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.
Oak Ridge Innovation Crossroads
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with the US Department of Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority, developed Innovation Crossroads to help energy entrepreneurs overcome challenges that stall their ideas and technologies while commercializing. Innovators entered into Innovation Crossroads are offered the resources and technological and business network to accelerate their technology to the marketplace. FedTech works within the Innovation Crossroads to offer entrepreneurship education.
Through webinars, in-person workshops, and post-workshop webinars, FedTech offers the innovators involved with Innovation Crossroads, the tools and techniques to get their product to market, and solve some of the country’s most pressing energy needs. Topics covered included crafting an elevator pitch, IP law, story-telling, sales pipeline development, and a whole lot more.