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America's Seed Fund Powered by the National Science Foundation, aka Small Business Innovation Research program. High tech startup $. Follows/RTs≠endorsement.

Alexandria, VAseedfund.nsf.govJoined September 2012

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Jan 12

Join the VITAL Prize Challenge, a competition that empowers teams to develop innovative learning technologies for K-12 students. Participating teams can receive over $70K in development and commercialization and up to $250K in prizes!! #NSFfunded 🏆 beta.nsf.gov/tip/vital-priz

Matrix Sensors joins

’ Energy Tech Accelerator to advance clean energy innovation. The San Diego startup develops gas sensor technology that monitors air quality. #NSFfunded

yahoo.com

Halliburton Labs Welcomes Three New Companies to Its Energy Tech Accelerator

HOUSTON, January 18, 2023--Halliburton Labs introduces Matrix Sensors, Renew Power Systems (RPSi), and SunGreenH2 as the newest participants in its clean energy accelerator.

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Feb 2

Semiconductor R&D company Astrileux is one of 10 startups selected for the MITRE Social Innovation Mentorship Program, designed to lower barriers for underrepresented founders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Congrats!! #NSFfunded

yahoo.com

MassChallenge and MITRE Select 10 Startups for the MITRE Social Innovation Mentorship Program

BOSTON, January 17, 2023--MassChallenge, in partnership with MITRE, today announced a cohort of 10 startups participating in the MITRE Social Innovation Mentorship Program.

Congrats,

for being named to the fifth annual Most Fundable Companies list by

@GraziadioSchool

! The #NSFfunded company makes handheld devices that rapidly detect pathogens in food, water, and plant samples. 👏👏👏

purdue.edu

OmniVis recognized with prestigious Most Fundable Companies designation @PurdueRP

OmniVis, a Purdue University-affiliated biotechnology company focused on the speed, accuracy and economics of pathogen detection, has been named to the fifth annual Most Fundable Companies list from...

and

celebrate the success of their community outreach program, which has introduced robotics and coding to more than 25,000 students in Nevada. #NSFfunded 🤖

k12dive.com

PBS Reno’s Curiosity Classroom Robotics Program Has Served 25,200 Students Since 2021 | K-12 Dive

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Jan 31

Using Nobel-prize winning technology,

@shasqi

“developed a way to safely deliver high doses of chemotherapy without impacting nearby tissues.” #NSFfunded

healio.com

Nobel laureate takes pride in success of bioorthogonal chemistry for cancer treatment

It’s not often that a 2 a.m. phone call marks the highlight of someone’s career.“It woke me up, and I looked at the phone and saw the call was from Sweden,” Carolyn R. Bertozzi, PhD, told Healio. “It...

launches a new product that provides automated nighttime safety checks for senior living communities using AI technology. #NSFfunded 😴💤

businesswire.com

SafelyYou Launches SafelyYou Aware™ to Support and Transform Clinical Care at Senior Living...

Every second of every day, more than 86,000 older Americans suffer a fall, with 65 percent of falls happening between 7:00 pm and 7:00 am. At senior c

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Jan 27

3D metal printing company

@3DEOinc

collaborates with a designer jewelry brand to create a new #3D printed chain-link bracelet. #NSFfunded

3dadept.com

LACE by Jenny Wu launches 3D printed unisex chain bracelet – produced in collaboration with 3DEO

LACE by Jenny Wu – a designer jewelry brand that we discovered for the first time five years ago, is launching Link, a new 3D printed chain-link bracelet.

Congrats,

on raising $10M!! The life sciences startup is developing a flu vaccine patch. #NSFfunded 👏👏👏

citybiz.co

Vaxess Raises $10M | citybiz

Vaxess, a Cambridge, MA-based life sciences company developing a shelf-stable vaccine patch with potential for self-application, raised additional $10M in... Read More

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Jan 25

Biomanufacturing startup Visolis raises $8M. The #NSFfunded company creates carbon-negative materials and sustainable chemicals. Congrats!! 👏👏👏

forbes.com

Biomanufacturing Startup Visolis Has Raised $8 Million To Make Carbon-Negative Materials

Visolis is on a mission to capture large ingredients markets with their sustainable platform chemicals made from carbon-negative feedstocks.

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Jan 25

Social impact startup Nucleos partners to expand access to education for those involved with the justice system using Nucleos’ learning platform. #NSFfunded

wgu.edu

WGU Labs Partners With Nucleos To Pilot Degree Programs For Incarcerated Learners

The collaboration will leverage the Nucleos Learning Platform to bridge the existing IT infrastructure of prisons and deliver coursework to yield a bachelor’s degree.

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Jan 24

Claria Medical was recently acquired by women’s health-focused pharma. The medtech startup develops minimally invasive surgical instruments in gynecologic surgery. #NSFfunded

fiercebiotech.com

Women's health drugmaker Organon places bet on hysterectomy hardware developer Claria Medical

Women’s-health-focused pharma Organon has made an early bet on a young medtech startup working to reshape the hysterectomy. | Claria Medical aims to deliver a medical device that turns the removal...

is on a mission to make rivers blue again by “using cameras and technology on agricultural sprayers to make sure they only spray the weeds and not the crops.” #NSFfunded

technicalripon.com

Interview with Blue River Technology: Autonomous agriculture is the future

Boston tech startup

recently announced several new partnerships to advance women’s health. The #NSFfunded company develops wearables that help women regulate their body temperature from menopause or hot flashes. ♀️

prnewswire.com

Embr Labs, the leading women's digital health solution for menopause, announces several new...

/PRNewswire/ -- Embr Labs, the leading women's healthtech company for menopause, today announced several new strategic distribution partnerships to make the...

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Jan 23

Rich Earth Institute demonstrates that urine is safe to apply to crops. “We pasteurize the urine, so it is sanitized. It is safe,” says the Rich Earth Institute. #NSFfunded 🌾

foodtank.com

What Does Urine Have to Do with Agriculture?

By recycling urine and converting it into fertilizer, the Rich Earth Institute is working to protect vital natural resources.

Biometrics startup

monitors blood pressure on your fingertips and delivers readings in less than 60 seconds. #NSFfunded 🩸

techlicious.com

Valencell Takes Blood Pressure Readings on Your Fingertip

Instead of a cuff, Valencell's new blood pressure monitor uses light to monitor blood flow in your fingertip and deliver a measurement within a minute.

, developer of rapid diagnostic tests using planar waveguide technology, was recently acquired. #NSFfunded

labpulse.com

Thermo Fisher, Heska complete previously announced acquisitions

Thermo Fisher completed its previously-announced acquisition of specialty diagnostics firm The Binding Site Group, while Heska closed the acquisition of point-of-care test developer LightDeck...

Congrats,

on raising $16M!! The startup’s software accelerates product development for materials and chemicals using AI. #NSFfunded 👏👏👏

businesswire.com

Citrine Informatics Raises $16M in Series C Financing

Citrine Informatics closed a $16M Series C round to accelerate the growth and development of its AI-driven materials and chemicals design platform.

Congrats,

on raising $1.25M!! The #NSFfunded company develops medical devices for laparoscopic surgery or minimally invasive surgery of the abdomen. 👏👏👏

yorkpedia.com

Lapovations Announces Completion of $1.25M Series A Funding Round | Yo

The company oversubscribed the $1M round by 25% and will use the funds to grow the sales force and expand sales and marketing efforts.(YorkPedia Editorial):- Fayetteville, Arkansas Jan 3, 2023 (Issuew

America's Seed Fund

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Jan 19

Each year, NSF awards $200+ million in R&D funding to 400 #startups across the U.S. Join our webinar next Thursday, 01/26 at 2pm ET to learn more! #NSFfunded nsf.zoomgov.com/meeting/regist

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Jan 19

A monocular 3D thermal imaging product developed by

@OwlAI_

helps drivers see at night and determine how far they are from living objects, like pedestrians, cyclists, and animals. #NSFfunded 🚗

therobotreport.com

Owl AI launches 3D Thermal Ranger evaluation kit - The Robot Report

Owl AI has launched a monocular 3D Thermal Ranger computer vision product for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicles.

California startup

develops low carbon, all-electric heating, cooling, and hot water systems using renewable energy. #NSFfunded

cleantechnica.com

Harvest Thermal Delivers CO2-Based Heat Pumps With Thermal Storage To Arbitrage Electricity Rates

Harvest Thermal uses CO2-based heat pumps from Sanden with hot water heat storage to time arbitrage electricity rates from solar peaks to evening comfort.

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@NSFDrPanch

Jan 18

This year's #GCT100 features 11 companies that have previously received support through NSF investments:

, Boston Metal,

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The 2023 #GCT100, our annual list of the 100 global innovators with the technologies and determination to take us from commitments to actions in the sprint to net-zero, has just been released! Download the report and see who made the list: hubs.li/Q01xMmby0

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Jan 17

Check out this video of an army vet using

@PSYONICinc

’s bionic arm to chop through flaming wooden boards! #NSFfunded 🔥🦾

interestingengineering.com

An army vet uses a bionic arm to chop through flaming wooden boards

Bionic limbs can turn regular people into super humans. In this video, an army vet manages to chop through flaming wood boards using a bionic arm.

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Jan 12

Florida startup Loggerhead Instruments collaborates with

@UMich

engineers to create custom biologging tags that can monitor dolphin movement and behavior, including how much energy they use to catch fish. #NSFfunded 🐬🐟

eurekalert.org

New activity trackers for dolphin conservation

Just like a smartwatch can tell its wearer how many calories they consume during exercise, data from dolphin wearables can now be used to estimate how much energy dolphins use when they swim.

California startup

partners with

to test solar windows using its transparent energy harvesting window tech that generates energy from the sun. #NSFfunded ☀️

wsj.com

Outdoor Retailer Patagonia Tests Solar Windows

The clothing seller tries out green energy that works via transparent cells between panes of glass.

America's Seed Fund

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Jan 10

Are you an #entrepreneur or small business owner? Join us on Thursday, 01/12 at 2pm ET to learn how you can receive R&D funding to create the next game-changing technology! #NSFfunded nsf.zoomgov.com/meeting/regist

startup Babylon Micro-Farms aims to grow local food production to “support local economies, reduce waste, and help people understand how their food reaches the table.” #NSFfunded 🌾🌱

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Babylon Micro-Farms aims to grow local food production

The company makes automated hydroponic systems for customers who want readily available, fresh produce.

America's Seed Fund

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Jan 9

Thank you Mechanismic for exhibiting at

@CES

from January 5-8 in Las Vegas! SnappyXO is a STEM robotics education kit that Mechanismic created to teach people of all ages how to build and design their own robots. To learn more, visit SnappyXO.com.

MIT spinout

created a chemical filtration like a “pasta strainer” that uses 90 percent less energy than standard methods. #NSFfunded

news.mit.edu

Manufacturing a cleaner future

Startups founded by MIT-educated mechanical engineers are at the forefront of developing solutions to mitigate the environmental impact of manufacturing.

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Jan 5

#ICYMI - Worcester startup Mespilus developed an electric water purifier that recycles water using less energy and wasted water to help fight climate change. #NSFfunded

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Worcester inventor hopes to play role in saving Earth from climate change

Worcester inventor Marc Andelman has a possible breakthrough that could help fight climate change - a "better" water purification system.

America's Seed Fund

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Jan 5

Tech startup Mechanismic will exhibit at

@CES

on January 5-8 in Las Vegas! Mechanismic developed SnappyXO, a DIY robotics education kit for schools, colleges, makers and hobbyists to promote #STEM. #NSFfunded

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For more than 50 years, CES® has been the global stage for innovation. And the all-digital CES 2021 continued to be a platform to launch products, engage with global brands and define the future of...

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Dec 21, 2022

#WEWednesday: Several federal agencies offer tools for startups. Watch the video to hear from Suzanne Borders, CEO and co-founder of BadVR, about her experience with America’s Seed Fund, and check out our Women’s Entrepreneurship resources to learn more: bit.ly/USPTO-WE

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National Science Foundation

@NSF

Jan 4

Bill James of

@SCHOTT_AG

shares how NSF funding impacted his career. Through continued investments, the NSF-

@penn_state

-SCHOTT partnership is creating opportunities to train the next generation through research opportunities and hands-on experiences.

youtube.com

How NSF Support Made My Career Possible

Bill James leveraged support from the National Science Foundation into his career, from studying the laser spectroscopy of bio-molecules.The Schott Company i...

Biomaterials startup

collaborates to create a new T-shirt, using black dye made from algae instead of petroleum. #NSFfunded 👕

dezeen.com

Vollebak releases "first-ever" T-shirt coloured with black algae dye

Clothing brand Vollebak and biomaterials company Living Ink have teamed up to create a T-shirt using black dye made from algae instead of petroleum.

America's Seed Fund

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Dec 30, 2022

#NSFfunded startups and small businesses saw around 300 exits and more than $20 billion in private investments during fiscal years 2016 to 2022. Congrats to all the startups on your success! 🎉🥂 seedfund.nsf.gov/portfolio/

On March 16,

launched the TIP Directorate to advance critical & emerging technologies, address pressing societal & economic challenges, and to accelerate research from the lab to the market! It has been a wonderful year. Happy Holidays from all of us! #NSFfunded ☃️🥳

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Dec 28, 2022

#ICYMI - Bansen Labs, winner of the “Best Social Enterprise” award at the 2021 Entrepreneurship World Cup develops a device that gives people with disabilities access to consumer technology. #NSFfunded