Darcy Howe
Founder at KCRise Fund Manager LLC
Profile
Darcy A.
Howe is the founder of Women Corporate Directors (2013) and KCRise Fund Manager LLC (2016), where she holds the title of Founding Managing Director.
She is currently the Chief Executive Officer at KCRise Capital LLC and a Director at Cariloop, Inc. (2020), backstitch, Inc. (2019), Startland Ltd.
(2016), and Idle Smart, Inc. (2019).
Her former positions include Director at SpiderOak, Inc. and Daupler, Inc., Director at Rawxies (2015-2018), First Vice President-Investments at Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc. (1984-2015), and Advisory Board member at The Bama Cos., Inc. (2013-2016).
She also served as Treasurer & Trustee at United Way of Greater Kansas City, Inc. and Investor at Set Community Youth Center, Inc. Ms. Howe earned an undergraduate degree from Kelley School of Business in 1979.
Darcy Howe active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
KCRise Fund Manager LLC
 KCRise Fund Manager LLC Investment ManagersFinance KCRise Fund Manager LLC (KCRise Fund Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Darcy A. Howe. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. | Founder | 2015-12-31 |
Idle Smart, Inc.
 Idle Smart, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Idle Smart, Inc. provides year-round battery management, idle reduction and cold start protection to fleets of all sizes. The company was founded by Jeff Lynch on October 6, 2011 and is headquartered in Kansas City, KS. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-31 |
| KCRise Capital LLC | Chief Executive Officer | - |
backstitch, Inc.
 backstitch, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services backstitch, Inc. develops and operates a platform for personalized employee communications. The company was founded by Jordan Warzecha and Stefanie Warzecha and is headquartered in Detroit, MI. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-31 |
Cariloop, Inc.
 Cariloop, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Cariloop, Inc. operates as an online platform that connects senior care and service providers to access real time information about geriatric care and service. Its service platform helps families plan for and manage an older loved one?s journey through the healthcare system. The firm expanded its web platform to allow family member collaboration, secure file sharing and storage, as well as advanced filtering of long-term care providers. The company was founded by Michael Walsh and Steven Theesfeld in July 2012 is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Director/Board Member | 2020-09-30 |
| Startland Ltd. | Director/Board Member | 2016-08-31 |
Women Corporate Directors
 Women Corporate Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating. | Founder | 2012-12-31 |
Former positions of Darcy Howe
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| Rawxies | Director/Board Member | 2017-12-31 |
The Bama Cos., Inc.
 The Bama Cos., Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables The Bama Cos., Inc. manufactures and markets frozen baked goods. It offers bakery products for the food service and vending machine industries. The firm's products include hand-held pies, biscuits, cookies, crumb crusts, and frozen doughs. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK. | Director/Board Member | 2016-01-31 |
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Training of Darcy Howe
| Kelley School of Business | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 14 |
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Set Community Youth Center, Inc.
 Set Community Youth Center, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Kansas Women's Business Center provides investment services. The firm develops counsels and mentor women in all stages of business development and growth though classes, seminars, peer roundtables, one-on-one consultation, networking and referrals. It educates women entrepreneurs on sources of funding to include micro-loans and angel funding through the Women’s Capital Connection. The company was founded by Rania Anderson, Victoria Barnard, Carol Hallquist and Cheri Streeter in 2000 and is headquartered in Fairway, KS. | Finance |
United Way of Greater Kansas City, Inc.
 United Way of Greater Kansas City, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services United Way of Greater Kansas City, Inc. provides education, health, and social services. It specializes in child care, academic assistance, and family support. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO. | Commercial Services |
KCRise Fund Manager LLC
KCRise Fund Manager LLC Investment ManagersFinance KCRise Fund Manager LLC (KCRise Fund Manager) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Darcy A. Howe. The firm is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. | Finance |
Idle Smart, Inc.
Idle Smart, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Idle Smart, Inc. provides year-round battery management, idle reduction and cold start protection to fleets of all sizes. The company was founded by Jeff Lynch on October 6, 2011 and is headquartered in Kansas City, KS. | Commercial Services |
| KCRise Capital LLC | |
SpiderOak, Inc.
 SpiderOak, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services SpiderOak, Inc. engages in provision of cloud-based data management software. Its products include One, Groups, Enterprise, Semaphor and Encryptr. The company was founded by Alan Fairless and Ethan Oberman in 2007 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL. | Technology Services |
Daupler, Inc.
 Daupler, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Daupler, Inc. acts as a first response platform for public works and water utilities. The company was founded by John P. Bertrand and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO. | Technology Services |
backstitch, Inc.
backstitch, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services backstitch, Inc. develops and operates a platform for personalized employee communications. The company was founded by Jordan Warzecha and Stefanie Warzecha and is headquartered in Detroit, MI. | Technology Services |
Cariloop, Inc.
Cariloop, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Cariloop, Inc. operates as an online platform that connects senior care and service providers to access real time information about geriatric care and service. Its service platform helps families plan for and manage an older loved one?s journey through the healthcare system. The firm expanded its web platform to allow family member collaboration, secure file sharing and storage, as well as advanced filtering of long-term care providers. The company was founded by Michael Walsh and Steven Theesfeld in July 2012 is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Technology Services |
| Startland Ltd. | |
Women Corporate Directors
Women Corporate Directors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Women Corporate Directors is a membership organization of women directors of public and large private companies. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in Italy. The company was founded by Mary Beth Vitale, Véronique Morali, Linda Eskind Rebrovick, Deborah A. Peacock, and Darcy A. Howe. The CEO is Susan C. Keating. | Commercial Services |
| Rawxies | |
The Bama Cos., Inc.
The Bama Cos., Inc. Food: Specialty/CandyConsumer Non-Durables The Bama Cos., Inc. manufactures and markets frozen baked goods. It offers bakery products for the food service and vending machine industries. The firm's products include hand-held pies, biscuits, cookies, crumb crusts, and frozen doughs. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Tulsa, OK. | Consumer Non-Durables |
Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc.
 Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance Part of Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc. is a company that specializes in asset-backed, mortgage-backed, and structured finance. The company is based in New York, NY. | Finance |
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