Startup Competition – Up to 100K in Equity-Free Funding (US)

They Champion

• Founders with idea-stage to pre-Series A companies
• Companies with an innovative and scalable business model
• Technology-enabled solutions
• Diverse Founder teams who have a desire to help the St. Louis ecosystem grow

Benefits

• $75,000 equity-free funding + $25,000 for relocation + eligibility for additional funding of up to $100,000
• Ala carte programming, fundraising support, and access to the Arch Grants network
• Exclusive discounts and talent acquisition support

Criteria

• The Company locate their headquarters in the City of St. Louis for at least one year
• 51% of the founding team or one founder and 51% of the team need to live in St. Louis for the program year
• At least one founder is working on the company as their primary or full-time professional role
• Arch Grants Startup Competition recipients must meet the following criteria:
  • For-profit entities
  • Technology-based products, services or solutions
  • Scalable business models
  • Early-Stage companies
• Note: They will not be able to consider companies located in Kansas City, MO/Kansas City, KS (and their surrounding communities) due to a partnership and shared funding with LaunchKC.

For more information, visit Arch Grants.