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<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Arch Grants 2022 Startup Competition</span></strong><span style="color:black"><br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://links.illinois.edu/f/a/6Bo4D__eJ36qbIg1ZKW57Q~~/AAMFlAA~/RgRkJ0npP0QlaHR0cDovL3d3dy5hcmNoZ3JhbnRzLm9yZy9jb21wZXRpdGlvblcDc3BjQgpiPunERGI85N52UhRzaGFvd2VuQGlsbGlub2lzLmVkdVgEAAAABA~~" title="http://links.illinois.edu/f/a/6Bo4D__eJ36qbIg1ZKW57Q~~/AAMFlAA~/RgRkJ0npP0QlaHR0cDovL3d3dy5hcmNoZ3JhbnRzLm9yZy9jb21wZXRpdGlvblcDc3BjQgpiPunERGI85N52UhRzaGFvd2VuQGlsbGlub2lzLmVkdVgEAAAABA~~">Apply</a></span></strong></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color:#DD3403"> </span></b></span><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#DD3403">by
April 15th</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Arch Grants funds innovative, diverse, early-stage companies with the potential to scale and make an impact in St. Louis, the country, and the world. Through their annual Startup Competition, they award up to $100,000 in equity-free
grants plus access to an ecosystem of resources and support to extraordinary entrepreneurs who want to build their companies in St. Louis. Since 2012, they’ve funded over 200 companies and awarded over $10.5 million dollars in non-dilutive grants. Please contact
Jess Bellomo, Director of Entrepreneur Recruitment, at<a href="mailto:jess.bellomo@archgrants.org" title="mailto:jess.bellomo@archgrants.org"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:blue"> </span></span>jess.bellomo@archgrants.org</a> with any
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