THE NEW GROWTH OPERATING SYSTEM FOR MID-MARKET TECH COMPANIES
Contracts, capital, and a private CEO network — assembled into one membership, where buyer demand is channeled directly to St. Louis companies.
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ONE NETWORK. THREE SIDES.
The TechSTL Connector
INVESTORS
Have Capital — Want Vetted Deal Flow
MEMBERS
Need Customers — Some Need Capital
BUYERS
Have Budget — Need Solutions
TechSTL connects all sides of the network: Investors bring capital to Members, Members collaborate to strengthen each other, Members deliver solutions to Buyers — a single ecosystem built for maximized growth.
WHY THIS. WHY NOW. WHY TECHSTL.
How our new North Star validated the Fight we’re made for
TECHNOLOGY HAS NEVER MATTERED MORE
Technology is reshaping every industry and redrawing the map of regional competitiveness. Every hospital, school, manufacturer, bank, and public institution now depends on smarter innovation to operate, adapt, and compete. We cannot win without it.
ST. LOUIS-FIRST IS THE SMARTEST INVESTMENT
Regions can’t compete when their technology, contracts, and capabilities are continually built elsewhere. St. Louis already has the experts we need—it’s time to invest in the local talent and companies who keep more jobs, expertise, and growth IN the region.
MID-MARKET TECH IS THE SECRET WEAPON
Proven, agile, and deeply experienced, mid-market technology companies bring cross-sector expertise and industry know-how to apply emerging technologies in practical ways—turning rapid development into a competitive operational advantage.
BUILT BY ST. LOUIS OPERATORS + INVESTORS
Our Leadership Team invested first and designed the next generation of TechSTL
We are not a chamber of commerce. We are the group chat that changes who closes their seed round this quarter or lands their newest anchor account.
No single company can build a stronger technology economy alone. Together, we can make St. Louis easier to buy from, easier to trust, and better positioned to win larger work. GadellNet’s participation was a hard yes.
Most membership groups stop at networking, and networking alone does not create revenue or regional momentum. This model is different because it is trying to organize the market around employers, department leaders, councils, case studies, research, and buyer activity. For a company like T-Kartor, that matters because visibility only counts when it leads to the right conversations, real opportunities, and work that helps St. Louis compete.
CONTRACTS + CAPITAL – THE MEMBERSHIP MODEL
Flat $10,000 / year – No commissions, No success fees
CONTRACT PIPELINE
St. Louis organizations submit real technology challenges with allocated budgets to our Solutions Network. RFP database launched in 2026 with private Innovation Exchange released in 2027.
SECTOR NETWORK
Access 6 Sector Council quarterly events in 2026. Grow to 14 Sector Councils by 2027. Connections to corporations, anchor institutions, large employers, and government agencies.
CAPITAL NETWORK
Full St. Louis Capital Network access to the 80+ partner organizations: angels, VCs, PE, family offices, banks, and CDFIs — plus national investor outreach through our CEO Roadshows.
CEO NETWORK
An exclusive community of mid-market tech leaders for strategic collaboration and new-market creation. Founding network of 50 members by December 2026, growing to 200 members by 2027.
EXECUTIVE FORUMS
Competitive speaking opportunities at Executive Forums on AI, Cybersecurity & Fintech. Data reports, trend research, and market insights offered in partnership with key industry anchors.
NEW MARKETS
Week-long multi-city CEO Roadshow tours in leading innovation hubs across United States, Mexico, and Canada. Hosted once a quarter, hubs selected by Founding Members. Starts in 2027.
WARM INTROS
A limited annual number of direct, facilitated connections made to high-profile investors, industry champions, or executives operating in the St. Louis Metro or across Missouri and Illinois.
PR & MEDIA
Video or podcast interviews, regional media engagement, and conference PR support for C-Suite leaders. Members have first access to speaking at 100+ TechSTL annual events.
UNLOCKING THE ST. LOUIS BUYER PIPELINE
Drive Industry Intelligence through Executive Forums + Sector Leadership Councils
AI FORUM
The Artificial Intelligence Forum examines how AI is reshaping operations, workforce strategy, customer experience, and decision-making across every sector. Mid-market members share frontline insights, proven models, data readiness, governance, automation, and high-value use cases—confirming local tech companies as the experts who can turn AI from experimentation into measurable advantage.
QUARTERLY FORUMS:
2026: September & December
2027: March & June
CYBERSECURITY FORUM
The Cybersecurity Forum convenes leaders responsible for protecting the systems, data, infrastructure, and trust that support the regional economy. The Forum focuses on emerging threats, regulatory pressure, AI-enabled risk, vendor exposure, incident readiness, and critical infrastructure—helping St. Louis organizations move from reactive compliance to long-term resilience.
QUARTERLY FORUMS:
2026: October
2027: January, April & August
FINTECH FORUM
The Fintech Forum brings together leaders across banking, insurance, payments, investment, regulation, and technology to explore the future of financial services. Discussions focus on digital payments, fraud, AI, data governance, regulatory technology, and customer experience—strengthening St. Louis’s position at the intersection of finance, technology, and innovation.
QUARTERLY FORUMS:
2026: November
2027: February, May & September
Phase 1 – Sector Leadership Councils (Start in 2026)
Civic, Nonprofit + Philanthropy
St. Louis’s strong tradition of civic collaboration gives nonprofits, foundations, cultural institutions, associations, and community organizations an outsized role in addressing the region’s most complex challenges.
Mid-market technology firms can help these organizations strengthen donor and constituent systems, modernize grant management, measure impact, protect sensitive information, automate administrative work, and expand service capacity without requiring large internal technology teams.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 168 mid-to-large employers
- 25.5KÂ employees
- $926M annual revenue
- $4.8M median revenue
- 2.5%Â share of jobs
Construction, Real Estate + Smart Cities
As St. Louis modernizes aging infrastructure while investing in new districts, facilities, transportation systems, and major developments, technology will directly shape the region’s next era of growth.
Regional providers bring expertise in construction-management platforms, building information modeling, geospatial tools, connected facilities, digital twins, project analytics, safety systems, smart-building technology, and lifecycle asset management.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 369 mid-to-large employers
- 61.0KÂ employees
- $27.0B annual revenue
- $8.9M median revenue
- 5.0%Â share of jobs
Government + Public Sector
Because the St. Louis metro spans two states, 15 counties, and a highly distributed network of municipalities and public agencies, technology is essential to making regional services more connected, secure, efficient, and accessible.
TechSTL’s experienced providers can help agencies modernize legacy systems, protect sensitive data, improve digital constituent services, connect departmental information, strengthen public-safety technology, and automate internal processes.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 154 mid-to-large employers
- 61.5KÂ employees
- $1.2B annual revenue
- $30.9M median revenue
- 7.5%Â share of jobs
Healthcare Systems + Care Providers
St. Louis is home to major health systems, hospitals, clinics, senior-care providers, behavioral-health organizations, and other institutions delivering care across the region. These organizations face growing pressure to improve access, reduce costs, protect sensitive data, modernize operations, and respond to rapid changes in workforce, reimbursement, and patient expectations.
TechSTL’s mid-market companies help healthcare systems and care providers strengthen cybersecurity, connect fragmented data, modernize clinical and administrative workflows, deploy responsible AI, improve patient engagement, and build more efficient, resilient models of care.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 477 mid-to-large employers
- 158.9KÂ employees
- $12.8B annual revenue
- $4.6M median revenue
- 17.5%Â share of jobs
Higher Education, Research + Workforce Development
With a dense network of universities, colleges, technical schools, medical campuses, and research institutions, St. Louis has a powerful foundation for discovery, talent development, and workforce reinvention.
Local technology companies can support these institutions with cybersecurity, research-data infrastructure, cloud modernization, AI-enabled learning, student-success systems, enrollment technology, grant administration, and stronger connections between academic discovery and industry.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 104 mid-to-large employers
- 47.9KÂ employees
- $617M annual revenue
- $4.5M median revenue
- 5.7%Â share of jobs
K-12 School Districts
St. Louis’ public and private K–12 schools are where the region’s future talent, digital readiness, and long-term competitiveness begin.
TechSTL members help school districts and education networks strengthen cybersecurity, protect student data, deploy responsible AI, modernize administration, improve digital learning, and expand equitable access to technology.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 188 mid-to-large employers
- 64.7KÂ employees
- $2.6B annual revenue
- $9.3M median revenue
- 7.5%Â share of jobs
Phase 2 – Sector Leadership Councils (Start in 2027)
Energy, Utilities + Infrastructure
St. Louis’s economy depends on complex energy, water, telecommunications, transportation, and public-service systems that must remain secure, reliable, and resilient.
Regional technology firms are positioned to support grid and network modernization, operational technology security, asset monitoring, field-service systems, predictive maintenance, outage response, data integration, and the intelligent infrastructure required for continued regional growth.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 136 mid-to-large employers
- 42.6KÂ employees
- $14.2B annual revenue
- $22.5M median revenue
- 5.1%Â share of jobs
Financial Services + Insurance
St. Louis pairs a deep banking, investment, insurance, and payments base with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and an emerging fintech venture ecosystem, creating a strong platform for innovation in money, risk, privacy, and financial infrastructure.
TechSTL’s mid-market companies are equipped to help financial organizations modernize payments, strengthen fraud and cyber defenses, automate compliance, improve risk intelligence, connect legacy systems, govern sensitive data, and deliver more seamless digital customer experiences.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 190 mid-to-large employers
- 64.4KÂ employees
- $8.5B annual revenue
- $13.1M median revenue
- 7.5%Â share of jobs
Hospitality, Food Service + Tourism
From major hotels, convention venues, attractions, and restaurant groups to neighborhood destinations and cultural institutions, St. Louis has a diverse hospitality and tourism economy built around memorable experiences and exceptional service.
TechSTL members help these organizations modernize reservations, payments, guest engagement, loyalty, workforce scheduling, operations, marketing, and AI-enabled service across every stage of the visitor experience.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 330 mid-to-large employers
- 73.0KÂ employees
- $653M annual revenue
- $1.4M median revenue
- 7.8%Â share of jobs
Logistics, Mobility + Supply Chain
Located at the intersection of major rivers, rail systems, interstates, airports, and national freight corridors, St. Louis is one of the country’s most strategically connected multimodal logistics hubs.
Local technology companies bring practical experience in routing optimization, fleet intelligence, warehouse automation, real-time shipment visibility, predictive maintenance, geospatial systems, cybersecurity, and the analytics required to build faster and more resilient supply chains.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 425 mid-to-large employers
- 70.8KÂ employees
- $80.8B annual revenue
- $12.4M median revenue
- 5.9%Â share of jobs
Manufacturing + Industrial Operations
St. Louis combines a deep industrial legacy with nationally significant strengths in aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing, agribusiness, plant science, and food and beverage production—creating a powerful platform for next-generation industrial growth.
TechSTL’s mid-market companies help manufacturers and industrial operators connect IT and operational systems, deploy automation and robotics, modernize ERP and production platforms, strengthen industrial cybersecurity, improve traceability, and use real-time data to increase output, reduce downtime, and move innovation from the lab to the factory floor and marketplace.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 670 mid-to-large employers
- 136.8KÂ employees
- $27.0B annual revenue
- $11.5M median revenue
- 12.7%Â share of jobs
Media, Marketing + Information Services
St. Louis is home to a broad network of media companies, publishers, broadcasters, marketing and communications firms, research organizations, and information-service providers that shape how businesses and communities understand, reach, and engage their audiences.
TechSTL members help these organizations modernize content and data platforms, deploy generative AI responsibly, improve audience intelligence, automate workflows, personalize engagement, protect intellectual property, and measure performance across channels.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 134 mid-to-large employers
- 27.3KÂ employees
- $4.8B annual revenue
- $4.8M median revenue
- 2.6%Â share of jobs
Professional, Technical + Business Services
St. Louis’s diversified economy and concentration of major employers create strong demand for the legal, accounting, engineering, consulting, staffing, and specialized firms that help every other sector operate and grow.
TechSTL’s mid-market companies can help professional firms deploy AI-assisted workflows, automate routine processes, modernize CRM and client portals, improve knowledge management, strengthen cybersecurity, and turn firmwide data into faster decisions and higher-value service.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 376 mid-to-large employers
- 42.6KÂ employees
- $3.9B annual revenue
- $3.7M median revenue
- 2.7%Â share of jobs
Retail + Consumer Services
From nationally recognized consumer brands and regional chains to neighborhood retailers and service businesses, St. Louis offers a diverse market for digital commerce, customer-experience innovation, and technology-enabled growth.
TechSTL members help these organizations modernize e-commerce, point-of-sale systems, payments, inventory, loyalty programs, customer analytics, personalization, workforce scheduling, and AI-enabled service across physical and digital channels.
Sector by the Numbers (MSA):
- 489 mid-to-large employers
- 93.1KÂ employees
- $2.6B annual revenue
- $3.2M median revenue
- 10.1%Â share of jobs
Funneling Project Demand through two TechSTL-Managed Pipelines
OPEN - Solutions Network
The Solutions Network is the default front door for contract submissions. Regional buyers from our industry forums and council networks submit a project, TechSTL posts approved RFPs to the private member database, members apply as fit, buyers contract directly. Built for volume.
PRIVATE - Innovation Exchange
The Innovation Exchange is an NDA-protected pathway for sensitive, regulated, or complex challenges, with a light readiness review. Currently under development with a slated release for early-2027. Built for enterprise.
BUILDING CLOSER PROXIMITY TO GROWTH CAPITAL
Access more funding opportunities in St. Louis and beyond
TechSTL members gain curated introductions to the St. Louis Capital Network — more than 80 banking, credit, venture, private capital, public funding, foundation, and capital-readiness partners who can help companies grow, scale, modernize, and create long-term enterprise value.
Private Growth Investment
Private equity, growth equity, family offices, private credit, and strategic finance partners that support recapitalization, acquisitions, succession planning, market expansion, and enterprise-value growth.
Venture Capital & Angel Funds
Angel investors, venture funds, corporate venture partners, and startup capital groups that support high-growth companies, new product commercialization, AI ventures, software expansion, and more.
Banking & Credit
Commercial banks, credit unions, SBA lenders, and treasury partners that help companies access working capital, operating credit, equipment financing, acquisition financing, and growth-oriented banking relationships.
Public & Non-Dilutive Capital
Federal, state, and regional funding partners that help mid-market companies identify grants, tax credits, public incentives, workforce funding, Research & Development support, and economic-development capital that addresses key growth opportunities.
Foundation, CDFI & Impact Capital
Foundations, CDFIs, community development lenders, and philanthropic capital partners aligned with workforce development, digital equity, civic innovation, inclusive growth, and community technology initiatives.
Capital Readiness & Access Partners
Investor education, capital-readiness, and ecosystem access partners that help companies prepare for funding conversations, refine their growth story, and build stronger relationships with capital providers.
THREE VENUES – ONE POWERFUL PLATFORM
Putting STL tech leaders on the frontlines of Industry Growth – Where they belong
NEW Members-Only HQ
A private home base for St. Louis tech leaders. Located in the Delmar Loop alongside Integrity, Capacity, and Jump Co, TechSTL HQ brings CEOs, capital, enterprise buyers, and mid-market innovators into one concentrated technology corridor built for connection, collaboration, and growth.
Professional Production Studio
A professional media platform for St. Louis tech leaders. Powered by the Post Building and Big River Media Group, the studio gives TechSTL members and partners access to high-quality podcast and video production built to showcase expertise, elevate visibility, and amplify the region’s innovation story.
Premier Downtown Venue
With expansive, high-capacity space inside The Post Building’s 8-story, 271k sqft campus, it serves as TechSTL premier event venue, hosting capstone events like STL TechWeek and Startup World Cup—bringing thousands of founders, executives, investors, and partners together under one roof.