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MTC now accepting applications for IDEA Funds programs!

Do you think you have the next big innovative product, service, or app? Just need help further developing your concept or perhaps hiring the right key staff? Through the Missouri Technology Corporation (MTC), you can apply for funds that can help catapult your new company. MTC is now accepting applications for all commercialization programs under the Missouri IDEA (Innovation, Development, and Entrepreneurship Advancement) Funds. Since 2011, MTC has co-invested in 78 startups, which have in turn been able to leverage an additional $262 million in private investments. 

The IDEA Funds is a co-investment that promotes the formation and growth of businesses that engage in the transfer of science and technology into job creation. The funds provide financing to eligible businesses through four components that correspond to the four stages of growth for investment-grade, high-growth enterprises.

Applications are currently being accepted for the following IDEA Funds programs:

For more information about these programs, please click on the links above, or visit missouritechnology.com.


The application deadline for IDEA Funds is February 17, 2016.

For more information about these programs, please contact Dan Kaemmerer at (573) 522-0200 or Daniel.kaemmerer@ded.mo.gov.


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