government’s SBIR and STTR programs. VC’s treat the SBIR and STTR programs – they never heard of it, or they think it takes too much time to apply for too little money. MORE
A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. MORE
But last week, the federal government held its Fall SBIR/STTR Conference at the AT&T Executive Conference Center in Austin to make the grants more accessible to bootstrapped entrepreneurs. Several […] The post SBIR Grants Made Less Mysterious appeared first on SiliconHills. By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Getting a research grant from the federal government can seem like a big mysterious process to startup entrepreneurs. MORE
Still, you can’t ignore the possibility of securing non-dilutive capital from sources such as SBIR ( Small Business Innovative Research ) or business development grants from state and local governments. The global healthcare industry is in flux like never before. MORE
The association is pushing Congress to pass legislation allowing venture-backed companies to compete for contracts through the Small Business Innovation Research program, or SBIR, which requires that federal agencies give 2.5% The other is whether VC-backed companies can qualify for SBIR. MORE
For instance, ClearFlame Engines — which is developing drop-in engine technology to allow diesel generators and heavy-duty vehicles to run on biofuel without a loss of power — won a $225,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). MORE
SBIR/STTR Program and Startup Seed Funding. The Small Business Innovative Research ( SBIR ) and Small Business Technology Transfer ( STTR ) programs are startup seed funds created by Congress to encourage U.S. The SBIR/STTR program represents a critical source of seed funding for U.S. MORE
According to a NASA, the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are soliciting ideas from American small businesses , entrepreneurs, and innovators for the multiphase competition. The agency will award up to $1.5 MORE
” Two of the entrepreneurial programs, which I managed is called the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The U.S. government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster. MORE
SBIR and STTR programs, the Torch Program’s funding for new ventures was limited to seed funding the front end. I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. MORE
A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. MORE
they can visit the directory of government grant alternatives, which is searchable and features more than a thousand federal programs, or more locally the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), with opportunities for high technology startups. MORE
Both of these groups, those who took the Innovation Corps class and those who didn’t, applied for government peer-reviewed funding through the SBIR program. MORE
Attendees learned about SBIR/STTR funding and programs available from 11 Federal agencies through presentations and one on one meetings. Why is Jessica Eting (Dean’s Seed Fund winner & EWMBA 18) smiling? Because she just learned how to get up to $1.5M in startup funding with 0% equity!! Thanks to our friends @ Intellectual Property & Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA) for bringing the Inclusion in Entrepreneurship Summit to UC Berkeley. MORE
With that SBIR-Phase 1 funding the teams were trying to establish the technical merit, feasibility, and commercial potential of their technology. And of course none of this would be possible without the tremendous and enthusiastic support and encouragement of Michael Weingarten the director of the NIH/NCI SBIR program and his team. If you’ve received this post in an email the embedded videos and powerpoint are best viewed on www.steveblank.com. MORE
So how does a startup go about getting one of the SBIR grants? That’s the subject of a meeting […] The post A Spectrum Event on How to Win an SBIR Grant appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin SBIR Spectrum Texas State Small Business Development Center The U.S. government invests more than $2 billion every year in promising new startups with creative innovations. MORE
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, for example, is one of the most lucrative sources of federal grants for high-tech startups or high-growth firms (more on SBIR below). SBIR grants for R&D businesses. SBIR is a federal program, overseen by the U.S. MORE
It’s open to NIH SBIR/STTR Phase 1 grantees. Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI): The assigned PD/PI on the SBIR/STTR Phase I award. MORE
Last year’s winner, C.Light Technologies , from UC Berkeley’s Vision Science Department just received an NIH SBIR grant for their eye tracking neurodiagnostic device. Our second Aging 2.0 Global Startup Search was a hit! Seven exceptional pitches + an inspiring update to a community of folks across campus and beyond. Thanks to CITRIS, UC Berkeley School of Public Health & UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare for co-sponsoring! MORE
NASA has awarded a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I contract worth $125,000 to [.] Will astronauts be eating 3-D printed pizza on Mars? That might not be as far fetched as it sounds. NASA has contacted with Systems & Materials Research Corp. MORE
A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors. MORE
Wasatch has 2 allowed patents and 2 pending patents for its CFM technology and six total grants, including multiple Phase I and Phase II SBIR grants. Pasadena, CA – April 23, 2012 –There couldn’t be a better example of putting the unique founding principles of The Pasadena Angels into practice than the story of their investment in Wasatch Microfluidics. MORE
They are on track to receive another NSF SBIR grant and will be part of the upcoming cohort at SkyDeck. What do you get when you combine two UCB Mechanical Engineering PhDs with an equally impressive NSF iCorps curriculum? An award winning team solving a tough environmental problem—mercury detection. During their doctoral programs at Berkeley, Jay James and Jeff Crosby discovered a better way to detect the harmful mercury emissions present in a range of industrial settings. MORE
Wasatch has also received six Phase I SBIR awards and two Phase II awards through the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. $2 Million Round Will Power Continued Growth. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) June 30, 2014 – The Pasadena Angels and Wasatch Microfluidics today announced that Wasatch had closed a $2 million funding round from existing investors and Kirk Ririe, founder of BioFire Diagnostics. The funding will be used to expand sales and marketing activity. MORE
The team has continued product development, broadened its search for partners and applied for grants, including a Phase 1 SBIR grant. Most start up stories aren’t like fairy tales—even seasoned and talented entrepreneurs can run into walls. The founders of STEMKids used the iCorps program to leap over that proverbial wall and find the right product-customer fit. “We MORE
I founded MoveableCode back in 2009, initially to do some mobile Augmented Reality research on a National Science Foundation SBIR grant. Today’s post is a guest post from my friend Nicholas Napp. We first met five years ago and while I’ve never invested in anything he’s done, I’ve tried to be helpful along the way. Nick is currently running a company called MoveableCode and has a great Kickstarter campaign going for his latest product Incantor (Magic Made Real). MORE
Despite the fact that the grant community looks impossibly messy for a startup to navigate, a good starting place is Grants.gov , where you can find a fairly comprehensive directory of federal grants (especially SBIR-related solicitations), searchable by keyword/agency/funding-type/date. MORE
SBIR and STTR programs, the Torch Program’s funding for new ventures was limited to seed funding the front end. I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. MORE
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, for example, is one of the most lucrative sources of federal grants for high-tech startups or high-growth firms (more on SBIR below). SBIR grants for R&D businesses. SBIR is a federal program, overseen by the U.S. MORE
government’s SBIR and STTR programs. VC’s treat the SBIR and STTR programs – they never heard of it, or they think it takes too much time to apply for too little money. MORE
Last year’s winner, C.Light Technologies , from UC Berkeley’s Vision Science Department just received an NIH SBIR grant for their eye tracking neurodiagnostic device. Our second Aging 2.0 Global Startup Search was a hit! Seven exceptional pitches + an inspiring update to a community of folks across campus and beyond. Thanks to CITRIS, UC Berkeley School of Public Health & UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare for co-sponsoring! MORE
Last week I spoke at the National Science Foundation’s Phase 2 SBIR conference about raising Angel funds. The talk was well received so I decided to do a podcast on the topic. Raising Angel funds is different than raising Venture Capital. Most Angels have motivations beyond financial return. Once you know them you can get funding for your startup by targeting the right investors and following a systematic process. I hope it helps you fund your SaaS startup. Listen on iTunes. MORE
There are three existing sources for funding defense innovation: COTS/GOTS validation (testing whether off-the-shelf products can be used); Concept Validation and Technology Advancement ; and SBIR/STTR funds – there’s over >$1B per year in the DoD SBIR program alone.). MORE
Several sources (including Startup by Elizabeth Edwards ) estimate that $2-3 billion per year is awarded to very early stage companies by federal government grants (mostly SBIRs). At $100,000 or so per grant, perhaps 2-3000 pre-seed and seed/startup companies receive SBIRs and other government grants per year. For years there has been a pervasive opinion across the entrepreneurial landscape that the US has a shortage of capital required to startup and grow new ventures. MORE
The Tampa Bay Business Journal just carried a story on the SBIR/VC-ownership debate and I've seen it kicked around enough now that I have some thoughts. The "debate" I'm referencing involves the SBA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants that are provided to help spur small business innovation. Around 2001, the SBIR program ruled that startups who were 51%+ owned by venture capital funds no longer qualified for the innovation grants. MORE
“The SBIR grant will enable TeVido to […] The post TeVido BioDevices Lands SBIR Grant appeared first on SiliconHills. TeVido BioDevices, a company that prints nipples for breast reconstruction surgery using human cells and 3-D printers, has received a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will go to fund more pre-clinical development of the company’s novel breast reconstruction program. MORE
SBIR Workshop – Success Strategies This is a free workshop for regional businesses interested in obtaining federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants. The federal SBIR program funds over $1 billion each year of early stage R & D conducted by small businesses for technologies that have government and commercial applications. MORE
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs have been renewed for six more years, much to the relief of the small businesses who feared those programs were on the brink of extinction. MORE
By LAURA LOREK Founder Silicon Hills News A few weeks ago, the Small Business Innovation Research program announced its Fall National SBIR/STTR Conference on Nov. The conferences are generally sold out but registration numbers were really low for this one, said Robert Allen Baker, SBIR Policy and program analyst. “We We always do […] The post Texas Startups Need to Apply for SBIR Grants appeared first on SiliconHills. MORE
It was adopted by the National Science Foundation in 2012 to train Principal Investigators who wanted to get a federal grant for commercializing their science (an SBIR grant.) We just finished our 3rd annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford. MORE
Let’s take a closer look at trends in government grants, angel investment and venture capital financings. Several sources (including Startup by Elizabeth Edwards ) estimate that $2-3 billion per year is awarded to very early stage companies by federal government grants (mostly SBIRs). At $100,000 or so per grant, perhaps 2-3000 pre-seed and seed/startup companies receive SBIRs and other government grants per year. MORE
A good place to start is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. MORE
This law will increase the SBA budget for awards to business via the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs over the next 5 years. Periodically I check in on the good people in our nation’s capital to see what they are up to and what they have been doing lately for (to?) MORE
SBIR Related Topics SiliconHills
OCTOBER 6, 2014
By LAURA LOREK Founder Silicon Hills News A few weeks ago, the Small Business Innovation Research program announced its Fall National SBIR/STTR Conference on Nov. The conferences are generally sold out but registration numbers were really low for this one, said Robert Allen Baker, SBIR Policy and program analyst. “We We always do […] The post Texas Startups Need to Apply for SBIR Grants appeared first on SiliconHills.
SiliconHills
JANUARY 12, 2015
So how does a startup go about getting one of the SBIR grants? That’s the subject of a meeting […] The post A Spectrum Event on How to Win an SBIR Grant appeared first on SiliconHills. Austin SBIR Spectrum Texas State Small Business Development Center The U.S. government invests more than $2 billion every year in promising new startups with creative innovations.
SiliconHills
NOVEMBER 17, 2014
But last week, the federal government held its Fall SBIR/STTR Conference at the AT&T Executive Conference Center in Austin to make the grants more accessible to bootstrapped entrepreneurs. Several […] The post SBIR Grants Made Less Mysterious appeared first on SiliconHills. By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News Getting a research grant from the federal government can seem like a big mysterious process to startup entrepreneurs.
SiliconHills
OCTOBER 22, 2014
“The SBIR grant will enable TeVido to […] The post TeVido BioDevices Lands SBIR Grant appeared first on SiliconHills. TeVido BioDevices, a company that prints nipples for breast reconstruction surgery using human cells and 3-D printers, has received a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant will go to fund more pre-clinical development of the company’s novel breast reconstruction program.
The Startup Magazine
MARCH 23, 2018
For instance, ClearFlame Engines — which is developing drop-in engine technology to allow diesel generators and heavy-duty vehicles to run on biofuel without a loss of power — won a $225,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Up and Running
MARCH 7, 2014
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, for example, is one of the most lucrative sources of federal grants for high-tech startups or high-growth firms (more on SBIR below). SBIR grants for R&D businesses. SBIR is a federal program, overseen by the U.S.
Up and Running
MARCH 7, 2014
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, for example, is one of the most lucrative sources of federal grants for high-tech startups or high-growth firms (more on SBIR below). SBIR grants for R&D businesses. SBIR is a federal program, overseen by the U.S.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 10, 2017
There are three existing sources for funding defense innovation: COTS/GOTS validation (testing whether off-the-shelf products can be used); Concept Validation and Technology Advancement ; and SBIR/STTR funds – there’s over >$1B per year in the DoD SBIR program alone.).
Steve Blank
JUNE 19, 2014
It’s open to NIH SBIR/STTR Phase 1 grantees. Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI): The assigned PD/PI on the SBIR/STTR Phase I award.
UC Berkeley
SEPTEMBER 28, 2017
Attendees learned about SBIR/STTR funding and programs available from 11 Federal agencies through presentations and one on one meetings. Why is Jessica Eting (Dean’s Seed Fund winner & EWMBA 18) smiling? Because she just learned how to get up to $1.5M in startup funding with 0% equity!! Thanks to our friends @ Intellectual Property & Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA) for bringing the Inclusion in Entrepreneurship Summit to UC Berkeley.
Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
government’s SBIR and STTR programs. VC’s treat the SBIR and STTR programs – they never heard of it, or they think it takes too much time to apply for too little money.
Steve Blank
APRIL 11, 2013
government’s SBIR and STTR programs. VC’s treat the SBIR and STTR programs – they never heard of it, or they think it takes too much time to apply for too little money.
Florida Venture Blog
JULY 25, 2006
The Tampa Bay Business Journal just carried a story on the SBIR/VC-ownership debate and I've seen it kicked around enough now that I have some thoughts. The "debate" I'm referencing involves the SBA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants that are provided to help spur small business innovation. Around 2001, the SBIR program ruled that startups who were 51%+ owned by venture capital funds no longer qualified for the innovation grants.
Steve Blank
JUNE 8, 2018
It was adopted by the National Science Foundation in 2012 to train Principal Investigators who wanted to get a federal grant for commercializing their science (an SBIR grant.) We just finished our 3rd annual Hacking for Defense class at Stanford.
Steve Blank
AUGUST 21, 2013
Both of these groups, those who took the Innovation Corps class and those who didn’t, applied for government peer-reviewed funding through the SBIR program.
Up and Running
APRIL 24, 2018
Still, you can’t ignore the possibility of securing non-dilutive capital from sources such as SBIR ( Small Business Innovative Research ) or business development grants from state and local governments. The global healthcare industry is in flux like never before.
Inc Startups
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
According to a NASA, the agency's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are soliciting ideas from American small businesses , entrepreneurs, and innovators for the multiphase competition. The agency will award up to $1.5
Inc Startups
JANUARY 17, 2012
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs have been renewed for six more years, much to the relief of the small businesses who feared those programs were on the brink of extinction.
David Teten
AUGUST 8, 2011
Despite the fact that the grant community looks impossibly messy for a startup to navigate, a good starting place is Grants.gov , where you can find a fairly comprehensive directory of federal grants (especially SBIR-related solicitations), searchable by keyword/agency/funding-type/date.
Steve Blank
MARCH 29, 2016
” Two of the entrepreneurial programs, which I managed is called the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The U.S. government is discovering that Lean innovation can help them serve the country better and faster.
UC Berkeley
JULY 13, 2016
Last year’s winner, C.Light Technologies , from UC Berkeley’s Vision Science Department just received an NIH SBIR grant for their eye tracking neurodiagnostic device. Our second Aging 2.0 Global Startup Search was a hit! Seven exceptional pitches + an inspiring update to a community of folks across campus and beyond. Thanks to CITRIS, UC Berkeley School of Public Health & UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare for co-sponsoring!
UC Berkeley
JULY 13, 2016
Last year’s winner, C.Light Technologies , from UC Berkeley’s Vision Science Department just received an NIH SBIR grant for their eye tracking neurodiagnostic device. Our second Aging 2.0 Global Startup Search was a hit! Seven exceptional pitches + an inspiring update to a community of folks across campus and beyond. Thanks to CITRIS, UC Berkeley School of Public Health & UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare for co-sponsoring!
Kevin Dewalt
JUNE 15, 2016
Last week I spoke at the National Science Foundation’s Phase 2 SBIR conference about raising Angel funds. The talk was well received so I decided to do a podcast on the topic. Raising Angel funds is different than raising Venture Capital. Most Angels have motivations beyond financial return. Once you know them you can get funding for your startup by targeting the right investors and following a systematic process. I hope it helps you fund your SaaS startup. Listen on iTunes.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 12, 2015
they can visit the directory of government grant alternatives, which is searchable and features more than a thousand federal programs, or more locally the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), with opportunities for high technology startups.
Gust
DECEMBER 1, 2011
Several sources (including Startup by Elizabeth Edwards ) estimate that $2-3 billion per year is awarded to very early stage companies by federal government grants (mostly SBIRs). At $100,000 or so per grant, perhaps 2-3000 pre-seed and seed/startup companies receive SBIRs and other government grants per year. For years there has been a pervasive opinion across the entrepreneurial landscape that the US has a shortage of capital required to startup and grow new ventures.
Steve Blank
APRIL 12, 2013
SBIR and STTR programs, the Torch Program’s funding for new ventures was limited to seed funding the front end. I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual.
Steve Blank
APRIL 12, 2013
SBIR and STTR programs, the Torch Program’s funding for new ventures was limited to seed funding the front end. I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 19, 2014
A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid.
Seed Stage Capital
APRIL 22, 2009
The association is pushing Congress to pass legislation allowing venture-backed companies to compete for contracts through the Small Business Innovation Research program, or SBIR, which requires that federal agencies give 2.5% The other is whether VC-backed companies can qualify for SBIR.
Gust
MAY 11, 2014
A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid. A grant is not an equity investment, so the entrepreneur doesn’t have to give up a stake in the company either. Typically they can be used to fund product development and commercialization that would otherwise require outside investors.
UC Berkeley
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
They are on track to receive another NSF SBIR grant and will be part of the upcoming cohort at SkyDeck. What do you get when you combine two UCB Mechanical Engineering PhDs with an equally impressive NSF iCorps curriculum? An award winning team solving a tough environmental problem—mercury detection. During their doctoral programs at Berkeley, Jay James and Jeff Crosby discovered a better way to detect the harmful mercury emissions present in a range of industrial settings.
Steve Blank
DECEMBER 17, 2014
With that SBIR-Phase 1 funding the teams were trying to establish the technical merit, feasibility, and commercial potential of their technology. And of course none of this would be possible without the tremendous and enthusiastic support and encouragement of Michael Weingarten the director of the NIH/NCI SBIR program and his team. If you’ve received this post in an email the embedded videos and powerpoint are best viewed on www.steveblank.com.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. In the US, many entrepreneurs see grants as “free money,” since they are not loans and don’t have to be repaid.
Ask the Angels
JULY 2, 2014
Wasatch has also received six Phase I SBIR awards and two Phase II awards through the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. $2 Million Round Will Power Continued Growth. Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) June 30, 2014 – The Pasadena Angels and Wasatch Microfluidics today announced that Wasatch had closed a $2 million funding round from existing investors and Kirk Ririe, founder of BioFire Diagnostics. The funding will be used to expand sales and marketing activity.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 2, 2011
A good place to start is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups.
UC Berkeley
JANUARY 5, 2015
The team has continued product development, broadened its search for partners and applied for grants, including a Phase 1 SBIR grant. Most start up stories aren’t like fairy tales—even seasoned and talented entrepreneurs can run into walls. The founders of STEMKids used the iCorps program to leap over that proverbial wall and find the right product-customer fit. “We
Ask the Angels
APRIL 23, 2012
Wasatch has 2 allowed patents and 2 pending patents for its CFM technology and six total grants, including multiple Phase I and Phase II SBIR grants. Pasadena, CA – April 23, 2012 –There couldn’t be a better example of putting the unique founding principles of The Pasadena Angels into practice than the story of their investment in Wasatch Microfluidics.
Angel Investing News
DECEMBER 11, 2011
Let’s take a closer look at trends in government grants, angel investment and venture capital financings. Several sources (including Startup by Elizabeth Edwards ) estimate that $2-3 billion per year is awarded to very early stage companies by federal government grants (mostly SBIRs). At $100,000 or so per grant, perhaps 2-3000 pre-seed and seed/startup companies receive SBIRs and other government grants per year.
Feld Thoughts
MAY 20, 2012
I founded MoveableCode back in 2009, initially to do some mobile Augmented Reality research on a National Science Foundation SBIR grant. Today’s post is a guest post from my friend Nicholas Napp. We first met five years ago and while I’ve never invested in anything he’s done, I’ve tried to be helpful along the way. Nick is currently running a company called MoveableCode and has a great Kickstarter campaign going for his latest product Incantor (Magic Made Real).
crowdSPRING Blog
MAY 22, 2011
This law will increase the SBA budget for awards to business via the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) programs over the next 5 years. Periodically I check in on the good people in our nation’s capital to see what they are up to and what they have been doing lately for (to?)
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