MTC IDEA Fund — TechLaunch Program
Pre-seed equity venture co-investment up to $250,000 for Missouri startups.
MTC IDEA Fund — Seed Capital Program
Seed-stage venture co-investment up to $1,000,000 for early revenue startups.
MTC IDEA Fund — Venture Capital Program
Series A growth co-investment up to $4,000,000 alongside institutional investors.
MOBEC Grant Program
Missouri Boost Entrepreneurial Capacity non-dilutive grant funding for ecosystem support non-profits.
Physical Infrastructure Grant Program
Capital grants for wet labs, co-working spaces, and innovation facilities (FY26 Suspended).
Investor Education Grant Program
Grants to train angel investors and build early-stage capital syndicates.
2026 MOBEC Proposal Guidelines (Project Support)
Official PDF proposal guidelines for MOBEC project support applications.
2026 MOBEC Proposal Guidelines (Operations Support)
Official PDF proposal guidelines for MOBEC operations support.
2026 MOBEC Grant Budget Form
Official Excel spreadsheet budget form for MOBEC grant submissions.
MTC Catalyzing Innovation Strategy Report
52-page strategic plan for Missouri's technology innovation economy.
Benson Hill (St. Louis, MO)
Biomedical & Life Sciences venture backed by MTC IDEA Fund — Venture Capital. Food tech company combining cloud biology and plant genomics to unlock natural genetic diversity in crops.
AEye Health (St. Louis, MO)
Healthcare Technology & Services venture backed by MTC IDEA Fund — Seed Capital. FDA-cleared AI diagnostic technology for automated diabetic retinopathy screening in primary care clinics.
Agiliti Health (St. Louis, MO)
Healthcare Technology & Services venture backed by MTC IDEA Fund — Venture Capital. Healthcare logistics and medical equipment management solutions for hospitals and health systems.
Grain Discovery (Kansas City, MO)
Software & Data venture backed by MTC IDEA Fund — TechLaunch. Digital marketplace and blockchain traceability platform for agricultural commodities trading.
iCoat Medical (St. Louis, MO)
Biomedical & Life Sciences venture backed by MTC IDEA Fund — Seed Capital. Biopharmaceutical company developing coating therapeutics to prevent ischemia-reperfusion injury during organ transplantation.
Junction X Labs (Kansas City, MO)
Software & Data venture backed by MTC IDEA Fund — TechLaunch. Enterprise threat intelligence and automated zero-trust identity verification platform.
PerformCB (St. Louis, MO)
Financial Technology & Services venture backed by MTC IDEA Fund — Venture Capital. Outcome-based digital marketing platform connecting advertisers with high-converting customer leads.
Switchboard (Kansas City, MO)
Software & Data venture backed by MTC IDEA Fund — Seed Capital. Automated data engineering platform connecting enterprise analytics engines with cloud data warehouses.
BioSTL — MOBEC
2025 grant recipient in St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Metro). Funding to support BioSTL's BioGenerator program, providing seed funding, lab space, mentorship, and commercialization support to life sciences startups in the St. Louis region.
eFactory at Missouri State University — MOBEC
2025 grant recipient in Springfield, MO (Southwest Missouri). Support for eFactory's accelerator, co-working, and startup programming serving technology entrepreneurs across Southwest Missouri.
Digital Sandbox KC — MOBEC
2025 grant recipient in Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Metro). Digital Sandbox KC provides proof-of-concept project funding and technical assistance to early-stage technology companies in the Kansas City region.
Missouri Angel Network Syndicate — Investor Education
2026 grant recipient in Columbia, MO (Central Missouri). MTC 2026 Investor Education Grant awarding funding to expand accredited angel investor syndicates across Missouri.
T-REX Technology Center — MOBEC
2024 grant recipient in St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Metro). Support for T-REX non-profit co-working space, geospatial innovation hub, and startup acceleration programming.
Cortex Innovation Community — Physical Infrastructure
2024 grant recipient in St. Louis, MO (St. Louis Metro). undefined