Learn about America's Seed Fund with SD Biotech and Startup Sioux Falls

100 East 6th Street,Sioux Falls SD 57104

18 May, 2023

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Join us at Startup Sioux Falls as we present a panel in part with SBA America's Seed Fund WeekThis is a free 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. America's Seed Fund supports startups with research and development funding to create technologies through their SBIR/STTR programs. PANELISTS: Katherine Cota, Director of Economic Development at DSU, who will discuss how entrepreneurs identify the problem they are trying to solve and provide a general overview of how to conduct customer discovery. Mel Ustad, SD EPSCoR Director, will talk about the FAST grant and SBIR/STTR, and the Giant Vision competition. Tom Eitreim, Executive Director of the Enterprise Institute, will talk about how an entrepreneur approaches angel funds and venture capital. Marc Niamba, Founder of Green Light Bionics, and a SD FAST Launch participant, will discuss his experiences as an entrepreneur. Who Should Attend? Entrepreneurs, startups, and small businesses based in the United States, especially those working in STEM Research & Development categoriesVenture Capital and Angel Investors, especially those seeking to fund startups and small businesses working on advanced technologiesEntrepreneur Support Organizations, Economic Business Development representatives, Startup Accelerators, Business Incubators, University Entrepreneur OrganizationsCorporate partnership professionals and industry leaders looking to connect with innovative small businesses.Representatives from Federal Agencies, State & Local Governments, and other members across the ecosystem that support small businessThank you to Startup Sioux Falls for generously donating their space and moderating the panel. About Startup Sioux Falls Startup Sioux Falls is an ecosystem organization that empowers founders by offering resources to network, launch, and grow their ventures. If you have ever aspired to launch something of your own, Startup Sioux Falls wants you to join the community. About SD Biotech South Dakota Biotech is the state affiliate of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO). This non-profit organization is dedicated to developing biotechnology through expanding research, advocacy, funding, education, infrastructure development, and promotion. About America's Seed Fund Also known as “America’s Seed Fund”, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs’ mission is to support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of federal research funds in critical American priorities to build a strong national economy. These programs represent the nation’s largest source of early-stage research and development funding for small businesses. SBA coordinates the programs, collaborating with 11 federal agencies, who collectively support more than $4 billion a year in federal research and development funding. Through these highly competitive grant programs, domestic small businesses with the potential for commercialization are encouraged to engage in federal Research and Development (R&D); these programs are an important resource for a wide range of researchers, innovators, inventors, entrepreneurs, and startups working on big ideas. The program’s goals are to: Stimulate technological innovation;Meet federal research and development needs;Foster and encourage participation in innovation and entrepreneurship by women and socially or economically disadvantaged persons; andIncrease private-sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal research and development funding.