Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs). Seed Funding (Innofund). Venture Guiding Fund.
Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
It did so by building a national network of a 1,000+ Productivity Promotion Centers. government’s SBIR and STTR programs. Set up in 1999, Innofund offers grants ($150 – $250K), loan interest subsidies and equity investment. Technology Business Incubators (TBIs). Seed Funding (Innofund). Venture Guiding Fund.
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David Teten
DECEMBER 2, 2019
And of course, effectively all venture capitalists are going to require some equity for their investment. I emphasize my focus here is organizations which are backing for-profit companies and do not take equity. I suggest start by looking at the many programs offered by the Fortune 500’s startup networks. Pioneer.app. “Get
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 12, 2015
Every investor in your startup, even friends and family, normally expects a share of your company (equity), which means your return for all your effort goes down quickly. This is at least double the time required for most equity investments, and may be a delay you can’t afford in keeping up with the market and your competitors.
Steve Blank
JUNE 12, 2020
The same year we started the class, it was adopted by the National Science Foundation to train Principal Investigators who wanted to get a federal grant for commercializing their science (an SBIR grant.) The NSF observed, “The class is the scientific method for entrepreneurship. Every year they fund several teams as they launch companies.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Extend your networking.
Steve Blank
MAY 3, 2022
Another startup is providing a resilient, mesh local area network for secure tactical communications supporting ground units. In the last few years new venture capital and private equity firms have raised money to invest in dual-use startups. Other startups are providing portable cell towers – “backpackable” and fixed.
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