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

ValueHealth LLC’s new strategic partnership with Surgery Partners gives the Leawood company a bigger platform to roll out its value-based care programs and help more employers and their employees save on surgery costs.  As part of the strategic partnership, Tennessee-based Surgery Partners (NASDAQ: SGRY) made a minority investment in ValueHealth, which expects to add at least 30 employees in business development, IT and clinical resources roles. ValueHealth employs about 250 people, including…

Flyover Capital Managing Partner Thad Langford says the company has "tremendous upside." Snappy Kraken, a portfolio company of the Overland Park-based VC firm, provides marketing automation and campaigns for financial advisers.

The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce revealed its Top 10 Small Businesses on Friday, which includes several companies that made last year’s cut. Repeat honorees are: Chicken N Pickle, a pickleball-focused dining and entertainment concept that aims to give back to the local communities in which it resides Crux KC, a marketing firm that merges executive-level marketing and business strategy Midwest Recovery Centers, provides treatment for addiction Parrish & Sons Construction, a 100% minority-…

In effort to raise funding and awareness about food waste, Kanbe’s Markets is hosting an ugly dinner series that continues through October.

In effort to raise funding and awareness about food waste, Kanbe’s Markets is hosting an ugly dinner series that continues through October.