Arch Grants

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Arch Grants
Named after Gateway Arch
Founded at St. Louis, Missouri, United States
TypeNon-profit foundation
Headquarters St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Region
Midwest
Executive Director
Gabe Angieri
Zundra Bryant (President), Matt Badler (Treasurer), Stefanie Thelen (Secretary), Jerry Schlichter (Co-Founder), Ali Ahmadi, Jack Bader, Maxine Clark, Jim Eberlin, Bob Guller (Co-Founder), Chris Haffenreffer, Sanjay Jain, Courtney Leiendecker, Sandra Moore, Joe Schlafly (Co-Founder), Richard Tao [1]
Website www.archgrants.org

Arch Grants is a Missouri non-profit corporation whose mission is to advance economic development through entrepreneurship. [2]

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History

Founded in 2011, Arch Grants started as an initiative to bolster the St. Louis economy by supporting startups with potential for high growth.

As of November, 2025, Arch Grants has funded 291 companies that have generated $1.3 billion in revenue, attracted $870 million in additional capital, and created over 4,100 new jobs with $239 million in payroll in the St. Louis region. [3] In addition, 60% of the companies awarded are still headquartered in St. Louis.

Arch Grants have been noted in media 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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Arch Grants Official Website" . Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Arch Grants home page".
  3. ↑ Barr, Diana (October 17, 2025). "19 companies to share in $1.6M in Arch Grants funding". St. Louis Business Journal.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ Chapman, Lizette (January 25, 2012). "Entrepreneurial Spirit Of St. Louis Lives On". Wall Street Journal.
  5. ↑ Leiber, Nick (December 12, 2012). "Move Your Startup to St. Louis, Get $50,000". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  6. ↑ Beshore, Brent (January 29, 2014). "Arch Grants: Transforming St. Louis Into America's Next Startup City". Forbes.
  7. ↑ Froman, Dr. Abraham (May 23, 2014). "Arch Grants Proves Philanthropy and Business Can Go Well Together". The Huffington Post.
  8. ↑ Empson, Rip (February 21, 2012). "Arch Grants Raises $2.5M To Turn St. Louis Into A Startup Hub; Square Co-founder Signs On". TechCrunch.
  9. ↑ Altman, Maria (May 20, 2014). "St. Louis Holds Competition To Attract Startups". National Public Radio.
  10. ↑ Feldt, Brian (May 21, 2014). "Here are the 20 winners of this year's Arch Grants". Saint Louis Business Journal.
  11. ↑ Powell, William (May 16, 2014). "Q&A: A Conversation With Jerry Schlichter". Saint Louis Magazine.
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