Impact Report
Venture-Ready Missouri
Helping Startups Scale
Cortex Launches Venture-Ready Missouri
in partnership with Capital Innovators
In 2004, Capital Innovators and Cortex launched Venture-Ready Missouri to help early-stage Missouri startups improve their ability to secure venture funding.
With grant funding from the Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC), Capital Innovators and Cortex first piloted the program to prove the concept that specific training could improve Missouri-based entrepreneurs’ potential to attract venture capital and angel investment. Cortex partner Capital Innovators now solely manages the lesson design and program execution.
For Missouri Entrepreneurs:
No-Cost Participation
Thanks to MTC’s Missouri Building Entrepreneurial Capacity grant award, Venture-Ready Missouri is offered at no cost for all entrepreneurs based in Missouri. These grants are designed to help expand the state’s entrepreneurial capacity and grow its innovation economy.
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