RESOLUTION NO. 260971
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
RESOLUTION - Honoring the 2026 Social Venture Studio cohort with these 7 companies along with the 28 previous participants that are simultaneously growing great businesses and creating jobs while addressing pressing social issues in Kansas City.
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WHEREAS, Social Venture Studio is powered by LaunchKC and made possible by a collaboration between the Economic Development Corporation of Kansas City, the Downtown Council, and Keystone Innovation District; and
WHEREAS, Social Venture Studio is a nationally unique accelerator program designed to help startups address social, racial, and environmental issues in Kansas City, and the program won a 2022 Excellence in Economic Development award from the International Economic Development Council; and
WHEREAS, in April 2026, RK Contractors, Beyond This, Be Aligned, AMP Beauty, Bio Spoke, KC Micro Campers, and Magis, were the seven (7) startups chosen out of over 100 applicants. Each of these companies are innovative and have the potential to impact social, racial, or environmental issues in Kansas City for the next generation; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor and Council hereby extend their thanks and appreciation to RK Contractors, Beyond This, Be Aligned, AMP Beauty, Bio Spoke, KC Micro Campers, and Magis, for completing Social Venture Studio and making a positive impact in Kansas City; 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 Social Venture Studio and the seven entrepreneurs 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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