Coworking Wichita, Dedicated desks, Maker Labs
Parker McConachie
We Needed More Desks

We added a new pod of desks, and we made them in the Maker Labs. Over the past few months, we’ve added a lot of new members, so we needed create some more space.

We Needed More Desks
Gigabit fiber, Hotseats, Coworking Wichita
Parker McConachie
What is a Hotseat?

Our hotseats are the easiest and most affordable membership level we offer on a month-to-month basis. But what are they? Hotseats are open-area workstations that are available to members and day pass users on a first-come, first-served basis. They don’t have permanent owners and cannot be formally reserved.

What is a Hotseat?
Coworking Wichita, Members, Private office
Parker McConachie
Members in the News: Flint Hills Group, Dave ...

Longtime Groover Labs member and Flint Hills Group founder Dave Cunningham launched the Whiskey Shelf app at the beginning of 2023. In February, the app went live on the App Store and Google Play. Read the latest updates about what Dave and his team are up to, how they came up with Whiskey Shelf (including experience with Campfire), and more!

Members in the News: Flint Hills Group, Dave Cunningham, and Whiskey Shelf
Coworking Wichita, Maker Labs
Parker McConachie
Groover Labs Receives $1.15M BASE 2.0 Grant ...

We are thrilled to receive funding from the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) 2.0 economic development grant for our CyberLink Infrastructure Expansion Project. BASE funds are intended to address infrastructure and economic development needs, and our grant award will allow us to continue critical projects we had to cancel or delay because of the Covid-19 global pandemic.

Groover Labs Receives $1.15M BASE 2.0 Grant Funding

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QuickHire in the News

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QuickHire in the News

The Wichita sisters who founded a dating app-style platform matching job seekers with employers have raised $1.41 million for their startup, QuickHire. Deborah Gladney, 34, and Angela Muhwezi-Hall, 31, became the first Black women in Kansas to raise at least a million dollars in capital, according to Project Diane, which tracks minority women-led startups. “Most of these funds, especially when they are making early-stage investments, they are making investments in the people,” Gladney said. QuickHire hit the million-dollar fundraising milestone in a seed round led by MATH Venture Partners.

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QuickHire Press Release

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QuickHire Press Release

QuickHire, a career discovery platform working with service workers to find job and advancement opportunities, announces an oversubscribed $1.41 million financing round, led by MATH Venture Partners.

The funding will go towards technology investments and team expansion of this female, African American-run company, led by co-founders Deborah Gladney (34) and Angela Muhwezi-Hall (31).

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Interview with Chad Cox, Co-Founder of Optical Launch

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Interview with Chad Cox, Co-Founder of Optical Launch

Chad Cox is the co-founder of Optical Launch, a turnkey e-commerce application built to boost the optical experience of patients, customers, and optical staff. Born and raised in Wichita, Kan., Cox is a veteran who served in the U.S. Army’s 3rd Ranger Battalion stationed in Ft. Benning, Ga. He has a degree in computer science from Wichita State University and, in his free time, is a pretty good chef. Read our interview with him here.

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KAAS begins crowdfunding to drive local hiring

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KAAS begins crowdfunding to drive local hiring

Check out Groover Labs member and tech startup Knowledge as a Service, or KaaS, in a recent edition of the Wichita Business Journal by clicking on the link below. They have initiated an equity crowdfunding campaign on WeFunder.com to help hire 40 people in Wichita over the next year as they move operations to town.

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QuickHire featured in Washington Post

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QuickHire featured in Washington Post

Read a Washington Post article published on July 27 about changes in the workforce, and specifically, the service industry workforce. The article features Groover Labs members Deborah Gladney and Angela Angela Muhwezi-Hall and their tech startup QuickHire, a mobile job search platform directed at the service industry. Visit their website here. Read other stories about QuickHire here and here.

Kansas Department of Commerce Proof of Concept Grant

Kansas Department of Commerce Proof of Concept Grant

Groover Labs is proud to be an approved partner for the Kansas Department of Commerce Proof of Concept Grant announced on July 1, 2021. Qualified applicants are eligible to apply for grants of $5,000 - $25,000, and applications must be submitted through an approved partner.

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Welcome New Members: QuickHire

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Welcome New Members: QuickHire

Sisters Angela and Deborah founded QuickHire earlier this year during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. QuickHire is an app that applies swipe-based features to connect job seekers with available jobs in industries like delivery, grocers, and manufacturers.

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Member News: Kansas Global Trade Services

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Member News: Kansas Global Trade Services

Groover Labs coworking community member Kansas Global Trade Services is working with local startup companies in a pilot program to increase exports and diversify the Wichita-area economy. The program is called the Wichita Export Accelerator Program and could help mitigate future economic downturns.