Raising non-dilutive funding for your technology venture through SBIR
Are you interested in non-dilutive funding for your venture? If your response to the following three questions is "Yes", this webinar is for you!
Are you a present or prospective co-founder or employee of a US-based venture?
Is your company considered a small business with 500 or fewer employees?
Do you have at least one of the following: (1) Initial prototype or promising data; (2) Customers or documented customer discovery/market study; (3) Initial funding from any source ?
Every year, the US Small Business Administration supports technology-based ventures with non-dilutive, non-repayable funding in the amount of $4.4 Billion for R&D projects that benefit the United States and its economy. With typical SBIR/STTR grants ranging up to $2 Million per project, this represents a viable funding source that is often overlooked in venture ecosystems. Eligible startups that receive SBIR/STTR funds oftentimes attract private capital that greatly exceeds the original grant award, the moment it is announced. The program continues to enjoy broad bipartisan support in Congress, and is considered secure regardless of changing administrations. That is, in large part, a testimony to its track record of aiding in the growth of early-stage "deep tech" ventures and other projects considered too risky for most private investors.
The webinar will cover the following topics:
SBIR & STTR: overview of the program across the agencies, broadly and with a focus on the examples of NSF (National Science Foundation) and Air Force (AFWERX)
Eligibility: prerequisites for the venture and the proposal/project team
Anatomy of a traditional proposal format: National Science Foundation
Anatomy of a modern “pitch deck” proposal format: AFWERX
What’s (truly) most important in my proposal? A (not-always-applicable) ranking.
What to focus on, and what to avoid in generating a proposal
Part of Q&A: how do you get your startup into a shape that can win a grant?
Please register for the event through the following link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1096458108719?aff=oddtdtcreator