Advanced technology entrepreneurs meet America’s Seed Fund reps at four-day online event

America’s Seed Fund Week, a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) event, will be held online May 15-18. The event connects entrepreneurs and organizations that support entrepreneurs to SBIR and STTR, known as America’s Seed Fund. America’s Seed Fund is the largest source of early stage funding in the U.S.

The event starts at 2 p.m. on May 15 with a Startup Expo, hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Investment and Innovation (OII). Qualified startups will showcase their technology developed through America’s Seed Fund. This year’s startups focus on 14 critical technology areas, including biotechnology, quantum science, artificial intelligence, space technology, renewable energy, and hypersonics. 

The keynote speakers, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman from the U.S. Small Business Administration and Acting Director and Program Manager of SBIR/STTR Programs Erick Page-Littleford will speak at the start of the Expo. Attendees will also hear from other speakers from federal organizations that award SBIR and STTR funds, small businesses that have received funding to further their innovation efforts, and support organizations.