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SSTI Digest
Geography: Missouri
MISSOURI ONE STEP CLOSER TO $40 MILLION SEED FUND
Investment capital to develop and commercialize new technologies may soon be easier to find in Missouri. The Commerce Committee of the Missouri House of Representatives last week endorsed House Bill 753, a proposal to create a $40 million seed capital fund supported by Governor Mel Carnahan. The fund would be capitalized at $10 million each year for four years. Additionally, private investors would get a 100-percent tax credit for all money they contributed to the new seed capital fund. Investments would be limited to Missouri businesses.
To find money for the new seed capital fund, the bill calls for implementing a temporary suspension of the state’s corporate research and development tax credit, which is capped at $10 million a year. For four years, no new credits would be granted under the R&D tax credit.