Mid-America Angels

Mid-America Angels is a business angel group that focuses on funding start-up and early-stage companies, primarily in the Kansas-Missouri region and within a 150-mile radius of Kansas City. Established in 2006, the organization is based in Fairway, Kansas, with additional offices in Lenexa and Lawrence. Mid-America Angels seeks to invest between $250,000 and $1,500,000 and participates in various funding rounds, including seed, Series A, and Series B, depending on the capital requirements of the businesses. The group aims to leverage the collective knowledge, experience, and investment capital of its members to support the growth of emerging companies in its target area. While it primarily focuses on local investments, it may consider opportunities beyond its geographic scope if they involve collaboration with other angel networks or investment organizations.

Matthew McClorey

Investment Professional

Jeff Shackelford

Senior Vice President

Rick Vaughn

MD

Past deals in Missouri

Rawxies

Seed Round in 2015
Rawxies LLC produces and supplies cookies. It offers cookies in various flavors, including chocolate brownie, banana nut bread, chocolate chip cookie dough, cranberry pecan, lemon poppy seed, and mint chocolate chip cookies; crunch packs; and various packs for chocolate and fruit lovers. The company offers its products through stores in the United States, as well as online. It also offers T-shirts, tanks, and bags online. Rawxies LLC was founded in 2012 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.

EyeVerify

Series A in 2013
EyeVerify Inc. develops eye-based biometric solutions for mobile devices. It offers EyePrint ID, a biometric software solution for smart devices that delivers a password-free mobile experience and secure authentication at a glance, and uses existing cameras on smartphones to image and pattern match the blood vessels in and around the eye. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri. As of September 13, 2016, EyeVerify Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Ant Financial Services Group.