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.
FedTech Frontier Venture Summit
A culmination of FedTech's Startup Studio program featuring finalist pitches, our keynote speaker, and a vote for the best startup pitch
Thursday, April 22, 2021
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM EDT
About FedTech Frontier Venture Summit
FedTech's Startup Studio program pairs teams of entrepreneurs with scientists and technologists to commercialize lab technologies, and solve real-world problems.
FedTech partnered with the Department of Energy (DoE), the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to run a Startup Studio program to help teams realize the commercial potential of these inventions. The technological areas represented range from counterfeit chip detection to biomedical devices.
The FedTech Frontier Venture Summit is an opportunity for these startup teams to pitch in front of a panel of experts, and for the rest of the community to come together to learn, network, and celebrate.
Sponsors
Agenda
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. EDT
Opening
Welcome Remarks by FedTech
Remarks by Paul Kewene-Hite
6-min Pre-Recorded Team Pitches
3-min Q&A with Investor Panel and Audience
Audience Voting
Closing
Closing Remarks
Keynote Speaker
Paul Kewene-Hite
Award-Winning Author | Co-Founder of Mātanga Hāpai | Martial Arts Enthusiast
Paul is a graduate of Harvard University, a career professional entrepreneur, an Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD, and co-founder, with his wife Natasha, of the business consulting practice Mātanga Hāpai in New Zealand.
At INSEAD, he won the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching multiple times. He has taught in the MBA, EMBA, and Executive Education programs. Before joining INSEAD, Paul held roles in companies ranging from technical support to CEO. In addition to various roles in small companies, his big company experience was as a Technology Evangelist at Apple, and Director of New Business Development and Strategic Planning at NEC.
He is the author of Survive & Thrive: Entrepreneurship Frameworks That Work, which offers easy to follow guides to create entrepreneurial initiatives.
The Teams
Data-Driven Quality Assurance for Semiconductors
Low-grade, counterfeit semiconductors pose an estimated $200 billion risk per year to the global electronics supply chain. Existing chip-level quality assurance techniques are expensive and limited to a subset of sampled components. Chiplytics™ implements a novel, patented electrical testing procedure called Power Spectrum Analysis (PSA) to ensure that all chips beyond a sample set are authentic and defect-free.
Name
Sector
FedTech Program
Chiplytics
Smart Manufacturing
FedTech Fall Startup Studio 2020
Fueling Raw Innovation
COOSorbent is a modular biogas upgrading solution. Our technology upgrades biogas to 99% purity and higher, making it ready to be injected directly into existing natural gas pipelines. Our patented chemical sorbent technology does all this while with <1% loss of methane during the upgrading process. Once upgraded, renewable natural gas qualifies for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard, raising the value of the gas from $3/MMBTU to $75/MMBTU.
Name
Sector
FedTech Program
COOSorbent
Energy, Agriculture, Transportation
FedTech Fall Startup Studio 2020
Smart Home As a Service
We offer a smart home platform that controls your smart home device management responsibilities and functions using the algorithm foresee™ developed by the Department of Energy’s NREL to provide predictable energy savings. Our revenue model will include a one-time setup fee with recurring revenues from an annual subscription with potential revenue streams from add-on services.
Name
Sector
FedTech Program
Douglas Commonwealth Technologies
Smart Home
FedTech Fall Startup Studio 2020
Eliminating Legionnaires’ Disease at the Source
Nella Solutions eradicates legionella and other waterborne diseases at the source - in hot water heaters. Our solution kills bacteria in water heaters at elevated temperatures and releases sanitized water for safe use to all parties. Nella Solutions purifies water, free of deadly bacteria, where it matters most.
Name
Sector
FedTech Program
Nella Solutions
Manufacturing
FedTech Fall Startup Studio 2020
Human Metabolism at Microscale
Chipper’s technology is a novel multi-organ microphysiological system (also known as a body-on-a-chip) engineered to detect acute toxicity of small molecule drugs and other compounds. This system is a microfluidic cell culture device that contains chambers to house several organ-specific tissues, sourced from human primary or stem cells. These chambers are connected via microfluidic channels to enable the recirculation of cell medium to replicate both known and unknown metabolic pathways.
Name
Sector
FedTech Program
Chipper
Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical
FedTech Fall Startup Studio 2020
Meridith (Unger) Cass
Before founding Nix, Meridith helped launch six life science startups with several venture capital and creation firms. Meridith is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Nix.
Rick Stockburger
Rick Stockburger is a decorated combat veteran and the President and CEO of BRITE. As a founder himself, he has had the opportunity to lead many individuals and help many companies innovate and grow.
Jai Malik
Jai Malik is the founder and General Partner at Countdown Capital, as well as the founder & chairman of Mission Control. Jai is passionate about building startup ecosystems in the Midwest and all types of analytic philosophy.
Alexander Harstick
Alexander is the Managing Partner at J2 Ventures, a part-time reservist, and Principal in the DIU's National Security Innovation Capital. He is energized by meeting and helping founders leading companies that have the potential to disrupt large enterprises for the better.