Where innovators come to play.
All of greater Kansas City’s corporate oaks started out as entrepreneurial acorns. That’s why the Sandbox brings together people and ideas to foster the next generation of booming businesses in the region. The city’s longtime leaders including private companies, government agencies and universities have united to help this new wave of entrepreneurs become the leaders of tomorrow. It’s an unprecedented metro-wide effort to help make KC America’s most entrepreneurial city. Read more »
About Us
The Digital Sandbox is brought to you by the UMKC Innovation Center and its programs KCSourceLink and the UMKC Small Business and Technology Development Center. It is a partnership between many government, civic, corporate, nonprofit and academic partners.
The program is funded through a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration and a $500,000 grant from the Missouri Technology Corporation.
Our founding partners have provided an additional $610,000 in in-kind services to the project.
The goal of Digital Sandbox KC is to create 10 new high-growth companies that gain follow-on funding or reach $1 million in revenue by September 19, 2015 while assisting many others along the way.
Let’s make Kansas City America’s most entrepreneurial city. New partners are always welcome.