Regional Innovation Hub

St. Louis Regional Innovation Ecosystem

St. Louis is a premier global hub for bioscience, agtech, geospatial analytics, and healthcare technology commercialization.

MTC-Supported Ecosystem Partners in St. Louis Metro (5)

MOBEC2026

BioSTL

Funding to support BioSTL's BioGenerator program, providing pre-seed funding, lab space, mentorship, and commercialization support to life sciences startups in the St. Louis region.

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Investor Education2026

Arch Grants

MTC 2026 Investor Education Grant awarded to Arch Grants to educate regional accredited investors and expand early-stage seed funding syndicates.

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Investor Education2026

TechSTL

MTC 2026 Investor Education Grant awarded to TechSTL to build inclusive investor training pathways and connect early-stage Missouri founders to capital.

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MOBEC2024

T-REX Technology Center

Support for T-REX non-profit co-working space, geospatial innovation hub, and startup acceleration programming.

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Physical Infrastructure2024

Cortex Innovation Community

Physical infrastructure expansion providing specialized wet laboratory and lab bench space for early-stage bioscience startups.

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MTC IDEA Fund Portfolio Startups in St. Louis Metro (5)

Biomedical & Life SciencesSt. Louis, MO

Benson Hill

Food tech company combining cloud biology and plant genomics to unlock natural genetic diversity in crops.

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Healthcare Technology & ServicesSt. Louis, MO

AEye Health

FDA-cleared AI diagnostic technology for automated diabetic retinopathy screening in primary care clinics.

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Healthcare Technology & ServicesSt. Louis, MO

Agiliti Health

Healthcare logistics and medical equipment management solutions for hospitals and health systems.

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Biomedical & Life SciencesSt. Louis, MO

iCoat Medical

Biopharmaceutical company developing coating therapeutics to prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury during organ transplantation.

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Financial Technology & ServicesSt. Louis, MO

PerformCB

Outcome-based digital marketing platform connecting advertisers with high-converting customer leads.

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