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.
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Homeland Security Startup Studio
The Homeland Security Startup Studio is designed to accelerate and deliver commercial and government applications of technologies to meet homeland security needs, initially focusing on DHS S&T-funded technologies with plans to expand in the future to include technologies from other agencies and laboratories. The innovative program will form teams of entrepreneurs and match them with ground-breaking technologies to assess their commercialization potential. Entrepreneurs will work hand-in-hand with lab scientists and inventors, and explore forming companies around those technologies to solve the real-world homeland security problems of government and commercial customers.
This year's program will run from February 2023 to July 2023.
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Entrepreneurs
Interested in taking an entrepreneurial leap without all the risks attached? Come explore the potential of cutting-edge technologies and learn what it takes to launch a startup through the Homeland Security Startup Studio.
Mentors
As a mentor for the Homeland Security Startup Studio, you will be an integral part of one entrepreneurial team's journey. Individuals with knowledge around technology commercialization, dual-use ventures, or any other technology or business expertise is welcome to apply.