Announcing 2025 America's Seed Fund Week - Virtual Road Tour
REGISTER NOW for February 11-13, 2025!
America's Seed Fund Week is a series of virtual events representing a collaborative outreach effort that will connect entrepreneurs working on advanced technologies and the organizations that support them to the country's largest source of early-stage funding.
This is a free and virtual opportunity for small businesses to learn about non-dilutive funding available through America's Seed Fund that awards $4 billion annually to small businesses for R&D. Come and meet with federal agency representatives, attend roundtables, connect with Federal And State Technology (FAST) organizations, and find other helpful resources.
Who Should Attend?
- Entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses based in the United States, especially those working in STEM Research & Development categories
- Venture Capital and Angel Investors, especially those seeking to fund startups and small businesses working on advanced technologies
- Economic Business Development representatives, Startup Accelerators, Business Incubators, University Entrepreneur Organizations, other organizations supporting entrepreneurs
- Corporate partnership professionals and industry leaders looking to connect with innovative small businesses
- Representatives from Federal Agencies, State & Local Government, and other members across the innovation ecosystem that support small business
Accessibility and Inclusion: All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance of this event. Contact Sharon.Hoffmeyer@sba.gov.
2024 Event Highlights
Event recordings can be found here.
Sessions connected attendees directly with federal agency representatives
Take your SBIR/STTR journey to the next step
- Attendees met the Program Directors who manage America's Seed Fund
- 2024 Sessions were organized by technology area
SBA Core Content presented the ins & outs of the $4B per year America’s Seed Fund effort
Event recordings can be found here.
- SBIR 101
- Agency Differences - Matching Your R&D Project to a Federal Agency
- Inside the Head of an Evaluator
- Next Steps - Getting Started
Meet the 2024 Road Tour Host sessions
Attendees had the opportunity to meet the 2024 State Hosts
- 2024 Road Tour: Coastal - Florida, Puerto Rico
- 2024 Road Tour: South - Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas
- 2024 Road Tour: Southeast - South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia
- 2024 Road Tour: Great Lakes - Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota
Network Building
Attendees took advantage of these opportunities to connect
- 2024 Road Tour, in-person State Host sessions
- Open networking spaces during the event
- Bonus gatherings with an SBA FAST partner
SBA FAST partners hosted community events before and after official programming
- Jan. 23 | University Participation in SBIR/STTR
Hosted by Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation - Jan. 24 | SBIR/STTR: Foreign Ownership Requirements
Hosted by BBCetc - Jan. 25 | Fostering Innovation
Hosted by OK Catalyst
