America’s Seed Fund Summit: SBIR Turns 44! 4+ Decades of Impact and Small Business Success

Date and time

 - 

Location

Online

Organizer

technology@sba.gov

Host organization

Office of Investment and Innovation

Type of event

SBA event

Event description

You're Invited

Join the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for America's Seed Fund Summit, taking place across the month of July. The Summit includes virtual and in-person events connecting entrepreneurs, innovators, and researchers from across the country to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, also known as America's Seed Fund. The programs are the nation's largest source of early-stage, non-dilutive funding for high-growth technology startups.

Register to ensure you remain up to date on all things happening throughout.

By completing this registration, you will officially be registered for the full Summit, which includes all five virtual programming events hosted by SBA each Wednesday (3-4 PM ET) in July (July 1, July 8, July 15, July 22, and July 29). If you cannot attend specific sessions, video recordings will be available.

What to Expect:

  • Free, virtual programming hosted by SBA each Wednesday in July to support your America's Seed Fund journey (topics subject to change):
    • July 1 | SBIR Fundamentals and Navigating Agency Differences
    • July 8 | Protecting Your Innovation
    • July 15 | Funding and Resources to Support Your Commercialization Journey
    • July 22 | SBIR Turns 44! 4+ Decades of Impact and Small Business Success
    • July 29 | Meet the Program Directors

  • In-person events and networking opportunities hosted by Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership sites and federal SBIR/STTR agencies across the country.

    Who Should Attend?

  • Entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses based in the United States that are building technologies and bringing them to market
  • Startup accelerators, incubators, university tech transfer offices, and other entrepreneur support organizations
  • Representatives from federal agencies, state and local government, and other members across innovation networks that support small businesses
Register