Local Resources

Business Resources and Community Partners

Local Resources

Our companies are growing their businesses in St. Louis with an extensive network of partnerships and community resources at their disposal. Arch Grants is here for St. Louis, and St. Louis is here for our startups.

Talent

Harris-Stowe State University
LaunchCode
Lindenwood University
Maryville University
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Missouri – Columbia
University of Missouri – St. Louis
Venture For America
Washington University in St. Louis
Webster University

Mentorship, Education and Recruiting

1 Million Cups
The BALSA Group
The BALSA Foundation
BioGenerator Fundamentals
BioSTL
Claim Academy
Code for America
Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Grace Hill Women’s Business Center
Hands Up United
IDSA STL
ITEN Startup Support
MEDLaunch
Missouri Enterprise
Pipeline Entrepreneurs
SCORE
SIUE – Small Business Development Center
Skandalaris Center
St. Louis Makes
St. Louis Mosaic Project
St. Louis University ICorps Program- Customer Discovery
U.S. Small Business Administration
Veterans Business Resource Center
Young Professionals Organization
World Trade Center St. Louis

Community Events and Networking

1 Million Cups
ProductCamp
StartLouis
St. Louis Product Management Group
STL Python
Venture Cafe

Accelerators

Capital Innovators
EO Accelerator
ITEN Mock Angels
Stadia Ventures
TechStars
The Yield Lab
WePower

Incubators, Coworking and Innovative Workspace

America’s Central Port
Arch Reactor
Begin New Venture Center
BRDG Park
Cambridge Innovation Center
ThriveCo
Cortex Innovation District
The Disruption Department
Donald Danforth Plant Life Science Center
HIVE44
Idea Labs
The Mission Center L3C
Nebula Coworking
OPO Startups
Saint Louis Fashion Fund
Spark St. Louis
TechArtista
T-REX

Angel Investment and Venture Capital

Advantage Capital Partners
Allen Angel Capital Education Fund
Arch Equity Partners
Arsenal Capital Management
Ascension Ventures
Billiken Angel Network
BioGenerator
Centennial Investors Angel Investor Network
Chaifetz Group
Cultivation Capital
Egis Capital Partners
iSelectFund
Helix Fund
Lewis & Clark Ventures
Missouri Technology Corporation
Nidus Partners
Prolog Ventures
RiverVest
Sage Capital
Saturday Capital
SixThirty
St. Louis Arch Angels
Thompson Street Capital Partners
Twain Financial Partners
Visionary Private Equity Group
Warson Capital Partners

Competitions

Accelerate St. Louis Challenge
The BALSA Foundation
GlobalHack
MEDLaunch
Sloup
Metro East Start-Up Challenge

Community Collaborators

BioSTL
City of St. Louis
Greater St. Louis, Inc.
Missouri Partnership
Regional Business Council
SLATE
St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
U.S. Small Business Administration
World Trade Center St. Louis

Community Resources

Acclimate
Asian American Chamber of Commerce St. Louis
Better Family Life
Bilingual International Assistant Services
Diversity Awareness Partnership of St. Louis
FOCUS
Grace Hill Women’s Business Center
International Institute of St. Louis
Missouri Office of Equal Opportunity
St. Louis LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis Office on the Disabled Resources
St. Louis Mosaic Project
The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
The National Conference for Community and Justice of Metropolitan St. Louis (NCCJ St. Louis)

Other Funding

Midwest Regional Bank
Missouri Treasurer’s Office
St. Louis Economic Development Partnership – Finance Programs

Other Resources

ITEN’s St. Louis Tech Ecosystem Map
Start Co. Founders’ Tool Kit
The BALSA Foundation’s Entrepreneur’s Roadmap

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