Something that's always remained with Mary Beth Jarvis during her professional career — from years in the Air Force to Koch Industries to Wichita Festivals Inc. and now NXTUS — is the craving for more.

One of Kansas City’s prominent fintech and nonprofit leaders has secured partnerships with three of the regions leading banks.

A Kansas City startup using technology to try and put a more personal touch back in banking was the big winner in the NXTSTAGE Pilot Competition in Wichita.

Wichita-based entrepreneurial group NXTUS Inc. on Thursday announced 33 finalist companies as part of its 2020 NXSTAGE Pilot Competition.

Three emerging fintech startups with Kansas City ties have found new entrepreneurial support southwest of the metro.

The stay-at-home order in Kansas last month didn’t mean startup dollars had to stay in the house as well.

Despite a global pandemic, Wichita-based Accelerate Venture Partners closed nearly as many deals in March as it did in all of 2019 — throwing its support behind two of the Kansas City area’s rising startups.

A recently rebranded Wichita accelerator hopes to land new connections between startup founders and investors with a new pilot competition and expanded efforts to build the region’s ecosystem.

The entrepreneurial-focused e2e Accelerator is rebranding as NXTUS and launching a new pilot competition designed to connect big ideas to Wichita companies that can use them to fuel their futures.