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.
Event Highlights
Event recordings can be found here.
Isabel Casillas Guzman, 27th Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration
Thank you to SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman for her participation in America's Seed Fund Week.
Bailey G. DeVries, Associate Administrator and Head of OII, U.S. Small Business Administration
Thank you SBA Associate Administrator, Bailey Devries, Office of Investment and Innovation (OII), for her participation in America's Seed Fund Week.
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 this year's 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
