The Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) is a U.S. federal program that provides competitive grants and contracts to small businesses to support R&D and commercialization of innovative technologies, often through agencies like DoD, NIH, and NSF. For deep-tech and biotech startups, Small Business Innovation Research Program funding can be non-dilutive capital, and Small Business Innovation Research Program awards can serve as validation in later fundraising.
Ryan RobertsStartup Lawyer
Ryan Roberts is a startup lawyer with more than two decades of experience advising on venture financings and M&A transactions totaling more than $1 billion. He is the author of the Amazon bestselling startup law book Acceleration.
