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
Elizabeth Zucker (President), Matt Badler (Treasurer), Stefanie Thelen (Secretary), Jerry Schlichter (Co-Founder), Ali Ahmadi, Jack Bader, Zundra Bryant, Maxine Clark, Jim Eberlin, Bob Guller (Co-Founder), Sanjay Jain, 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 January, 2024, Arch Grants has funded 252 companies that have generated $742.5 million in revenue, attracted $696.3 million in additional capital, and created over 3,500 net new jobs for St. Louis. [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

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  2. "Arch Grants home page".
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