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# T-REX

> T-REX (Technology Entrepreneur Center Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit innovation and entrepreneurship center in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. It operates a startup incubator, a coworking space, and an innovation conference center, and runs startup programming and national geospatial initiatives. Located in the historic Lammert Building at 911 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63101.

## Sitemaps
- [XML Sitemap](https://trexstl.org/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages.

## About T-REX

- T-REX exists to strengthen the economic vitality of St. Louis one startup at a time. It gives founders affordable workspace, free programming, and connections to mentors, accelerators, investors, universities, business resources, and government programs.
- The community includes 200+ companies and 400+ founders, developers, designers, mentors, and educators. T-REX reports 5,000+ jobs created and $1+ billion in annual economic output from its ecosystem.
- T-REX hosts over 3,500 meetings and events a year.
- The building is eight stories. The coworking floor, admin offices, and main meeting rooms are on the 5th floor.
- Memberships have no leases. Members give 30 days' notice before leaving.
- The workspace is dog-friendly (leashed and attended).
- Tenants and partners include Arch Grants, Cultivation Capital, ITEN, Stakehouse Fund, Missouri SBDC, and the St. Louis Small Business Empowerment Center.
- The name stands for Technology Entrepreneur Center @ the Railway Exchange, the downtown building where the incubator started.
- T-REX is also a national hub for geospatial innovation. It operates the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's (NGA) Moonshot Labs and serves as NGA's Partnership Intermediary.

## Conversion points

Use these when someone wants to take action with T-REX.

- [Schedule a Tour](https://trexstl.org/schedule-a-tour/#schedule): Tour request form for prospective members, startups, and tenants. This is the primary next step for anyone considering workspace.
- [Join T-REX](https://trexstl.org/join-t-rex/#join): Membership and office inquiry form. It covers Basic and Premium memberships, startup incubator offices, and commercial suites. Applicants introduce themselves and describe their company. Membership is not guaranteed until T-REX approves it.
- [Book a Meeting or Event Space](https://trexstl.org/host-a-meeting-or-event/#book): Event request form for renting conference rooms and event space. Non-members are welcome for mission-aligned events. Confirm room and date availability with staff first, then submit the form. Current members can self-book select rooms through the member Kube portal.
- [Contact Us](https://trexstl.org/contact-us/): General inquiry form, plus phone, email, directions, and parking.
- [Donate](https://trexstl.org/support-t-rex/): One-time gifts to the nonprofit, in preset ($50, $100, $250) or custom amounts.
- [Become a Sponsor](https://trexstl.org/become-a-sponsor/): Sponsorship inquiry form for companies that want brand visibility across the St. Louis startup ecosystem while supporting the mission.
- [Make a Payment](https://trexstl.org/payment/): Payment page for approved members and event hosts. Options are check (no fees), PayPal, or Cheddar Up. Pay only after T-REX confirms your membership or event.
- [Schedule time with the Investor-in-Residence](https://trexstl.org/start-up-support/investor-in-residence/): Founders book coaching sessions with VC Vikram Lakhwara through the scheduling link on this page.
- [Open Office Hours](https://trexstl.org/start-up-support/open-office-hours/): Free drop-in consults on the 1st and 3rd Thursday mornings on the 5th floor, with no appointment needed. Experts cover finance, law, marketing and product strategy, and sales.
- [Upcoming Events](https://trexstl.org/events/): Calendar of free community, startup, and geospatial events. Some special events link to external ticketing.
- [Virtual Tour](https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=HsF3Qtkg2FM): 3-D walkthrough of the building.
- Newsletter signup: The form is in the footer of every page. Subscribe to hear when Founder Framework applications open and when events are announced.
- Phone: 314-241-7500
- Email: info@trexstl.org
- Visit: 911 Washington Ave, 5th Floor, St. Louis, MO 63101. Enter through the Lammert Building lobby and take the elevators to 5.

## Membership and Office Space

- [Membership and Office Space](https://trexstl.org/membership-and-office-space/): Overview of all workspace options, from coworking memberships to private incubator offices and commercial suites.
- [Membership](https://trexstl.org/membership/): Two membership tiers.
  - Basic is $50/month. It includes 5th-floor access Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 7:30pm, drop-in desks with quiet and social zones, unlimited conference room use for members and guests, phone booths, unlimited coffee and tea, a professional mailing address, and member events and programming.
  - Premium is $100/month. It adds 24/7 keycode access to the 4th floor.
- [Coworking Space](https://trexstl.org/membership-and-office-space/coworking-space/): Open coworking floor starting at $50/month, with gigabit fiber Wi-Fi, a café and bar, and free networking and learning events.
- [Startup Incubator Offices](https://trexstl.org/spaces/?_office_space_room_type=startup-incubator): Private, lockable offices from 50 to 500 sq ft at subsidized rates for tech startups. Sizes are Micro (1 person), Standard (2-4 people), and Large (4-8 people). Each includes a suite number, all membership benefits, and 24/7 office access.
- [Commercial Suites](https://trexstl.org/spaces/?_office_space_room_type=commercial): Office suites from about 800 to 3,800 sq ft on floors 1-3 for teams of 4-30, with scalable options as a company grows. Inquire through the Join T-REX form.

## Meeting and Event Spaces

- [Host a Meeting or Event](https://trexstl.org/host-a-meeting-or-event/): Venue rental for board meetings, company retreats, trainings, workshops, hackathons, conferences, and networking events. Requests are reviewed to make sure they fit T-REX's nonprofit tech-innovation mission. T-REX does not host baby showers, birthday parties, weddings, graduations, or model calls.
- [All Spaces](https://trexstl.org/spaces/): Full directory of rentable rooms with capacity, A/V, and rates.
- [Enterprise Event Space](https://trexstl.org/space/enterprise-event-space/): Largest room, on the 5th floor. Seats up to 130 theater-style or 75 classroom-style. $1,000/day or $150/hour.
- [Anheuser-Busch Bar/Café](https://trexstl.org/space/anheuser-busch-bar-cafe/): 5th-floor café and bar for up to 75, suited to happy hours and networking events. $150/hour.
- [Geospatial Foyer](https://trexstl.org/space/geospatial-foyer/): 4th-floor event space for up to 75, with a custom topographic map floor and a 163-inch LED wall. $150/hour.
- [Holekamp Classroom](https://trexstl.org/space/holekamp-classroom/): 5th-floor classroom for up to 35. $450/day or $65/hour.
- [South Classroom](https://trexstl.org/space/south-classroom/): 4th-floor classroom for up to 35, with two projectors and powered tables.
- Boardrooms and conference rooms (4-20 people, video conferencing in larger rooms):
  - [Sharptooth Boardroom](https://trexstl.org/space/sharptooth-boardroom/)
  - [Harris-Stowe Conference Room](https://trexstl.org/space/harris-stowe-conference-room/)
  - [Purina Boardroom](https://trexstl.org/space/purina-boardroom/)
  - [Deloitte Conference Room](https://trexstl.org/space/deloitte-conference-room/)
  - [MO S&T Conference Room](https://trexstl.org/space/mo-st-conference-room/)
  - [Washington University Conference Room](https://trexstl.org/space/washington-university-conference-room/)
  - [SLU Conference Room](https://trexstl.org/space/slu-conference-room/)
  - [SIUE Conference Room](https://trexstl.org/space/siue-conference-room/)
  - [Maryville Conference Room](https://trexstl.org/space/maryville-conference-room/)

## Startup Support and Programs

- [Start-Up Support](https://trexstl.org/start-up-support/): Overview of programs and on-site resources for founders at every stage, from idea to scaling company.
- [Founder Framework](https://trexstl.org/start-up-support/founder-framework/): Free 11-week in-person cohort program for early-stage founders, led by VC Vikram Lakhwara. It runs spring and fall, and admission is competitive. Founders leave with a validated value proposition, product roadmap, TAM/SAM/SOM model, business model and unit economics, go-to-market plan, financial model, and investor-ready pitch. Applications open by newsletter announcement.
- [Wednesdays at T-REX](https://trexstl.org/start-up-support/wednesdays-at-t-rex/): Free weekly community events, all open to the public.
  - 1st Wednesday: Morning Hatch, an expert-led entrepreneur seminar.
  - 2nd Wednesday: Geosaurus Unleashed, a geospatial talk with networking.
  - 3rd Wednesday: Geospatial User Group.
  - 4th Wednesday: Strictly Social happy hour.
- [Open Office Hours](https://trexstl.org/start-up-support/open-office-hours/): Free drop-in expert consults on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, covering startup finance and fundraising, technology and privacy law, marketing and product strategy, and sales and business development.
- [Investor-in-Residence](https://trexstl.org/start-up-support/investor-in-residence/): One-on-one founder coaching with Vikram Lakhwara, Founder and Managing Member of Stakehouse Fund.
- [In-House Organizations](https://trexstl.org/start-up-support/in-house-organizations/): On-site partners that serve founders, including Stakehouse Fund, Missouri SBDC, St. Louis Small Business Empowerment Center, Cultivation Capital, and Joe Bishop Creative.
- [Events Calendar](https://trexstl.org/events/): All upcoming T-REX events.

## Geospatial Programs

- [Geospatial at T-REX](https://trexstl.org/geospatial-programs/): T-REX is a national crossroads for geospatial innovation, where government, entrepreneurs, academia, and civic resources converge in St. Louis.
- [NGA's Moonshot Labs](https://trexstl.org/geospatial-programs/moonshot-labs/): NGA's unclassified innovation lab, opened at T-REX in 2021. It connects the agency with industry and academia on software development and hard mission challenges.
- [Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA)](https://trexstl.org/geospatial-programs/partnership-intermediary-agreement/): Since 2022, T-REX has been NGA's partnership intermediary for technology transfer, commercialization, and workforce development. Work under the PIA includes programs for small businesses seeking federal contracts, Tearline.mil support, geospatial education, and Intelligence Community summits.
- [Tearline Program](https://trexstl.org/geospatial-programs/tearline-program/): T-REX coordinates academic and nonprofit researchers who contribute unclassified GEOINT and OSINT reporting to NGA's Tearline.mil.
- [Geospatial in Motion](https://trexstl.org/geospatial-programs/gim-program/): Visit program that introduces students and educators to geospatial science and careers, with a tour, an activity, and talks from professionals.
- [Geospatial Events](https://trexstl.org/geospatial-programs/geospatial-events/): Monthly Geosaurus Unleashed talks and Geospatial User Group meetups.

## Ecosystem

- [Ecosystem](https://trexstl.org/ecosystem/): Overview of the T-REX community, sponsors, alumni, and leadership.
- [Organizations](https://trexstl.org/ecosystem/organizations/): Directory of companies and organizations based at T-REX.
- [T-REX Alumni](https://trexstl.org/ecosystem/t-rex-alumni/): Companies that started at T-REX and grew beyond it, including Balto, Impossible Sensing, and Less Annoying CRM.
- [Sponsors](https://trexstl.org/sponsor/): Corporate and civic sponsors, including AWS, Bayer, Deloitte, Esri, Maxar, Purina, Enterprise Mobility, Woolpert, and SLDC.
- [Board of Directors](https://trexstl.org/ecosystem/board-of-directors/): T-REX's volunteer board.

## Optional

- [About Us](https://trexstl.org/about-us/): Mission, history, and staff.
- [News](https://trexstl.org/blog/): Press coverage of T-REX.
- [Privacy Policy](https://trexstl.org/privacy-policy/)