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.
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.
Applications for the 2024 cohort are now open! Submit an application for the Homeland Security Startup Studio program by January 5, 2024.
Registrations are open for Converge 2023 — the final pitch event for Homeland Security Startup Studio! Save your seat now and get involved with these deep tech ventures.
Converge 2023 is Monday, July 10 | 1:00 pm EDT
Register for Converge 2023!
Attend virtually or in-person in Arlington, Virginia
Monday, July 10 | 1:00 pm EDT
FedTech, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), invites you to attend Converge 2023 – the final hybrid pitch event for the Homeland Security Startup Studio!
Join us in person or virtually to learn about the exciting new companies, network with the rising class of entrepreneurs, and immerse yourself in the world of homeland security technology!
Pitching Company Verticals
AI/ML
Biotechnology
Communications
Cybersecurity
Electronics
Material Technology
Sensing & Monitoring
Software
Join us In-person or Virtually
In-person event takes place at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association in Arlington, Virginia
