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Arch Grants is a Missouri non-profit corporation whose mission is to advance economic development through entrepreneurship.[1]

History

Founded in 2011, Arch Grants launched its international Business Plan Competition as a strategy to build the next generation of successful businesses within the St. Louis region. Five years ago, Missouri was ranked as the next-to-worst state in terms of its entrepreneurial activity [2] and as large corporations left St. Louis or merged with companies headquartered elsewhere in the wake of the recession, Arch Grants was founded to attract and retain high-growth companies to drive economic development efforts throughout the St. Louis region.

As of July 2014, Arch Grants has funded 55 companies that have generated $6.5 million in revenue, attracted $17.7 million in additional capital, and created 192 net new jobs for St. Louis.[3] In addition, 98% of the companies in the business are still headquartered in St. Louis.

Arch Grants' unique model and success have drawn national media attention including The Wall Street Journal,[4] Businessweek,[5] Forbes,[6] The Huffington Post,[7] TechCrunch,[8] and NPR[9] as well as several local media channels including the Saint Louis Business Journal [10] and Saint Louis Magazine.[11]

Key personnel

  • Gabe Lozano, the founder of LockerDome, sits on the advisory board. Rex Sinquefield is a sponsor of the non-profit.[12] Elizabeth Zucker is the President of Arch Grants, Jerry Slitcher J.D is Chairman, Matt Balder as Treasurer, Stefanie Thelen as Secretary, all from different companies.

Normal personnel/workers

Gabe Angieri • Executive Director

Jess Belomo • Director of Entrepreneur Recruitment

Alfred Jackson • Director of Portfolio

Jamie Kussman • Development Operations Manager

Sara Mesiano • Portfolio Associate

Sara Westbrooks • Program Manager

See also

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