Where Faith Meets
Entrepreneurship
Mustard Seed Collective helps Christian entrepreneurs develop, launch, and grow sustainable startups, nonprofits, and social enterprises through practical business training, mentorship, coaching, and faith-centered support.
We believe even the smallest seed
can become something much greater when it is cultivated in the right environment.
About
Mustard Seed Collective exists to help Christian entrepreneurs take what
God has placed in them and cultivate it into ventures that serve people, create opportunity, transform communities, and advance God's Kingdom.
Mission
Mustard Seed Collective is a venture building ecosystem envisioning possibilities for transformation. We equip faith-based founders and innovators to launch and grow sustainable ventures that create economic, social, and kingdom impact.
Vision
A thriving movement of faith-based incubators building ventures that create opportunity, cultivate flourishing, transform communities, and advance the
Kingdom of God.
Who We Serve
Mustard Seed Collective serves Christ-centered founders who are building ventures from small businesses and nonprofits to scalable startups and innovative technologies with the potential to create meaningful economic, social,
or kingdom impact. We provide the tools, mentorship, community, and accountability to help founders move
from idea to sustainable venture and ultimately multiply
their impact.
Values
Build With Purpose
Don't just start a business. Build something that matters.
Build With Faith
Integrate your faith, calling, leadership, and business.
Build With People
Gain a community of
entrepreneurs, mentors, coaches,
and business leaders.
Build With Support
Access the resources and relationships needed to move from idea to launch.
Build With Wisdom
Learn proven venture-building principles from experienced practitioners.
Build for Impact
Create ventures that generate economic, social, and Kingdom impact.
Build With Faith
Integrate your faith, calling, leadership, and business.
Build to Multiply
Develop a venture and leadership legacy that extends beyond yourself.
Team
Cyril Loum
Director
Cyril Loum is a two-time founder, entrepreneur, educator, and venture development leader passionate about building Kingdom entrepreneurs who create businesses that glorify God and transform communities. As Manager of Venture Development at the Skandalaris Center at Washington University in St. Louis, Cyril developed founders, entrepreneurship programs, and helped innovators move from idea to scalable venture. Throughout his career, he has mentored thousands of entrepreneurs, designed startup accelerators, led venture competitions, and taught entrepreneurship at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Drawing from his own experience as a founder, Cyril has worked alongside entrepreneurs across industries to refine business models, validate markets, prepare investor-ready pitch decks, and secure non-dilutive funding and investment opportunities. He has guided founders in pursuing grants, pitch competitions, accelerator programs, and private investment, helping ventures access the capital needed to launch and grow.
Before entering higher education, Cyril founded and led a venture serving immigrants, refugees, and underserved communities, and launched initiatives in affordable housing, workforce development, and social enterprise. His work has consistently focused on equipping leaders to create lasting economic and social impact.
Driven by a deep Christian faith, Cyril believes entrepreneurship is a calling and one of the most powerful ways to advance God's Kingdom. His mission is to equip Christian founders with the practical business expertise and leadership capacity needed to build organizations that reflect biblical values, solve meaningful problems, and/or create generational impact. Through teaching, coaching, speaking, and developing faith-based entrepreneurial ecosystems, Cyril is committed to raising a generation of Kingdom entrepreneurs who lead with excellence, integrity, innovation, and servant-hearted leadership.