Small Business Innovation Research
Deep tech startups in need of funding should consider federal grants
Applying for a federal grant doesn’t preclude you from accepting VC. What it does is diversify your fundraising mix and add a layer of credibility, which in the end helps…
To rebuild manufacturing, the US needs to beef up the Small Business Innovation Research program
We have only a small window of time to restore manufacturing as a foundation of American prosperity, and a remarkable but underappreciated federal program has a big role to play.
Get fast money for your space startup at TC Sessions Space this December
One of the most challenging aspects of running your space startup is access to capital. At TC Sessions Space (December 16-17), we’re bringing together some of the top space funding…
NASA awards millions of dollars a year to small businesses through the SBIR program, but generally it’s a lot of small awards to hundreds of companies. Breaking with precedent, today…
Linking combat veterans and Valley engineers, Reveal’s drone technology wins DoD contracts, VC cash
When Garrett Smith graduated from Stanford University to take a job with the drone startup Kespry, he’d not only wrapped up studying at one of the nation’s most prestigious universities,…
Your federal government drives innovation by investing in moonshots
Imagine a future where “moonshots” are part of our everyday reality. Imagine that funding for these innovations comes not from Silicon Valley venture capital, eccentric billionaires or maverick corporations, but…
