Kothari: Tallyfy received a $50k equity-free grant from Arch Grants
Amit Kothari · EP 365: From Consultant to $300k SaaS with Amit Kotharie of Tallyfy · Jul 24, 2016 · at 3:04
Amit Kothari is the co-founder of Tallyfy, describing non-dilutive grant capital secured before entering a Silicon Valley accelerator.
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“And then we got another grant from the U.S. In this case, from St. Louis, a program called Arch Grants. It's one of the only grant programs in the U.S. You get 50 K, again, equity free, no questions asked.”
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