# Investors based in Kansas City (2026 list)

> 95 investors based in Kansas City, 5% active in the last 12 months. Led by Five Elms Capital, KCRise Fund, OPENAIR Equity Partners. Ranked by what they funded.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/investors-based-in-kansas-city (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Investors based in Kansas City

Updated 7 November 2026

Firms with an address in Kansas City. A head office is a fact about the firm; where it invests is on its own page.

[See all 95 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Finvestors-based-in-kansas-city)The top 25

**95** investors on the list No change this week

**13** cheques in 12 months Too few cheques to tell

**$5M** median round they joined *-37%* against the market median

**5%** wrote a cheque in 12 months

**3%** have led a round

## The Top 25

Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for

Deploying now (5)

- 1 [Five Elms Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/five-elms-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **55** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 2 [KCRise Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kcrise-fund) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **49** **$3.7M** median round **May 2026** last seen
- 3 [OPENAIR Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/openair-equity-partners) dormant Growth equity · United States **20** **$9M** median round **Oct 2015** last seen
- 4 [Evergy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evergy-ventures) quiet Corporate VC · United States **7** **$15M** median round **Oct 2019** last seen
- 5 [Kauffman Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kauffman-foundatio) quiet Accelerator · United States **6** **$800K** median round **Jun 2014** last seen
- 6 [Flyover Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flyover-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **5** **$3.1M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 7 [Fulcrum Global Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fulcrum-global-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **4** **$14M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen
- 8 [Think Big Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/think-big-partners) quiet VC firm · United States **4** **$1.1M** median round **Nov 2013** last seen
- 9 [Nuance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nuance) *Deploying now* Investment firm · United States **3** **$5.1M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen
- 10 [Commerce Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/commerce-bank) quiet Investment firm · United States **2** **$41M** median round **Jan 2023** last seen
- 11 [Digital Sandbox KC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-sandbox-kc) quiet Accelerator · United States **2** **$25K** median round **Dec 2013** last seen
- 12 [H&R Block](https://millionrounds.com/fund/h-and-r-block) quiet VC firm · United States **2** **$3.2M** median round **Apr 2015** last seen
- 13 [NIPR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nipr) quiet VC firm · United States **2** **$3.8M** median round **Jun 2008** last seen
- 14 [Cerner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cerner) quiet Corporate VC · United States **1** **$135M** median round **Sept 2021** last seen
- 15 [Cobalt Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cobalt-ventures) quiet VC firm · United States **1** **$5M** median round **Jan 2002** last seen
- 16 [Dean Foods](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dean-foods) quiet Corporate VC · United States **1** **$10M** median round **Jun 2007** last seen
- 17 [Saint Luke's Health System](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saint-luke-s-health-system) quiet Corporate VC · United States **1** **$5M** median round **Sept 2014** last seen
- 18 [Virgin Mobile USA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virgin-mobile-usa) quiet Investment firm · United States **1** **$1.5M** median round **Jun 2006** last seen
- 19 [WaterEquity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/waterequity) quiet VC firm **1** **$5M** median round **Sept 2025** last seen
- 20 [1248 Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1248-holdings) unknown Investment firm · United States **none observed** **-** median round **-** last seen
- 21 [Abstraction Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstraction-capital) unknown VC firm · Macao SAR China **none observed** **-** median round **-** last seen
- 22 [Ad Astra Equity Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ad-astra-equity-advisors) unknown Private equity · United States **none observed** **-** median round **-** last seen
- 23 [B12 Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/b12-capital-partners) unknown Private equity · United States **none observed** **-** median round **-** last seen
- 24 [BERKS Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berks-group) unknown Investment firm · United States **none observed** **-** median round **-** last seen
- 25 [Baum Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baum-capital-partners) unknown Private equity · United States **none observed** **-** median round **-** last seen

**70 more on this list**

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## The Newest Cheques

Rounds this list's investors joined most recently

- **27** Oct **[Celes](https://millionrounds.com/company/celes)** Series A · $5M *With* [Fulcrum Global Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fulcrum-global-capital)
- **21** Oct **[DashFuel](https://millionrounds.com/company/dashfuel)** Growth *Led by* [Five Elms Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/five-elms-capital)
- **7** Oct **[Bloom](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom)** Seed · $3.6M *With* [Flyover Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flyover-capital)
- **1** Sept **[UrgentIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/urgentiq)** Series A · $15M *With* [Five Elms Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/five-elms-capital)
- **13** Aug **[Farmbot](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmbot)** Series B · $22M *With* [Fulcrum Global Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fulcrum-global-capital)
- **1** May **[Boddle](https://millionrounds.com/company/boddle)** Venture · $1.3M *With* [KCRise Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kcrise-fund)

## Stages This Year

13 rounds

- Series A **31%**
- Series B **23%**
- Growth **15%**
- Seed **15%**
- Venture **15%**

## What They Backed

Sectors, last 12 months

- AI **5**
- Healthcare **3**
- Logistics **3**
- Automotive & EVs **2**
- Agtech **2**
- Software **2**

## Cheques by Quarter

Led Joined

7 Q1 25

2 Q2 25

6 Q3 25

4 Q4 25

3 Q1 26

2 Q2 26

2 Q3 26

3 Q4 26

The last bar is the quarter still running.

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## Quick answers about investors based in Kansas City

### Who are the most active investors based in Kansas City?

By cheques observed, the most active are Five Elms Capital, KCRise Fund, OPENAIR Equity Partners, Evergy Ventures and Kauffman Foundation.

### How many investors based in Kansas City are there?

95 are on record. 5% made an investment in the last 12 months and 3% have led a round.

### Which stages do investors based in Kansas City back?

Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (36%) and Series B (27%).

### How big are the rounds investors based in Kansas City join?

The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $5M.

### Which sectors do investors based in Kansas City back most?

In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Healthcare and Logistics.

### Which investors based in Kansas City lead the most rounds?

Five Elms Capital (3 led), Nuance (1 led) and WaterEquity (1 led).

### What have investors based in Kansas City invested in recently?

Recent rounds include Celes (Series A, Oct 2026, with Fulcrum Global Capital), DashFuel (Growth, Oct 2026, with Five Elms Capital) and Bloom (Seed, Oct 2026, with Flyover Capital).

### How is this list of investors based in Kansas City ranked?

By cheques observed, from the rounds and filings we watched, and never by anything anyone paid for. It is rebuilt every night.

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