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.
NASA Entrepreneurial Opportunity Program (EOP)
The NASA Entrepreneurial Opportunity Program (EOP) was a custom program built by FedTech in which researchers at NASA centers were given the tools to maximize the potential of their commercial inventions. Following an entrepreneurial track, NASA researchers were encouraged to better interact with potential stakeholders of their invention, so as to best guide their research and development.
Researchers were taught how to identify potential stakeholders, conduct customer discovery interviews, analyze the results of these interviews, and then apply the analysis to their day-to-day work. In doing so, NASA researchers were better equipped to bring their product to a point in which it is ready to be commercialized. Additionally, FedTech highlighted the business end of the process, in discussing seed-funding, venture capital, and licensing with the researchers, so to best position their invention to enter the market.