Name: Pre-seed and seed funding through grants
Start: 2025-03-13T18:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-03-13T20:30:00-07:00
Location: Chez Nous Cafe

Pre-seed and seed funding through grants

Did you know that major companies like Qualcomm and Amgen got started through grants?
About this Event

Pre-seed and seed-stage venture funding through grants, and how to navigate shifting politics. Jurgen Zach, Ekvacio Venture Services

We will present a seminar brimming with information you won't get anywhere else, in a stylish location in the heart of Silicon Valley.

The cover is not for the event, but for the sustenance (dinner) we provide to make sure your focus is 100% on the content and on networking!

Agenda:

30 min: After-work sustenance: dinner (included with ticket charge)
45 min: Pre-seed and seed grants seminar
15 min: Q&A
30 min plus: networking!
After-party!

There will be alcohol to purchase - please drink responsibly.

Did you know that major companies such as Qualcomm and Amgen got started with the help of SBA (SBIR / STTR) grant funding? Grants are an excellent way to get seed- and pre-seed funding for projects deemed too risky by other investors.

To be sure: the effort seems daunting, and startups or small businesses often spend the equivalent of one full-time position or more just on writing grants, only to be rejected due to erroneous interpretation of opaque instructions, or “unwritten rules” of the agencies.

While few companies can afford to spend months working on fruitless grant applications themselves, there is a better way: let us do the work for you!

We will provide an overview of grant options available to startups and ventures, and how to position yourself, your startup, and your team for fundability.

We will cover:

1) Federal grants: Zero Equity and up to $3 Million for Standard Projects - SBIR/STTR overview across the agencies and alternatives
2) Eligibility: prerequisites for the venture and the proposal/project team
3) Example 1: National Science Foundation grants: from deep tech to AI topics and everything in between.
4) Example 2: National Institutes of Health: from dental health to oncology, clinical trials optional!
5) What is truly important in my proposal, depending on the agency?
6) Political risks and evolving grant roadmaps: what does the DOGE-led rebuilding of federal funding mean for me?
7) Alternatives to federal grants and international opportunities through joint ventures