New York City Innovation Hot Spot

In a few hours, we wrap up our inaugural Life Science Innovation Bootcamp! So...?what’s next after the I-Corps bootcamp? ? We've pulled together an incredible panel featuring experts from Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, The Rockefeller University, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, UMass Chan Medical School, and the New York City Innovation Hot Spot x Empire Corps. From intellectual property insights to leveraging SBIR/STTR grants, we're in for an inspiring and informative session and these innovators will be able to take the next big step in their entrepreneurial journeys!

Excited to Share a Great Milestone for CarbonCLAIR! This past Friday, at the Diversity Innovation Hub’s Pitch Day 2024, CarbonCLAIR had the privilege of presenting alongside 11 incredible teams in entrepreneurship, innovation, healthcare, and technology. We are thrilled to announce that CarbonCLAIR was selected as one of the 3 winners, securing $10,000 to support our mission of improving air quality and public health.? This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our team, and we are honored to have received support from such a remarkable program. A special thank you to Diversity Innovation Hub, the incredible panel of judges, and everyone who made this event possible.? We are energized to continue pushing forward our mission to create sustainable solutions for a healthier future.? #CarbonCLAIR #Innovation #PitchDay2024 #DiversityInnovationHub #AirQuality #PublicHealth #Entrepreneurship

The Startup Leadership Program NYC (SLP)-NYC is a no-equity fellowship designed for first time founders who want to learn how to build lasting companies. The program starts in January and to date, the network (400+ fellows) has raised >$1B in capital. Learn more in the link! https://lnkd.in/ekhcWNR9

An amazing story of perseverance linked below on one of our portfolio startups, neARabl Inc., who was recently announced one of the 35 businesses awarded a?Innovation Matching Grant from Empire State Development NYSTAR, Division of Science, Technology & Innovation to their NSF Phase I STTR! Congrats Arber R., Jin Chen, Eedresha Sturdivant!

Funding Alert! The U.S. Department of Education and Institute of Education Sciences' has released their FY 2025 Phase IA, Phase IB, and Direct to Phase II SBIR solicitations. #SBIR #innovation #?Visit here for the full details, https://lnkd.in/ehfxhh5 The submission due date is January 8, 2025 at 11 a.m. EST.

The New York Fashion Tech Lab, a 12-week nonprofit program that offers collaboration with participating fashion and retail brands, access to product feedback, meetings with senior business executives and investors, workshops and panel discussions, and a demo day. Women-led, early-to-growth-stage B2B companies are encouraged to apply. Learn more and apply here?by November 20, 2024 (IN TWO DAYS!!): https://nyftlab.com/

Forum Ventures is accepting pitches to its Forum for Founders program. The firm is investing in 30+ companies over the next three months, offering $100K and admission to its pre-seed accelerator to provide personalized GTM and sales support. Learn more and apply in the link! https://lnkd.in/gM_xUNSD

Join us for an in-depth webinar on Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) requirements and mitigation strategies to help businesses protect sensitive information and maintain eligibility for government contracts.

We are off and ??running??♀? for our first Empire-Corps NSF SBIR/STTR Proposal Writing Assistance Workshop for post New York I-Corps Hub graduate companies! Empire-Corps is funded in part through a Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration and supported with leadership from the New York City Innovation Hot Spot