Seed Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Other requirements
- Prototype development
- Marketing
Overview
Purpose: Supports pre-revenue and early-revenue tech startups by providing working capital for prototype development and marketing.
Target Audience: Pre-revenue and early-revenue tech startups
Geographic Scope: Western South Dakota
Eligible Uses:
- Prototype development
- Marketing
Contact Information:
- Elevate Rapid City
- P.O. Box 747
- Rapid City, SD 57709
- Phone: (605) 343-1744
- Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Friday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
How to Apply
Application Process
See APPLICATION for details.
What Elevate Rapid City actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 10
- Total given
- $828K
- Median grant
- $50K
- Range
- $10K–$357K
- By dollars: South Dakota 100%. Top recipient cities: Rapid City, SD; Spearfish, SD.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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Elevate Foundation · Rapid City, SD
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$357K
South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority · Rapid City, SD
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$201K
Phase Technologies · Rapid City, SD
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$52K
Rural America Initiatives · Rapid City, SD
Furniture and supplies for early head start classrooms
$50K
LIL Punkins Daycare · Rapid City, SD
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$50K
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Fields of Work
- Startups
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