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Special thanks to these ecosystem partners for their support
Report design by Matt Johnson DesignPrinting by Ultra-Color
Entrepreneurs present their startups & answer the question: What can the community do for you? Use the Lean Canvas tool as you
validate your business model
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CET’s Square One
Concept &Market ViabilityIs concept ready to begin asking for funding?
PluggedIN St. Louis
Starting to Grow the Team
Friends & Family Investors Come On Board
Innovative & Disruptive Ideas
Engage mentors early and all along your path Share your ideas,
get guidance and feedback
InvestMidwest VentureCapital Forum
St. Louis accelerators invested in 94 companies in 2016
ITEN Corporate Engagement
Prosper Mastermind Groups
Incubators
TechShop
Professional Resources
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1 Million Cups
Accelerators
MTC Matching Funds
Startup-friendly professionals available to entrepreneurs such as
legal, marketing, accounting.
Check out the Ecosystem Map on the back for all the great incubators & co-working spaces
While every journey is di�erent, the intent of this map is to show a typical entrepreneurial path and examples of resources at every stage.
MINIMAL VIABLE PRODUCT (MVP)
CONCEPTS
SCALE and EXITSCALE and EXIT
IDEASIDEAS
MINIMAL VIABLE PRODUCT (MVP)
CONCEPTS
MENTOR PATHWAY
IDEATION
STAGE
ACCELERATIONST. LOUIS TECH ENTREPRENEUR
PATHWAY
Idea BounceProsper Idea Brunch
BALSA Foundation Idea Support
UniversityEntrepreneurship
Programs
ITEN Mock Angels & Entrepreneurs
In Residence
ITEN BusinessModel Validation
Tech Meetup GroupsMVF
MO SBDCVenture Café
ITEN 2ND Thursday
STLtechjobs
Arch Grants
ITEN Mentors