RESOLUTION NO. 260964
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
RESOLUTION - Honoring the eight startups of the 2026 LaunchKC cohort along with 137 other LaunchKC alumni companies that are helping build the next generation of great businesses, brands, and technologies in Kansas City, Missouri.
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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City along with the Economic Development Corporation and the Downtown Council want to create a world class environment for entrepreneurs; and
WHEREAS, LaunchKC is an initiative of both the Economic Development Corporation and the Downtown Council that is designed to propel entrepreneurship in Kansas City while retaining and attracting innovative startups and technologies; and
WHEREAS, to date, LaunchKC companies have created over 1,600 jobs and attracted over $650 million of follow-on investment to Kansas City. Over two-thirds of LaunchKC companies are led by women and/or minorities; and
WHEREAS, in November 2025, Block & Mortar, ReBulk, Cyphra Autonomy, Ask Samie, Ulom, Whimsi Beans, Valor Cancer, and EzBizPortal, were the eight (8) winners of the LaunchKC grants competition where several hundred startups applied. Each of these eight companies were identified as having the potential to be future job creators and economic engines for Kansas City; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor and Council hereby extend their thanks and appreciation to Block & Mortar, ReBulk, Cyphra Autonomy, Ask Samie, Ulom, Whimsi Beans, Valor Cancer, and EzBizPortal, for completing the LaunchKC program and continuing to build their businesses in Kansas City, Missouri; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council in testimony thereof and that a copy hereof be presented to LaunchKC and the eight companies in token of the Mayor and Council’s thanks for their perseverance as entrepreneurs and also their commitment to Kansas City, Missouri.
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