Sbir

How many investors would consider government as a signal for where to invest their money? Probably few, if any. We don’t tend to associate government with being innovative or cutting edge, but it can be. The Small Business Innovation Research program, or SBIR, is a congressionally mandated program that was…

I’ve often said selling to the DoD is a relationship game. Some companies are confused by the official solicitation process. They put a tremendous amount of effort into the writing proposals, but never engaging in the pre solicitation market research phase of government contracting. Those same companies struggle to win…

One of Kansas City’s most innovative startups announced Thursday a direct-to-Phase II SBIR Grant with Whiteman Air Force Base — teaming the next-generation robotics leader with the U.S. military to launch smart technology with global impact, said John Boucard. “We are honored to work alongside some of the military’s most…

SBIR = Small Business Innovation and Research — A program funded by the SBA (Small Business Administration) If you have a better way for a small business that doesn’t qualify for some of the more attractive disadvantaged categories to enter the shark tank of defense contracting, I am all ears. …

As several young talents book office hours with me to ask about how to kick off their R&D-driven startups (life science, energy, etc.), I am thinking to wrap up the know-how I explored. Start-up exploration stage Start-up or being an entrepreneur was so distant to me. During my 5 years of Ph. D…

Who am I? Hey, my name is Felix. I was born and raised in Berlin. I received a master’s degree after studying Media & Informatics at the BHT University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany. I started working at a small start up as a mobile developer for iOS and Android when I…

Curious what kind of companies use the SBIR Program to snag non-dilutive capital and work with the DoD? Hear from the founders of three companies that recently completed the Capital Factory SBIR Accelerator. — What you’ll find out Meet OpsLab: Scheduling mission-critical resources at scale (00:05) Meet Foothold Labs: Making lab-quality results accessible (09:00) Meet Parasanti: Building the future of data with edge analytics (18:15)

While the collective conscience of the free world grapples with the current tectonic shifts in geopolitics, a singular moment in military infrastructure passed largely unnoticed on 1 March. …

Join us for a presentation on how the Department of Navy SBIR program is mobilizing to transition technology faster than ever before. — What you’ll learn What’s the focus of Navy SBIR? (01:07) How does the program work? (02:35) How do communications about solicitations work? (06:17) What it takes to succeed at every phase (11:27) Key quotes “Transition is baked into our program. So our topics have already answered the question ‘if this works, where’s it going to…