St. Louis and Missouri

  • Ten Missouri Companies That SPN Is Watching

    Ten Missouri Companies That SPN Is Watching

    Ten Missouri Companies That SPN Is Watching EquipmentShare.com – A platform for contractors to find/rent expensive equipment for unique construction jobs. (Columbia) Site 1001 – A smart building management software that integrates sensors and artificial intelligence.  JE Dunn is an investor. (Kansas City) Neurolutions – You had us at Brain – Computer Interface Technology.  The…

  • 64 startups chosen for St. Louis Startup Connection Venture Showcase coming Nov. 7

    64 startups chosen for St. Louis Startup Connection Venture Showcase coming Nov. 7

    Startup Connection 2018, the St. Louis region’s largest event celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship, has announced the 64 Venture Showcase companies selected for 2018. Startup Connection showcases some of the top early-stage startup ventures in St. Louis across a variety of industry sectors including: advanced manufacturing, biotech, consumer products, education, FinTech, and tech. Last year’s event…

  • St. Louis company Benson Hill Biosystems raises $60 million in venture funding

    St. Louis company Benson Hill Biosystems raises $60 million in venture funding

    Benson Hill Biosystems closed a $60 million series C venture funding deal on September 10, 2018. Participants in the deal include Alexandria Venture Investments, Activant Capital Group, S2G Ventures (Seed 2 Growth), Mercury Fund, iSelect Fund, Lewis and Clark Ventures, Prolog Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Tao Capital, and Fall Line Capital. The funding will be used…

  • St. Louis startup WatchUGot looks to bring challenges and charities together

    St. Louis startup WatchUGot looks to bring challenges and charities together

    By now, viral internet challenges are nothing new. For years, these challenges have made their way through social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube––a few even originating as far back as the days of MySpace. While many of these challenges can tend towards the irreverent or even border on dangerous, some can also have positive…

  • Innovative Spaces Week 2018 is coming to St. Louis on October 9-12.

    Innovative Spaces Week 2018 is coming to St. Louis on October 9-12.

    Innovative Spaces Week 2018 is coming to St. Louis on October 9-12. Innovative Spaces Week by Multipass is an opportunity for attendees to explore ways to design for innovation and connect with pioneers across industries. Globally-acclaimed speakers will share insights on collaboration, futuristic thinking, and management of high-performing work environments. Multipass says there has been…

  • St. Louis-based Gremlin Social Acquires VidVerify and Insight CRM

    St. Louis-based Gremlin Social Acquires VidVerify and Insight CRM

    St. Louis-based Gremlin Social, a social media marketing solution featuring the only American Bankers Association-endorsed compliance tools, recently acquired two companies as part of its strategic expansion. VidVerify, a video-based communication platform for mortgage lenders, and Insight CRM, a SaaS solution for social media management, have been integrated into Gremlin Social’s existing capabilities in order…

  • KC STEM Alliance works to close Missouri’s tech talent pipeline gap

    KC STEM Alliance works to close Missouri’s tech talent pipeline gap

    According to a report from the Missouri Chamber of Commerce, by 2030, Missouri will face a shortage of 200,000 qualified workers. The report outlines a number of additional findings that point back to deficits within the state’s STEM talent pipelines. The KC STEM Alliance is helping to help those gaps by exposing students from all…

  • GlobalHack VII returns to St. Louis, focuses on immigration and innovation

    GlobalHack VII returns to St. Louis, focuses on immigration and innovation

    GlobalHack, a St. Louis-based nonprofit focused on driving social impact through technology, will return this fall for GlobalHack VII with a theme focused on immigration and innovation. The hackathon will take place at Chaifetz Arena on the campus of Saint Louis University from Friday, October 12 to Sunday, October 14. Teams from around the country,…

  • Northwest Missouri launches NWMOSourceLink portal for local entrepreneurs

    Northwest Missouri launches NWMOSourceLink portal for local entrepreneurs

    Anyone who has started a business knows that the process isn’t easy. Entrepreneurs often rely on resources from other businesses, organizations and government bodies, but sometimes even navigating through those resources is difficult. SourceLink, a provider of research and development that helps communities strengthen their entrepreneurial ecosystems, has successfully created networks in more than 50…

  • GlobalSTL and AgrOnov connect agtech markets in St. Louis and France

    GlobalSTL and AgrOnov connect agtech markets in St. Louis and France

    GlobalSTL, the international company attraction initiative of BioSTL, formalized a business development agreement with French agTech accelerator AgrOnov this spring, to help businesses in both countries access U.S. and French agriculture markets. The signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) established a new business relationship focused on agtech and foodtech between St. Louis and Dijon, France, through…