20 startups win funding from Arch Grants

Arch Grants, the St. Louis nonprofit that awards $50,000 non-equity grants to startups, said Friday that it's awarded $1 million to 20 companies.   Of the 20 winning companies, 11 are from St. Louis. Two are based outside the U.S. As part of the Ar.....»»

The program, which provides grants, mentorship and community building to early-stage entrepreneurs, has distributed over $3.2 million to more than 100 startup companies throughout the state......»»

Most startups rely on venture capital to fuel their development. But Austin startup are seeing fewer deals than any time since 2020. In our latest VC funding update, we explore n.....»»

You can call them the 650 Club, because their valuations all increased by at least 650% as part new funding rounds they closed in the first part of the year......»»

This is a roundup of Chicago tech and startup companies that received venture capital investments during the last month. If we missed one, let us know at info@chicagoinno.com. To get funding updates in your inbox each day, sign up for the Be.....»»

Five of the 12 Bay Area companies who disclosed funding at midweek raised rounds totaling $100 million or more......»»

A lawyer moves to Pittsburgh to join the corporate track and winds up a tech entrepreneur, raising money as the funding landscape shifts in his favor......»»

Permanent work from home, digital-first companies, funding avenues and more were all discussed at Tampa Bay Inno's annual Startups to Watch event held Friday. The event, which follows the 21 Startups to Watch in 2021 list published earlier this year.....»»

It’s been said that diversity drives innovation. And a new report points toward a lack of investment diversification in the Fort Worth startup scene as one reason why Funky Town falls behind Dallas in terms of density and VC funding. Using .....»»

If January felt like a hectic month in startup land, that's because it was. The Austin startup scene logged about 20 funding deals and eight significant acquisitions to kick the year off. Literati's $40M round was among the biggest moves of the.....»»

The new research VP has secured $6.8 million in research funding with more than 30 grants during her career......»»

Through shutdowns and social distancing, 2020 saw some of Richmond’s startups secure significant funding commitments.   And perhaps it’s no surprise, given the way one story dominated the headlines, that each of this year’s most impre.....»»

In the midst of the pandemic, St. Louis startups continued to raise significant funding, pivot operations to sustain operations and generate exits......»»

Kelly Sullivan/Getty Funding was already drying up for some Silicon Valley sta.....»»

The most active seed fund in the Philadelphia region is preparing to deploy $2 million in new capital to help struggling startups stay afloat and help fight the Covid-19 pandemic, but a potential threat to its state funding looms in Harrisburg.  Ben F.....»»

Venture capital firms in St. Louis and nationwide are turning inward, placing their utmost importance on their existing investments. Here's why that could put some local startups in a funding pinch......»»

Thomas Barwick/Getty The US government passed a $2 trillion stimulus package to stabilize the American economy durin.....»»

The Columbia-based Horizon Foundation is awarding $1 million in grants to meet the emergency needs of health care workers and vulnerable Howard County residents during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Half of the $1 million in funding will go to H.....»»

Citizens for Economic Development, in partnership with Rockingham County Economic Development, has announced a new funding stream for micro businesses in Rockingham County impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Rockingham County Economic Development ha.....»»

Six Bay Area startups disclosed more than $300 million in new funding at the end of the week, while eight others cut hundreds of staff amid the pandemic-induced economic swoon. Here are the details on those stories and more: Cohesity Inc., San J.....»»