<aside> 💡 **NYU Veterans Future Lab: Apex | 8/16 Deadline**
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A nine-month, no-cost incubator dedicated to ventures led by veterans and military spouses. Offers workspace, community, prototyping resources, and up to $200,000 in in-kind benefits to cohort members.
<aside> 💡 **Defense Innovation Challenge & Expo | 8/23 Deadline**
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Submit your technology for the chance to pitch to leading investors, corporate scouts, and over $50B in federal funding authority at the 12th Annual Defense TechConnect (DTC) Summit in Austin, Texas.
<aside> 💡 **Technology Acceleration & Commercialization (TAC) Awards - Call for Proposals | 8/26 Deadline**
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NYU’s Offices of Research Development and Technology Opportunities & Ventures (TOV) are now accepting proposals for the Technology Acceleration & Commercialization (TAC) Awards for 2025. The TAC Awards are designed to foster applied research and technology projects with near-term potential for commercialization, either through startup creation or licensing.
<aside> 💡 **Keystone Accelerator | 8/30 Deadline**
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Join the NYU Tandon School of Engineering entrepreneurial ecosystem, and sign up for the Future Labs' no-cost, virtual 8-week crash course in launching your own company. Early-stage founders with technology-enabled ventures registered or operating in New York State no earlier than October 1, 2020 or aspiring entrepreneurs looking to launch a tech-enabled venture in NY
<aside> 💡 **NSF Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer Fast-Track Pilot Programs | 9/18 Deadline**
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The National Science Foundation has introduced the SBIR/STTR Fast-Track initiative for startups and small businesses to develop new tech innovations based on prior NSF-funded research. As a result, eligible companies can now access an immediate pathway to a full funding commitment of over $2 million through a single proposal. This pilot program accelerates the development of NSF-funded innovations, streamlining the funding process and reducing administrative burdens. To qualify, companies must have NSF-funded research from the past five years and meet specific criteria.
<aside> 💡 **Startup:NYC | Ongoing Applications**
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A community assembling more tailored resources and forging closer ties to funding networks for emerging and underrepresented founders building in New York City. Startup:NYC will offer all of the benefits you’d expect — curated gatherings, industry briefings, mentorship opportunities — but its defining differentiator is that it’s all powered by a vanguard of New York’s next leading investors equally committed to our ecosystem’s future.
<aside> 💡 **Ganas Ventures | Ongoing Applications**
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Ganas Ventures is actively investing $100K into pre-seed and seed community-driven startups in the US & Latin America.
<aside> 💡 **KPMG Private Enterprise Tech Innovator Competition | Ongoing Applications**
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