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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.

- Jul 10, 2020
- 1 min read

MENTOR, ACCELERATE, REPEAT

By Kristen McNelis

"For small, nontraditional companies looking to do business with the government, nothing could be so valuable as a successfully executed contract with the government. But getting there can be difficult. For that, the xTechSearch program launched the xTech Accelerator in October to provide an invaluable access to mentoring by Army and industry experts who can help make the transition from hopeful to successful."

Read the full article here: https://asc.army.mil/web/news-mentor-accelerate-repeat/

MENTOR, ACCELERATE, REPEAT

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