A local startup has acquired the assets of a now defunct San Diego startup, which had the right technology at the wrong time.

A local startup has acquired the assets of a now defunct San Diego startup, which had the right technology at the wrong time.

After a decade, Kansas City-based Tico Productions LLC is repositioning itself as a full-service multicultural marketing agency. Co-founder CiCi Rojas said it’s a natural progression. The company launched in 2012 with video production services, building a client base of nonprofits and later expanding into commercial and government customers, such as the Kansas City health department. In 2016, it delved into Spanish sports broadcasting and landed the Kansas City Chiefs as its first client. The…

Zoom started out with 10 local employees in 2016 and has since ballooned to more than 200. After two years of the local office being closed, it’s now navigating a hybrid workplace.

Bernstein-Rein Advertising and Trozzolo Communications Group landed agency of record contracts, including a brand owned by The Hershey Co.

Seven purpose-driven ventures made the cut for the Social Venture Studio.