2020 Recipients

In 2020, Start Garden pivoted The 100 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, which hit entrepreneurs and small businesses especially hard. Our goal was to relieve as many entrepreneurs as possible of the burden to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table, while they navigated this unprecedented time.

In just 100 hours:

  • 430 applications were submitted
  • Funding requests totaled more than $5,500,000
  • 68 recipients were selected for the funds

Through The 100 Comeback Fund, we were able to award more than $300,000 to 68 entrepreneurs experiencing financial strain. See a list of recipients below.

5F Ventures, LLC
AgHelp
Any Colour You Like Treats LLC
Arebelo & Associates
Art Caribbean Fusion Cuisine
Aztech
Bare All LLC
BattleGR
Blackbird RSVP
Break Room Therapy
Bryan Esler Photo
Chez Olga LLC
CNN Cleaning, LLC
Daddy’s Dough Cookies
Dime & Regal
Edgerow Property Management
El Globo Restaurant
El Granjero Mexican Grill
Emonae Korean BBQ
EverythingABFlip Dog Yoga
Germination Labs
Grand Rapids Sport & Social Club
Graped Out
Guelaguetza Designs
Irie Kitchen
Jose Abreu Graphic Studio, antiguamente Koren Graphic Design*
KOKI
La Casa del Pollo Loco
Lawnbot
Life Addicts Studio
Lindo Mexico Restaurante Mexicano
Little Space Studio
Littlebird, That Early Bird, Kingfisher
Love’s Ice Cream & Chocolate
Luxe Artisan Preserves

Matt Everitt Productions
Michigan Clinical & Therapeutic Massage
Michigan House Creative
Mindset Meals
Mosby’s Popcorn
Muse GR
New Valley Landscape LLC
Noble Strong Training LLC
Old World Olive Co.
Pack Elephant
PhotoUp
Polished Nail Bar & Spa
Pottery Lane
Rising Grinds Cafe
Rogers Wealth Management Services, LLC
RYE Venue Management LLC DBA The Lit GR
SlothWerks LLC
Soldadera Coffee LLC
Sparkle All The Time
Supreme Focus Ent (Dj Composition)
Sympl.
Tacos el Cunado
The Comedy Project
The G-1:27 Collection
The Hot Spot Metal Studio
The Wisdom Center LLC
United Freedom Painting LLC
VIVE MICHIGAN Magazine
Wallway Technologies & Women in Tech with Ariana Podcast
Wear Your Curls
Wimage, LLC
Wormies