America’s Seed Fund 2024 Road Tour: Southeast - Knoxville, Tennessee

America's Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, known as "America's Seed Fund".

Federal Agency representatives will meet with companies attending the event to help attendees navigate over $4 billion in early-stage funding opportunities available through America's Seed Fund.

Register to attend the in-person event to learn more about SBIR/STTR programs from experts!

General agenda:

7:15- 8:00 Check-In

8:00 - 12:15 America’s Seed Fund Overview, Panels, and 1:1 Meetings with Agency Representatives

12:15-1:00 Lunch

1:00-3:30 Local and State Resources and Panels of Success

3:30-4:00 Meet Fund Tennessee: InvestTN & LendTN

4:00-5:00 Happy Hour Networking (Light Bites and Drinks)

The agenda will include:

• Overview of America's Seed Fund
• Reverse Pitches from Federal Agency Representatives
• Panels & Presentations (Examples of potential panels include - SBIR/STTR Agency specific panels, proposal support resources & programs, entrepreneur success stories, resources available through Tennessee FAST Awardee (Launch Tennessee) and the TENNESSEE SBTDC, SBIR/STTR support programs, proposal tips and strategies, among other potential topics)
• Opportunity to meet with local and statewide entrepreneurial support organizations
• One-on-one meetings with Federal Agency Representatives

How to sign up for One-on-One meetings:

To sign up for One-on-One Meetings with Agency Representatives, you must first register for the event. You will then receive an email with next steps.

Please note that to move forward in the one-on-one scheduling process, you should:

• Select up to four SBIR agency representatives or partners that are your top choices for one-on-one meetings – and -
• Rank then in priority order, - and -
• Submit a completed quad chart.

Before you can request one-on-one meetings with SBIR agency representatives during America's Seed Fund Road Tour, you'll need to prepare a Quad Chart. If you need guidance, please visit America's Seed Fund Road Tour, scroll to the bottom and review "Completing a Quad Chart" and "Innovator’s Guide for preparing for 1:1 meetings with federal SBIR/STTR program representatives."

Please reach out to LaunchTN representative Allyn Abadie for any questions related to this road tour stop in Tennessee at [email protected]. Signing up for one-on-one meetings does not guarantee meetings with each representative. You will be matched with representatives based on your priority, the availability of representatives, and the number of other interested registrants. Please refer to the toolkit you receive in your confirmation email for any answers to frequently asked questions.

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