The NSIN Defense Innovation Accelerator (DIA) matches breakthrough Department of Defense (DoD) lab technology with teams of entrepreneurs to solve the real-world problems of DoD and commercial customers. Entrepreneurs work with DoD lab inventors, mentors and subject matter experts from the Government and private sectors, and world class instructors to assess the market viability and the potential to commercialize DoD lab technologies.
DIA is an intensive 4-month cohort-based program executed in two phases: customer discovery and early company formation. Successful teams have gone on to form companies, license the technology from the labs and pursue various funding opportunities.
The NSIN Defense Innovation Accelerator (DIA) matches breakthrough Department of Defense (DoD) lab technology with teams of entrepreneurs to solve the real-world problems of DoD and commercial customers. Entrepreneurs work with DoD lab inventors, mentors and subject matter experts from the Government and private sectors, and world class instructors to assess the market viability and the potential to commercialize DoD lab technologies.
DIA is an intensive 4-month cohort-based program executed in two phases: customer discovery and early company formation. Successful teams have gone on to form companies, license the technology from the labs and pursue various funding opportunities.
2024
Converge
May 29, 2024
NRECA Conference Center | Arlington, VA
Remote Attendance Available
Come and experience the future of homeland security innovation at the Homeland Security Startup Studio (HSSS) '24: Converge event, brought to you by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with FedTech. This thrilling hybrid event, held at the NRECA Conference Center in Arlington, VA, and via Zoom, will showcase the brightest minds in homeland security and their cutting-edge technologies.
The event will feature the 2024 cohort of HSSS, who will present their go-to-market strategies for commercializing their paired technologies from federal and university laboratories.
Attendees will have the chance to network with established industry leaders and pioneers, as well as this latest cohort of entrepreneurs in homeland security.
These entrepreneurs are revolutionizing the homeland security industry with technology in various verticals including:
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AI/ML
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Material Technology
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Electronics
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Communications
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Biotechnology
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Sensing, Detecting, and Monitoring
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Cybersecurity
Join us at the showcase and be among the first to connect with the rising class of homeland security innovators.
The Homeland Security Startup Studio is an elite program designed to accelerate and deliver commercial applications of federally funded technologies that meet homeland security needs. By forming teams of entrepreneurs and pairing them with groundbreaking technologies, the program assesses the commercialization potential of the technologies and works hand-in-hand with lab scientists and inventors to explore forming companies around those technologies to solve real-world problems.
