Impact Report
SQ1 TOOLKIT:
Funding - Incubators and Accelerators
Yield Lab
Through $100,000 in funding, world class mentoring and support, and the agriculturally solid framework of St. Louis, Missouri, selected companies will participate a 9 month cohort preparing them to penetrate agricultural markets.
Centene Center for the Arts
The Centene Center for the Arts is a dynamic, vibrant arts accelerator owned and operated by the Arts and Education Council and strategically located in the Grand Center Arts District. Through a leadership gift from the Centene Charitable Foundation, the Centene Center provides sixteen arts organizations with administrative office spaces offered at below-market rates along with rehearsal, collaborative, exhibition and event spaces provided to tenants at no additional cost.
St. Louis Fashion Fund
Saint Louis Fashion Fund is a new non-profit, led by a 32-member Board of Directors, which includes leaders in culture, fashion, higher education, law and business. The Fund will support the activities of Saint Louis Fashion Week, now in its 11th year, while also bringing valuable projects and education to theSt. Louis Community throughout the year – industry panels, professional support for local designers, and fundraising activities to support future programs as well as the debut of a Fashion Incubator, housed in the former Garment District, which will open in late 2016.
Jordan Valley Innovation Center
The Jordan Valley Innovation Center operates under a mission of product development for our corporate partners and interdisciplinary educational experiences for our students.
SixThirty
Our mission is to attract the most innovative and promising FinTech ideas, and work with like-minded corporate partners to mentor and grow them into great businesses.
BioGenerator
BioGenerator is an evergreen investor that creates, grows, and invests in promising companies and entrepreneurs in the St. Louis region.
Cultivation Capital
Cultivation Capital is a venture capital firm that supports extraordinary entrepreneurs. We are a family of venture funds that invests in technology and life sciences companies.
Capital Innovators
The Capital Innovators ® Accelerator Program, based in St. Louis MO, provides tech startups with $50,000 in seed funding, project based mentorship from a seasoned pool of knowledgeable experts, stellar perks, networking, and follow on funding opportunities over the course of 12 weeks.
Arch Grants
Arch Grants is a nonprofit organization that accelerates economic development by providing $50,000 equity-free grants and pro bono support services to entrepreneurs who locate their early-stage businesses in St. Louis.
