# Kansas City Equity Partners

> Kansas City Equity Partners is a VC fund in Kansas City backing Mobile and Internet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kansas City, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Kansas City Equity Partners is a VC fund in Kansas City focused on Mobile and Internet. Kansas City Equity Partners L.C. is a private venture capital management company, which manages KCEP I, L.P., a venture capital fund. These groups, collectively KCEP, were formed to achieve long-term equity appreciation by funding the development of businesses that hold exceptional growth and profit potential. KCEP focuses on companies in theMidwest region.KCEP I, L.P. was licensed as a Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) in September of 1994, as one of the first funds in the country to utilize the Small Business Administration's Participating Securities program. KCEP's total capital is approximately $30 million.The principals or "Managers" of KCEP are particularly qualified to assist new business founders and entrepreneurs in structuring early-stage ventures. KCEP's Managers become actively involved with an entrepreneur to create a sound business strategy, operational plan, and management team. As long-term investors, the Managers share the same incentives as the operating management team - working in partnership to build equity value, while meeting the challenges of growing a viable, thriving enterprise.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $3.2M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Transportant | Transportant is a developer of a real-time management platform used to provide tools that work together to help everyone involved in pupil transportation. Its platform provides ridership information, live camera view, fleet tracking, and director dashboard that enable parents to get up to date information on when the bus is arriving and when theirchild is getting off the bus. The company's mission is to make the tough job of transporting millions of students safer, easier, more efficient. Its first-of-its-kind fully integrated platform provides the tools and technology to turn school buses into smart buses. | $3.2M | Series A | Jan 30, 2023 | https://transportant.com/ |
| mySEASONS | mySEASONS is an e-commerce site that markets home gardening products. | $10.5M | Series A | Jan 31, 2000 | http://www.myseasons.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BEV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bev-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gemini Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gemini-investors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Golden Angels Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/golden-angels-investors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wisconsin Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wisconsin-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kansas City Equity Partners invest in?

Kansas City Equity Partners invests primarily in Mobile, Internet and Software startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Hong Kong. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kansas City Equity Partners's check size?

Kansas City Equity Partners typically joins rounds of $3.2M–$11M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kansas City Equity Partners participates in.

### When did Kansas City Equity Partners last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kansas City Equity Partners closed in Jan 2023. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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