Investors in Kansas

Founded in 2007, Five Elms Capital is a Kansas City-based private equity firm, targeting growth capital investments in technology-facing companies in the United States.

KCRise Fund co-invests with institutional venture capital investors in early stage companies based in the Greater Kansas City area

Welcome to Frontenac, Kansas. Founded in 1886, Frontenac is home to just over 3,400 residents. Our citizens enjoy a small town atmosphere and all that a close-knit community has to offer. Situated on the crossroads of two major highways; US69 and US160; those living in Frontenac can easily travel and enjoy the amenities of larger cities in a short travel distance. Pittsburg is directly adjacent to Frontenac on the south, Joplin, MO is a short 30 minute drive and much larger Kansas City and Springfield, MO are less than two hours drive.

Mid-America Angels is a business angel group specializing in funding start-up and early stage businesses. The firm seeks to invest in the Kansas-Missouri Region and in locations within a 150-mile radius of Kansas City but will only consider investments beyond that geographic region if it is a syndication opportunity with another angel network or investment organization. It seeks to invest between $250,000 to $1,500,000. The firm was founded in 2006 and is based in Fairway, Kansas; with an additional office in Lenexa, Kansas and Lawrence, Kansas.

Founded in 2012, Royal Street Ventures is a Park City-headquartered private equity firm, with an office in Kansas City. The firm targets early-stage investments in retail, consumer goods and technology sector.

Aurora Capital Partners works together with successful management teams to build market-leading companies through investments in growth initiatives, strategic positioning and add-on acquisitions. They understand the value of trusted relationships in optimizing the environment for success. Strong partnerships and the empowerment of people permeate every aspect of their organization.

M25 is a Chicago-based Midwest-focused venture capital firm run by Victor Gutwein and Mike Asem. Since the firm's inception in 2015, M25 has invested in 90+ early-stage tech startups in over 24 cities across 11 states in the Midwest. M25's objective, analytical model and collaborative, forward-thinking approach creates a large portfolio spanning several industries across the entire region, allowing them to establish M25 as a key node in Midwest startup ecosystem.

Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company, Inc. (HKW) is a private equity firm, sponsoring management buy-outs of privately owned businesses and subsidiaries or divisions of public companies with revenues between $20 million and $200 million. With more than a century of excellence as its foundation, HKW is one of the nation's oldest private equity firms.

Thompson Street Capital Partners is a private equity firm investing in service, manufacturing and distribution businesses. The firm partners with management in recapitalizations, management buyouts, corporate divestitures, family businesses in transition and take-private transactions. Thompson Street Capital Partners is located in St. Louis, Missouri and was founded in 2000.

Elliott Management Corporation is a privately owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm provides its services to large institutional investors, high net worth individuals, and families. It invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. The firm also invests in alternative markets. It primarily makes its investments in companies undergoing bankruptcy, reorganization, or corporate restructuring. The firm invests in stocks; corporate, real estate, and sovereign debt; bonds; foreign exchange; warrants; options; and futures to create its portfolio mix. It employs a conservative approach with multi hedge fund strategies to make its investments. Elliott Management Corporation was founded in 1977 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Hong Kong.