the matching process between employers and job seekers, aiming to enhance career fulfillment for individuals while providing a more engaged talent pool for companies. The platform not only helps job seekers navigate their career paths but also assists employers in overcoming hiring challenges, thereby promoting advancement within the workforce.

Clara Biotech is focused on developing a platform technology for the isolation and purification of exosomes from small fluid samples, facilitating liquid biopsies for early detection of various diseases, including cancer and Alzheimer's Disease. Unlike traditional methods that require lengthy ultra-centrifugation, Clara's platform can extract pure and viable exosomes from any biofluid source efficiently. This innovative process enhances the potential for precision medicine by enabling targeted drug delivery directly to specific cells. Additionally, Clara Biotech's technology supports the development of unique liquid biopsy assays, improving the accuracy of disease detection and addressing challenges faced by biopharma companies in the medical field. Overall, Clara Biotech aims to advance research into clinical applications, bridging the gap between laboratory findings and patient care through its exosome-based solutions.

Spinal Simplicity, LLC is a medical device company based in Overland Park, Kansas, that specializes in designing and developing percutaneously inserted interspinous inter-laminar fusion devices for spinal disorders. Founded in 2008, the company primarily markets its flagship product, the Minuteman, which addresses conditions such as spondylolisthesis, lumbar stenosis, and degenerative disc diseases. Spinal Simplicity's devices are intended to provide safe and minimally invasive therapeutic options for complex spinal and orthopedic issues, thereby enhancing surgical outcomes for patients. The company distributes its products through a network of distributors across the European Union.

Artio Medical, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing catheter-based solutions for cardiovascular diseases. Based in Olathe, Kansas, the company specializes in endovascular devices designed for embolization of vessels, aneurysms, and other vascular structures. Its product offerings include Solus Gold and Solus Flex, both embolization devices featuring unique delivery systems, as well as Aneura and Endura, which combine coils and accessory balloons for the immediate occlusion of saccular and cerebral aneurysms, respectively. Artio Medical was founded in 2011 and was previously known as Metactive Medical, Inc. before rebranding in February 2020. The company operates as a subsidiary of Novita Therapeutics, LLC, and its innovations aim to enhance the speed and safety of vascular occlusion procedures for physicians.

Tile Five is a business-to-business cloud software provider based in Overland Park, Kansas, established in 2017. The company specializes in developing custom customer relationship management (CRM) and point-of-sale software tailored for underserved markets. Its cloud-based gym management application is designed to streamline operations by automating membership management, household organization, and check-in processes. The platform features an intuitive and adaptable calendar, which aids clients in efficiently managing their business operations. By leveraging this software, businesses can enhance their customer retention and growth through improved management practices.

Unified Esports Association offers virtual and onsite Esports competitions for aspiring gamers. The company makes eSports a healthy, structured, and educational sport.

Bellwethr Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a customer decision optimization platform aimed at enhancing business processes through artificial intelligence and machine learning. Founded in 2017 and based in Wamego, Kansas, Bellwethr's platform automates personalized, next-best actions during critical events in the customer journey, thereby improving customer retention and lifetime value. The company focuses on making machine learning and AI accessible to users regardless of their technical expertise, enabling subscription-based businesses to optimize their customer lifecycle processes effectively. By leveraging data and advanced algorithms, Bellwethr assists clients in attracting new leads while retaining existing customers.

Spinal Simplicity, LLC is a medical device company based in Overland Park, Kansas, that specializes in designing and developing percutaneously inserted interspinous inter-laminar fusion devices for spinal disorders. Founded in 2008, the company primarily markets its flagship product, the Minuteman, which addresses conditions such as spondylolisthesis, lumbar stenosis, and degenerative disc diseases. Spinal Simplicity's devices are intended to provide safe and minimally invasive therapeutic options for complex spinal and orthopedic issues, thereby enhancing surgical outcomes for patients. The company distributes its products through a network of distributors across the European Union.

Ten-Nine Technologies, LLC, established in 2009 and located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, specializes in the development and design of innovative battery materials for the energy and chemical sectors. The company focuses on creating advanced materials that cater to various applications, including catalysis, energy generation, and energy storage. With a commitment to curiosity, honesty, and generosity, Ten-Nine Technologies emphasizes strong relationships with its employees, clients, and the community, driving its mission to contribute to new economies through groundbreaking material solutions.

InnovaPrep, founded in 2009 and based in Drexel, Missouri, specializes in the development and manufacturing of innovative biological sampling and concentration tools. The company's products serve as a crucial link between real-world samples and the input requirements of contemporary molecular analysis methods. By enhancing the sensitivity of samples, InnovaPrep's technologies facilitate faster and more efficient preparation, enabling healthcare professionals to effectively identify viruses, monitor food samples, track pathogens, and analyze liquid sample concentrations. Through its focus on improving biomonitoring applications, InnovaPrep aims to streamline sample processing for a variety of critical analyses.

Transportant, Inc. is a company that develops software tools to enhance school bus services, focusing on improving safety and efficiency in pupil transportation. Founded in 2017 and based in Shawnee, Kansas, Transportant offers a suite of products that includes MyBusHopper, which helps parents and students track bus arrivals, and Smart Bus, providing technical support for drivers and students. Additionally, the Fleet Dashboard enables school administrators to monitor and manage bus operations effectively. Transportant's innovative platform integrates features such as ridership information, live camera views, and fleet tracking, allowing real-time updates for parents regarding their children's transportation. The company aims to transform the traditional school bus experience, making it safer and easier for millions of students and their families.

Artio Medical, Inc. is a medical device company focused on developing and commercializing catheter-based solutions for cardiovascular diseases. Based in Olathe, Kansas, the company specializes in endovascular devices designed for embolization of vessels, aneurysms, and other vascular structures. Its product offerings include Solus Gold and Solus Flex, both embolization devices featuring unique delivery systems, as well as Aneura and Endura, which combine coils and accessory balloons for the immediate occlusion of saccular and cerebral aneurysms, respectively. Artio Medical was founded in 2011 and was previously known as Metactive Medical, Inc. before rebranding in February 2020. The company operates as a subsidiary of Novita Therapeutics, LLC, and its innovations aim to enhance the speed and safety of vascular occlusion procedures for physicians.

InnovaPrep, founded in 2009 and based in Drexel, Missouri, specializes in the development and manufacturing of innovative biological sampling and concentration tools. The company's products serve as a crucial link between real-world samples and the input requirements of contemporary molecular analysis methods. By enhancing the sensitivity of samples, InnovaPrep's technologies facilitate faster and more efficient preparation, enabling healthcare professionals to effectively identify viruses, monitor food samples, track pathogens, and analyze liquid sample concentrations. Through its focus on improving biomonitoring applications, InnovaPrep aims to streamline sample processing for a variety of critical analyses.

Wichita Esports LLC, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, specializes in hosting semi-professional video game tournaments in the Midwest. The company is dedicated to the burgeoning field of esports, providing a platform for competitive gaming and fostering a community around online sports. Through its events, Wichita Esports aims to engage players and fans alike, contributing to the growth of the esports landscape in the region.

Unified Esports Association offers virtual and onsite Esports competitions for aspiring gamers. The company makes eSports a healthy, structured, and educational sport.

Spinal Simplicity, LLC is a medical device company based in Overland Park, Kansas, that specializes in designing and developing percutaneously inserted interspinous inter-laminar fusion devices for spinal disorders. Founded in 2008, the company primarily markets its flagship product, the Minuteman, which addresses conditions such as spondylolisthesis, lumbar stenosis, and degenerative disc diseases. Spinal Simplicity's devices are intended to provide safe and minimally invasive therapeutic options for complex spinal and orthopedic issues, thereby enhancing surgical outcomes for patients. The company distributes its products through a network of distributors across the European Union.

Bellwethr Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a customer decision optimization platform aimed at enhancing business processes through artificial intelligence and machine learning. Founded in 2017 and based in Wamego, Kansas, Bellwethr's platform automates personalized, next-best actions during critical events in the customer journey, thereby improving customer retention and lifetime value. The company focuses on making machine learning and AI accessible to users regardless of their technical expertise, enabling subscription-based businesses to optimize their customer lifecycle processes effectively. By leveraging data and advanced algorithms, Bellwethr assists clients in attracting new leads while retaining existing customers.

CritiTech, Inc. specializes in particle engineering technologies that facilitate the development and manufacturing of drugs and medical devices for both human and animal health markets. Founded in 1997 and based in Lawrence, Kansas, the company focuses on optimizing the delivery of challenging drug substances, including potent molecules and poorly soluble compounds. CritiTech employs advanced methods such as supercritical precipitation technology and spray drying to enhance bioavailability and micronize small-molecule and biotechnology drugs. In addition to its core technologies, the company provides a range of particle engineering solutions, including compatibility testing, proof of concept studies, and various analytical services related to particle characterization and stability testing. CritiTech's expertise in fine-particle compound production and its commitment to delivering high-quality results position it as a key player in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries.

Transportant, Inc. is a company that develops software tools to enhance school bus services, focusing on improving safety and efficiency in pupil transportation. Founded in 2017 and based in Shawnee, Kansas, Transportant offers a suite of products that includes MyBusHopper, which helps parents and students track bus arrivals, and Smart Bus, providing technical support for drivers and students. Additionally, the Fleet Dashboard enables school administrators to monitor and manage bus operations effectively. Transportant's innovative platform integrates features such as ridership information, live camera views, and fleet tracking, allowing real-time updates for parents regarding their children's transportation. The company aims to transform the traditional school bus experience, making it safer and easier for millions of students and their families.

Spinal Simplicity, LLC is a medical device company based in Overland Park, Kansas, that specializes in designing and developing percutaneously inserted interspinous inter-laminar fusion devices for spinal disorders. Founded in 2008, the company primarily markets its flagship product, the Minuteman, which addresses conditions such as spondylolisthesis, lumbar stenosis, and degenerative disc diseases. Spinal Simplicity's devices are intended to provide safe and minimally invasive therapeutic options for complex spinal and orthopedic issues, thereby enhancing surgical outcomes for patients. The company distributes its products through a network of distributors across the European Union.