Venture STL

Venture STL is the voice of entrepreneurism in Saint Louis.

It’s a connected, organized group of individual organizations that care deeply about St. Louis and the innovative, pioneering spirit of the entrepreneur. The true amount of funding and entrepreneurial activity in Saint Louis is grossly understated and lacks the attention of a national audience. That, combined with a next-to-last place showing in entrepreneurial activity as ranked by Kauffman’s annual index in 2009 was a rallying cry to nurture, advance and promote the rich entrepreneurial environment in St. Louis. And it’s working. The individual groups in the Venture STL network have advanced St. Louis and the Missouri region from 49th to 35th last year and now, Missouri ranks 6th. There has literally been an explosion of activity unprecedented in the region.